Resident Stories
Resident stories
Housing Choices Australia aims to create thriving and inclusive communities where residents feel a sense of belonging.
Our residents are at the heart of every part of our decision making. Read their stories below.
Tadros on finding harmony in Australia
October 15 2024
Tadros on finding harmony in Australia In 2015, Housing Choices resident Tadros and his two teenage children Carla and Youssef arrived in Australia from Egypt. “People who come to Australia, they are looking for three things. They are looking to live in a safe place, live in a lawful country, and to belong.” Tadros explained....
Youth Advocate Reggie Shows the Way
October 10 2024
Youth Advocate Reggie Shows the Way Reggie is a person who wears many hats: social justice volunteer, housing advocate, child welfare worker, tertiary student and last but not least, singer in a pop choir. “I love doing different things,” Reggie said. “The other big part of my life is online. The friends I hang out...
A transfer to a more tranquil life
April 08 2024
A transfer to a more tranquil life When vision impaired residents Steven and Elizabeth needed to transfer homes, Gary, from Housing Choices South Australia’s Housing Team facilitated a move to a property that suited their specific needs. Steven is vision impaired, while his partner Elizabeth is blind, and this makes them feel especially vulnerable to...
Valma’s home is more than housing
March 05 2024
Valma’s home is more than housing With a beautiful handbag collection and a repertoire of jokes, 87-year-old Valma is a testament to tenacity. Having been told she wouldn’t walk again multiple times; Valma has proven the naysayers wrong time and time again. As one of the longest standing Housing Choices SA residents, Valma has called...
QVM is the place for Chris
November 09 2023
QVM is the place for Chris Moving from an outer suburb in Melbourne into the heart of the city for the first time was a transition Housing Choices resident Chris was excited to make. After a car accident left the 34-year-old father of two in a wheelchair, Chris’s former three-bedroom rental property was no longer appropriate,...
