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We’ve just wrapped up our 13th Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness and it was a huge success! After our original plans to host this year’s Forum during Homelessness Week were postponed due to lockdown, we decided to take the whole Forum online for the second year in a row.
After more than nine years of service, our President and Chairman Patricia McCormack is retiring from The Lady Musgrave Trust.
Myer Indooroopilly is set to raise significant funds this month to help the effort to end women’s homelessness in Brisbane.
Queensland’s oldest charity has turned its attention to focus on supporting the growing number of older women who are facing housing uncertainty.
For those sleeping rough, lockdown has made life more difficult than ever before. Businesses are closed. Public bathrooms are shut. Shelters are overflowing, with food donations and volunteer workers decreasing daily as people prioritise their own safety over helping others.
It will soon be easier for older women experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless in Queensland to navigate their way to a better life, as Eastern Star Foundation announces a $100,000 grant to The Lady Musgrave Trust.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australians are being told to stay home and stay safe. But what if you don’t have a home – or your home isn’t safe?
We are proud to announce that Allison McKelvie has been appointed as Director of The Lady Musgrave Trust.
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.