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FOHCOL

Welcome to the Federation of Housing Collectives (WA) Inc

We hope you find our ever-growing range of support resources and information helpful as you investigate the benefits and opportunities in the co-operative housing sector for Western Australia.

Please contact us with questions you may have, by phoning us on (08) 9336 5045 or emailing admin@fohcol.org.au.

We have a fantastic management committee, two parttime staff, and hundreds of experienced co-opers, so make housing co-ops part of your world by first investigating here.

 

 

The FOHCOL brochure (261 KB) is a good general introduction to our organisation.

Current News

FOHCOL is preparing for its 16th annual sector-wide conference, this year to be held in the Perth metropolitan area on Sunday, November 13. As well as hosting the FOHCOL annual general meeting, there will be trainings in Mental Health First Aid, the governance dance and facilitation skills, options for two tours, as well as an engaging forum with representatives from housing organisations. There will be good food and entertainment and great company - come and benefit from a great introduction to the housing co-op sector! For more details see the registration forms below and contact FOHCOL!
 
Register for the conference NOW! Here is the registration form for co-op members, and also the form for non-members, so no-one needs to feel left out. There are tours and more, but if you need more information, please email or ring.
 
Recent news from the housing co-op sector in WA

  • Current newsletter: Winter 2011 (881 KB)
  • FOHCOL again hosted the best gathering to celebrate the International day of Co-operatives (July 2nd). As you will see from our review paper (930 KB) with many colour photos, the event was well attended and showcased not only the beauty of the housing co-ops (with tours of four nearby co-ops), but the solidity and resilience of the sector. Talks from Lynn MacLaren MLC, SHAC, Co-operation Housing, and FOHCOL.
  • The FOHCOL presentation to the Department of Commerce Co-operatives Unit when hosting their training days for Cocos Islander co-op members (in July) was a strong statement for the benefits and resilience and adaptability of WA housing co-ops.
  • The FOHCOL Coordinator and Convenor have been accepted as delegates to the Commonwealth People's Forum being held in Perth at the end of October. This will be a chance to mix with 52 nations and show them our housing co-ops during the Learning Journey session on October 25 as well as making valuable links during the forums.
  • The Glyde-In Community Centre is promoting a talk on housing co-ops on December 2 to be held in Fremantle at a co-op. Contact us or Glyde-In (www.glydein.org.au) for more information.

Past news
We hope you will enjoy these FOHCOL documents from last year:

Please contact us for any further information.

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