Aboriginal Housing
BTS currently owns 15 houses and manages 17 more on behalf of the Aboriginal Housing Office. Over the next five years we’re aiming to take on another 80. Housing is where BTS began in 1975, and it is still our core business.
We are a Tier 3 registered provider under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH), and we are working towards Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) accreditation through Te Wana, a model designed to ensure services are culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, and led by community priorities rather than imposed systems.
Alongside this, BTS is working towards the development of Aunty Ruth’s Place, a new refuge for Aboriginal women and children: our long-term commitment to safe housing, healing, and culturally strong responses for families experiencing violence and homelessness.
Sub-pillars
Community Housing
Our own portfolio and homes managed for the Aboriginal Housing Office.
Specialist Homelessness Service
Working towards SHS accreditation through Te Wana.
Aunty Ruth’s Place
A new refuge for Aboriginal women and children.
Affordable Housing
Growing the portfolio so more Bundjalung families have a place of their own.
What this creates
- New jobs: stable, long-term, built on our own asset base
- More housing for Bundjalung families
- An Aboriginal-led SHS that people trust and feel safe using
- Stronger property upkeep, faster repairs, better-maintained homes
- Reduced reliance on external contractors, keeping economic value with BTS
The five pillars stand together
No pillar works alone. Homes need Country, Country needs culture, culture needs community, and enterprise supports them all. Follow the circle.
You are hereAboriginal Housing
Pillar 2On Country Management
Pillar 3Culture
Pillar 4Aboriginal Community & Youth
Pillar 5Enterprise on Country