Our Mission
Our mission is to provide safe, dignified, and culturally responsive housing for women—including survivors of domestic violence, older women, and those at risk of homelessness—as well as First Nations Australians. We achieve this by combining innovative modular construction, strategic partnerships, and holistic wraparound services.
By focusing on the unique needs of these communities, we strive to create sustainable solutions that empower individuals to regain stability, independence, and hope for the future.
Case for Change
‘‘I have new friends. I feel supported. And all under the one roof’’
Housing4Change was founded by a small group of concerned individuals who witnessed Brisbane’s housing struggles following the 2011 floods. Homelessness was widespread, and many were in severe financial distress with little hope for relief.
Financial stress often leads to increased substance abuse and domestic violence, affecting both adults and children. Older people—particularly women—face added challenges when relying on pensions or social security payments without the security of home ownership or community housing. Private rentals rarely offer stability, and many so-called “affordable” options are last-resort accommodation that wholly inappropriate.
Our community has shown time and again that it can be remarkably generous for a worthy cause. Housing4Change believes that addressing these urgent housing issues is exactly such a cause, and we are determined to be a driving force for change.
Our Story
Our Team
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Kirsty Rourke
CHAIR
Kirsty founded Social Impact Capital Australia and is a director of Housing 4 Change.
In her previous role as Chief Executive Officer of the City of Brisbane Investment Corporation (CBIC), Kirsty oversaw the management of Brisbane City Council’s $360M Urban Wealth Fund. Her strategic leadership led to unprecedented financial successes for the city, including record profits over two consecutive years and the effective capitalisation of property development opportunities across Brisbane, along with investments in a varied asset portfolio along the eastern seaboard.
Kirsty is dedicated to the not-for-profit sector, serving as an ambassador for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout, on the Property Industry Foundation’s Queensland Board of Advisors and as a Director on the Board of the Institute of Modern Art.
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Greg Cree
CO-FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
After 7 years running other housing providers, Greg jointly founded Housing 4 Change Limited to continue the provision of healthy and affordable accommodation.
He has many years in commercial and domestic construction, development and funding including the delivery of distressed projects for lenders. He has been at the forefront of new concepts and ideas in this space. Most notably the introduction and development of ‘Tilt up” concrete wall construction where he was on the Australian Standards Committee. -
Kirsty Faichen
DIRECTOR
Kirsty has over 25 years of experience as an industrial relations & employment lawyer, working in Australia and the UK. Kirsty’s area of practice focuses on the construction and infrastructure, energy and resources and manufacturing sectors. She has been a partner in large law firms since 2012.
In her current role as a law firm partner, she provides labour and employment advice to multiple ASX listed companies, large private organisations, Government owned corporations and for-purpose and not-for-profit enterprises.
Kirsty has, for over 15 years, participated in or led her firm’s community engagement and pro-bono programs, with key pillars of those programs being ho
Kirsty holds an advisory council member role for the Yalari Northern Regional Council.
Our Advisors
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Caroline Treacy
AMBASSADOR
Caroline has previously managed and part-owned a large practice in Brisbane for many years. However, her interest in aged and special needs care resulted in her creating a new entity in this area. It is Grey Space Architecture, and she is registered with Liveable Housing Australia as an assessor and has completed her NDIS, SDA design assessor training. Grey Space deals with accessibility and well being for ageing in place.
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Revy Bryce-Browning
AMBASSADOR
Revy and Caroline were childhood friends and now works closely with Caroline in her business - Design Vision. She does a significant amount of interior design for the care sector as well as a number of project builder clients. Her work creates a warm and liveable space for families and other housing occupants.
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Ella O Nuallain
STRATEGY CONSULTANT
Ella is a strategy consultant specialised in system reform with a particular interest in the health and social sector. She enables organisations to address global challenges and optimise service delivery within existing resource constraints.