Hume Community Housing expands into Claymore at new Glenroy Cottage office

In October 2017, Hume's Housing Independence Program and Temporary Accommodation Program teams moved into a newly refurbished Claymore office, located at the heritage-listed Glenroy Cottage.

Hume refurbished the Circa 1890-built cottage with the aid of a $50,000 grant from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services’ (FACS) Social Housing Community Improvement Fund (SHCIF).

Hume was able to fit out the office with the help of Crest Office Interiors and a team of Hume volunteers who built and installed furniture.

The move to the bigger office has provided the HIP and TAP teams with more desk space, meeting and interview rooms, and a dedicated reception area for customers to visit.

Moving into a new office is the first stage of Hume’s bigger plan for activating Dobell Hill as a place for the Claymore community.

The larger plan includes installing an accessible toilet in the Shed, landscaping the Hill’s outdoor spaces, and fitting out the Gatekeepers Cottage as a co-working and training space.

Once completed, the site will be an ideal location for social and community events and a place for Claymore residents to access services for training, recreation, and for strengthening community ties.

Hume are completing the second stage of the upgrades with the help of a second grant from FACS and the Social Housing Community Improvement Fund. They are planning for these works to be completed by December 2018.

Across New South Wales, the $20 million Social Housing Community Improvement Fund (SHCIF) has been used by organisations to improve community facilities, enhance open spaces, improve safety, increase accessibility and bring customers and their neighbours together.For more information about the Social Housing Community Improvement Fund see: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/about/reforms/future-directions/reforms/community-improvement-fund

If you are interested in hearing more about the community cohesion activities we run in the greater Campbelltown area, please contact [email protected] or call 0438 095 950.