Welcome to Habitat for Humanity, Victoria

Our Plans for 2011 - 2014

• Core home building plan - The construction of 55 safe, decent and affordable homes completed, including the Yea Heights Estate

• Yea Heights Estate - The construction of 25 safe, decent and affordable homes primarily for people affected by the 2009 Black Saturday Bushfires, who wish to remain in the general area but lack the financial and/or physical capapcity to rebuild.
• Brush with Kindness (BWK) - Bushfire rebuilding program - Supporting families affected by the 2009 Bushfires in their rebuilding and recovery efforts.
• Restore: Raising Funds through the sale of donated new and second hand products to meet the cost of our core building program

Get Involved

Volunteer

• Join a chapter to assist a local home build
• Become involved in the BWK Bushfire Rebuilidng Program
• Help out in ReStore with sales, sorting donated goods, assisting with pick-ups and deliveries
• Assist us with administration duties in a number of roles.

To volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Victoria please fill out this volunteer registration.

Donate

• Funds to support our home building program including the Yea Heights Estate project; 
• Materials or professional services to assist us with out home building program including the construction at Yea Height Estate;
• To help meet our general operating expenses
• Building products and second hand goods for sale in our ReStore

Become a sponsor and support

• The building of part or all of a new home

• The aquisition of land upon which to build new homes

• The construction of the Yea Heights Estate

• To help meet our general operating expenses

Become a "Build Partner" 

Philip Curtis - Executive Director

Philip commenced as the Executive Director in January 2010; prior to that he was a Principal at Moores Legal and had 28 years experience in private legal practice.  

Brian Finch - Business Manager 

Brian has been working with Habitat since February 2008. Brian had previously worked with Kodak and a number of other businesses in Senior Sales and Management Positions.

Diane King – Office Administrator

Diane joined Habitat in August 2011.  Diane’s background and experience as a P.A. in various legal firms including as a P.A. to Supreme Court Barristers and more recently in Not-for-Profit at Moores Legal has equipped her well for this role. 

John Graham – ReStore Manager

John joined ReStore in November 2012 and brings with him a wealth of experience including a trade & quality management background more recently working alongside Black Saturday bushfire survivors co-ordinating volunteers as a Community Development co-ordinator.

HFH Victoria Board Members

Chapters (local groups that undertake our home building program)

Habitat for Humanity Victoria has a central office based at 16 Pilgrim Court, Ringwood and operates through Chapters, which oversees the building of homes with the assistance of volunteers.

With oversight and support from the Victorian Office, the chapters manage the process of selecting Partner Families, support and care for the families during the construction process and undertake the construction of the new homes. The Chapters are part of the local community. The Chapters work with individual and corporate volunteers and with the partner families to build safe, decent and affordable homes.

Current Victorian Chapters are:

• Mornington Peninsula;
• Shepparton;
• West Gippsland (Warragul and Drouin)

Home Building Program

Habitat for Humanity Victoria has completed 44 homes in Victoria and currently has two homes under construction at Yea. A further parcel of land has been purchased in Drouin on which our West Gippsland Chapter plans to build three homes. Plans and designs are underway and we hope to commence building in the near future. Another parcel of land has been purchased at Crib Point for the Mornington Peninsula Chapter, where we aim to build three homes on this property. In addition to these projects there is the Yea Heights Estate where we have commenced building 25 homes that are planned to be completed by the end of 2014.

Governance

Habitat for Humanity Australia (Victoria) Inc. is an incorporated Association. This body is the Victorian affiliate which is managed by a Board of Directors and the Executive Director. The Board comprises of Directors from some of our Chapters together with Directors elected for their specific expertise and contribution to the program.

The Victrorian Affiliate is supported by the National Office of Habitat for Humanity Australia. The Victorian Affiliate manages the program in Victoria and as the legal enitity in Victoria is responsible for all matters of governance including finance, legal, land procurement, program priority, policies and procedures. The Victorian Affiliate's details are as follows:

• Registration number A0047829w
• Income Tax Exempt
• Deductible Gift Recipient.

Contact Details

16 Pilgrim Court, RINGWOOD,

VIC 3134

PO Box 4373, RINGWOOD,

VIC 3134