SEARMS Tenant Advisory Group – Batemans Bay area (postcodes 2536 & 2537)
Posted on 21 Nov 2023
SEARMS is seeking applications from its Tenants and Registered Occupants to join its Batemans Bay Area Tenant Advisory Group SEARMS manages around 480 properties – mostly on behalf of other Aboriginal housing Owners such as the AHO (government), Local Area Land Councils and Aboriginal housing organisations. We also own and manage our own housing stock.
SEARMS Chair, Tom Slockee: NAIDOC Male Elder Award Finalist
Posted on 7 Jun 2023
It gives us great pride and pleasure to share that SEARMS Chairperson and lifelong Aboriginal housing advocate “Uncle Tom” Slockee has been selected as a National NAIDOC Male Elder Award finalist. The annual National NAIDOC Week Awards recognise the incredible contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make to their communities to improve the lives of others. The Awards not only celebrate outstanding community members, but they also encourage future generations whilst remembering the nation’s 65,000-year-old history.
Community Q&A with SEARMS (livestream)
Posted on 12 Dec 2022
DATE: Tuesday, 13 December 2022 TIME: 2:30pm – 3:15pm AEDT LOCATION: SEARMS Office (3 Museum Pl, Batemans Bay NSW) or online via our Facebook page.
SEARMS Chair, “Uncle Tom” Slockee, on Transitional Housing
Posted on 9 Sep 2022
Without housing first, actions to address the National Agreement on Closing the Gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is near impossible to achieve. The lack of appropriate government investment (at all levels) to address the housing affordability and housing supply crisis for elderly, vulnerable and disadvantaged Australians has been exacerbated during the pandemic.
Community Housing Cadetship creates opportunities for Aboriginal community
Posted on 15 Feb 2022
SEARMS is proud to partner with the Community Housing Industry Association NSW (CHIA) for the CHIA Cadetship Program for 2022, to bring training and real-world experience to SEARMS’ Aboriginal community.
FAQ: SEARMS Secondary Dwellings
Posted on 15 Feb 2022
Last year SEARMS’ held a Q&A with the tenants of potential sites in our Batemans Bay community. Following that session and further engagement, we received consent from 10 SEARMS’s tenants to proceed. We’ve created a FAQ to answer the most common questions from tenants and the wider community.