Murra Mia Western NSW Aboriginal Tenants Service (WATAAS)

CONTACT

Phone

(02) 6881 5700

1800 810 233

Hours:

Mon:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Tue:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Wed:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Thu:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Fri:

8:30am - 4pm

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ABOUT

Murra Mia Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service provides advocacy and advice to tenants who are faced with difficulties in the relationship with landlords and social housing providers. We can negotiate on behalf of tenants to enhance an outcome that is beneficial to all parties. WATAAS also assists tenants when attendance at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) is required.

Our services are available to Aboriginal renters in Western NSW.

Call us on 6881 5700 or 1800 810 233 or email mmw@murramia.com

This is a specialist Aboriginal Service. Non-Aboriginal tenants please contact your local tenants' service.

NEWS

Tenant Advocates – Nurture and Grow

Wed, 06/12/2023 - 13:22

Tenant Advocates – Nurture and Grow

The annual TAAS Conference took place last month in Birpai Country, Port Macquarie. The theme of the conference was 'Nurture and Grow' – to evoke the approach we seek to take with clients, renters' rights and knowledge, and our own skills. Over 100 Tenant Advocates from across NSW gathered to learn and connect. The conference is organised by the Tenants' Union of NSW, and this was the largest face-to-face conference we have ever delivered.

Tue, 15/08/2023 - 13:12

Tenant Advocate's perspective – Sonya Mooring, Murra Mia Western TAAS

We took the opportunity of a recent visit to Murra Mia Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service to interview Sonya Mooring, the Tenant Advocate and Team Leader.

Mon, 05/12/2022 - 12:59

Standing Strong – Tenant Advocates Conference

In November 2022 almost 100 Tenant Advocates and guests gathered on Yuin Country for our Annual Conference. The theme of the conference this year was "Standing Strong" – in reference to the work Tenant Advocates do supporting tenants, especially through tough times like the last few years.

NSW Housing Strategy Discussion Paper 2020

10/08/2020

A 20 Year Vision for Housing - where are the renters?

The TUNSW submission to the NSW Housing Strategy provides a focus on the need to address crucial issues for people renting their homes in NSW. We've published our submission and…

05/08/2020

Strata renters: have your say on renewable energy

We know that renters' voices are often missing when it comes to discussions about renewable energy and strata living. But there is currently an opportunity to be heard, as the NSW…

03/08/2020

A day in the life of Esther Smith, Tenant Advocate

Esther Smith is a Tenant Advocate at the Greater Sydney Aboriginal Tenants' Service (GSATS). In this interview she talks about her day-to-day experiences as an advocate, as well as what…

01/08/2020

Submission: A Housing Strategy for NSW: NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

The Tenants' Union of NSW welcomes the opportunity to provide comment and insight to help shape a long term Housing Plan for NSW that will deliver secure, affordable, and liveable housing…

01/08/2020

Report: 5 years of the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013

This report considers the operation of the Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013 since commencement and sets out our key issues for reform. We also make further recommendations for other…

30/07/2020

Secure, affordable tenancies and support for tenants key to preventing homelessness

Today the Tenants' Union NSW's CEO Leo Patterson Ross and Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Jemima Mowbray attended a public hearing of the Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia to…

13/07/2020

COVID-19 factsheet in 7 community languages

The Tenants' Union has published a basic factsheet in 7 community languages summarising renters rights under COVID-19 regulations. The factsheet has information on paying rent, evictions,…

01/07/2020

Submission: Consultation on the next NSW Government strategy for seniors

In this submission, the Tenants' Union of NSW focuses on three key issues: ageing in place, the precarious situation of ‘older renters’ in the private rental market, and the adequate…

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Changes are coming

26/06/2020

Changes are coming

When we last published Outasite Lite at the beginning of April the COVID-19 pandemic was in its early stages and the NSW Government had just issued the first Public Health Order restricting the…

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Recently at NCAT

26/06/2020

Recently at NCAT

Getting back to site fee increases, the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal has recently heard and determined an interesting case where the operator issued two notices of increase, claiming…

22/06/2020

Economic stimulus proposal: Healthy & affordable homes

The Tenants' Union, together with over 50 other organisations, is calling for governments to invest in energy efficiency and solar PV for low income homes to stimulate tens of thousands of…

19/06/2020

Submission to the United Nations: COVID-19 and the right to housing in Australia

This submission to the UN on Covid-19 and the right to housing in Australia focuses on New South Wales.

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