Providing high quality Aboriginal housing services

Where Does My Rent Money Go?

Posted on 18 Jan 2022

One of the most common questions we receive from our tenants is about where rental payments go. When you make rental payments to SEARMS, these payments are first used to cover a number of ongoing Fixed Costs, with any monies left over going toward Repairs & Maintenance obligations for your home. Fixed Costs The average rent charged per SEARMS dwelling was $177 per week* and the majority of this payment is used for fixed costs directly related to the rental property. These costs include:

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Learn About SEARMS: Who We Are and What We Do

Posted on 13 Jan 2022

Who We Are SEARMS is an Aboriginal Community Controlled and  Tier 3 National Regulatory System Community Housing (NRSCH) registered provider.  We provide housing and tenancy management services to the AHO and other Aboriginal organisations across seven local government areas in the far-south coast and capital region. Originally established in 2003 to improve efficiencies and services under the Regional Management Model of the AHO, we started as a co-operative between six Aboriginal housing providers:

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SEARMS Community Centre with SNSW Health – Walk in Clinic Batemans Bay

Posted on 12 Jan 2022

We all want to help keep our mob safe from COVID-19. And so far, we've done a good job protecting our communities. But we need to keep going. The COVID-19 Omnicron variant is spreading quickly in NSW and could hurt our mob. So, we don’t want to wait until it’s too late. The COVID-19 vaccines can help protect mob from getting really sick from the virus. It helps protect our community, Elders, family and friends.  

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