The Central Australian regional office is responsible for implementing key reforms of social and physical infrastructure within the region.
The Urban Housing team manages and maintains more than 1330 Territory Housing owned or leased properties in Central Australia, including public housing, managed accommodation and government employee housing properties. The role includes supporting clients to sustain their tenancies and put in place long term strategies to address problems of antisocial behaviour.
Stuart Lodge, a 33 room facility, caters for people visiting from the bush, mostly for medical reasons.
The Australian and Northern Territory Governments have invested $100 million to improve housing and infrastructure in Alice Springs town camps. This work is part of the Alice Springs Transformation Plan’s $150 million effort to make fundamental and lasting improvement to the lives and opportunities for the residents of Alice Springs, particularly town camps.
In total the Governments will complete 85 new houses and all 200 existing houses in the town camps will be rebuilt or refurbished as part of the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program (SIHIP) with ongoing property and tenancy management services provided through Territory Housing.
The Remote team works in partnership with the Shire Councils and local community reference groups to manage the tenancies and maintenance for more than 1150 properties across the Central Desert and MacDonnell Shires. This huge project is paving the way for a large capital investment in housing and infrastructure across the region.
Local Government is represented by one municipal and two shire councils - Alice Springs Town Council, Central Desert Shire Council and MacDonnell Shire Council. Both shire councils are based in Alice Springs but responsible for servicing 22 remote communities and a large number of outstations located in the southern part of the Territory.
Working in partnership with Alice Springs Town Camps to improve public housing and support for residents
Regional Development creates a stronger region by strengthening relationships between industry and government and providing grants for regional and Indigenous economic development.
AIS in the Central Australian region works with interpreters in Alice Springs and remote areas and cover a wide range of subject matters.
Regional Executive Director - Andrea Martin
