More than $10 million will be allocated in the 2026-27 budget to continue a women's shelter program which was once a contentious matter between the state and local governments.
The newly opened Ruah Community Services' centre for women and children fleeing domestic violence will be named after one the state's most reclusive billionaires, Angela Bennett.
A long-running tiff over Ruah Community Services' bid to revive the Safe Night Space operation in Northbridge has ended after a state government review.
Emyjor Services managing director Greg Bowden was revealed as First Amongst Equals at the 40under40 Awards for 2024, winning first place ahead of a diverse cohort of WA's young business and community leaders.
Planning Minister John Carey has stepped in to call for a ministerial review over the Safe Night Space shelter operation, initially a collaboration between City of Perth and Ruah.
Perth council has approved Ruah's application to operate the Safe Night Space women's shelter program in Northbridge after Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas proposed some conditions.
Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas will back the relocation of the Safe Night Space for women program, claiming the state government would inevitably overrule the council if it voted against.
Ruah has made a move to revive a women's shelter program at its Northbridge outreach facility that was at the centre of a clash between City of Perth and the state government.
City of Perth Lord Mayor and WA Liberal preselection candidate Basil Zempilas has labelled the state government ‘arrogant and out of touch' after the closure of a Northbridge hotel.
Homelessness minister John Carey has unveiled a $47.6 million package to fund the continuation of 15 homelessness services in the state – a month after the headline figure was first announced.
The state government will spend more than $70 million to tackle family and domestic violence, including funding to overhaul the aging Stirling Women's Refuge.
The blame game has started between the state government and City of Perth over the closure of a homeless centre despite a funding offer of $3.1 million.
Rough sleepers will have access to more accommodation options later this year, courtesy of the state government's $5.1 million purchase of a West Perth hotel.
A disagreement between two levels of government continues after John Carey overrides the council and exempted the Western Australian Cricket Association from paying rates.
Newly appointed boss of the WA Alliance to End Homelessness David Pearson said it was not ‘normal' for a city like Perth to have high numbers of people experiencing homelessness.
Planning minister Rita Saffioti has stepped in to decide on Ruah Community Services' proposed relocation in Northbridge after the application was refused by City of Perth.
The City of Perth has knocked back Ruah Community Services' bid to relocate its Northbridge community centre, only leaving several months to find an alternative.
The City of Perth has backed a proposal to build a seven-storey community centre in Northbridge to assist women and children escaping domestic violence.
St Patrick's Community Support Centre will receive $2.4 million to deliver accommodation and services to people experiencing homelessness in Mandurah and Rockingham.
A consortium led by Aboriginal-owned business Noongar Mia Mia has earned a $7 million contract to help support the state government's housing first homeless initiative.
United Way WA, Barking Gecko Theatre and Co3 Australia are among the beneficiaries of $2.1 million of donations from Healthway and Lotterywest to aid companies in executing public health and wellbeing programs.
Community services organisations have launched the #YourHelpWA campaign asking the state government for 20 per cent more funding to help vulnerable and at-risk people.
Ruah Community Services has announced it will merge with Mental Health Law Centre, providing WA's disadvantaged population with increased access to legal and community services.
Iain Shields is acutely aware of the challenges around social housing, having experienced them personally in the UK and then in a professional capacity in Australia.
