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The Lady Musgrave Trust has been named a 2025 Queensland Great by the Queensland Government, in recognition of its life-changing work supporting young women and their children experiencing homelessness across the state. Image credit: State of Queensland.
After years of instability and emotional strain, 23-year-old Maya* is finally reclaiming her independence. With the help of The Lady Musgrave Trust and a strong support network, she’s created a safer, more stable home for herself and her two daughters – and, for the first time in years, space to plan for the future.
At just 23, Lauren* had already navigated years of housing insecurity while raising a child with special needs. This is her story, in her own words.
For young women and children experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, finding a safe place to live can be the first step towards much more. It can help create the stability needed to rebuild routines, access education and support and begin planning for the future.
At this year’s Lady Musgrave Trust Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness, sector leaders unpacked how data and lived experience can work together to measure what really matters in women’s housing.
When Lilly Hatchman’s son arrived at 30 weeks, she found herself caring for a premature baby with nowhere safe to call home. Her experience is now shaping a $2 million effort to build supported housing for young women and children on the Gold Coast.
At the 2025 Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness program leaders and lived experience advocates examined why secure, affordable housing is foundational to growth and opportunity and how we can adapt our housing models to better support families and young people.
A panel of sector leaders explored Queensland-based programs that use education as a tool to disrupt cycles of poverty and overcome disadvantage at the 2025 Annual Forum.
At the 2025 Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness, experts outlined four proven solutions: a national plan, scaling supportive pilots, trauma-aware education and family-first housing.
Australia’s housing crisis demands more than quick fixes. At the 2025 Annual Forum, sector leaders and lived experience advocates called for a national plan to tackle structural inequality and deliver long-term change.
Discover gender-informed housing solutions from the 2025 Annual Forum, with expert insights from Dr Kate Raynor and Laura Mahoney on women’s homelessness.