Business Advisory Program

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The second round of the Business Advisory Grants closed on 23 February 2024. These grants were designed to support the community housing sector in delivering more social and affordable housing.

Successful applicants are using these funds to access assistance from our Approved Professional Advisory Panel focusing on four key areas:

Finance: project and business financial modelling, financial risk analysis and key ratios.

Finance: project and business financial modelling, financial risk analysis and key ratios.

Business planning: project and business planning, preparation of business cases, forming partnerships, monitoring

Business planning: project and business planning, preparation of business cases, forming partnerships, monitoring

Property development: developing or procuring new social and affordable housing, mixed tenure, sustainable and accessible property design, urban planning, and place-making

Property development: developing or procuring new social and affordable housing, mixed tenure, sustainable and accessible property design, urban planning, and place-making

Risk management: understanding risks (business, financial, policy, governance etc.) and managing, monitoring and mitigating risk

Risk management: understanding risks (business, financial, policy, governance etc.) and managing, monitoring and mitigating risk

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Comments from Community Housing Organisations in Queensland

Business Advisory Program

"It is great news for our initiative to achieve the construction of more homes in Western Queensland. We greatly appreciate the support of the Community Housing Futures Program"

- Executive Officer

Business Advisory Program

"We’re so excited to receive this funding. It’s come at a perfect time as we’re working on a few development proposals. More than appreciated!"

- CEO

Business Advisory Program

"I am pleased that we succeeded in the first grant round. It's an exciting time, and we are committed to delivering results with the opportunity"

- CEO

Business Advisory Program

"Thank you so much for your letter confirming the success of RHL’s application for funding under Community Housing Futures. We’re genuinely grateful to have secured this funding and are excited to begin the project"

- Business Development Manager

Business Advisory Program

"Thank you very much and please make sure you let everyone know that this is much appreciated and will make such a difference in terms of our sustainability and confidence for the future"

- CEO

Approved Professional Advisory Panel

Affordable Development Outcomes	Property Development Business Planning	Professional Profile	Website
Altus Group Consulting	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
Aspect Architecture & Project Managers	Finance Property Development Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Baybrook	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Bluebird Property Partners	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
BlueCHP	Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Colab Projects	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
COX Architecture	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Cushman & Wakefield	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Designtek	Property Development HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
DKO Architects	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
EDPI Australia	Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Ellivo Architects	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Goodhouse Partners	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
Gadens	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
Gaskell Planning Consultants	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Gleeds Australia (East)	Finance	Professional Profile	Website
Grant Thornton Australia	Finance Business Planning Risk Management	Coming Soon	Website
Grey Space Plus	Property Development HAFF & Quickstarts Support	Professional Profile	Website
Hornsby & Co.	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Housing Action Network	Finance Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Hundt Law	Property Development Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Jackson Teece	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
JFP Urban Consultants	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
JHA Engineers	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
JLL Strategic Consulting	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
MBMpl	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
McCullough Robertson	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
McLean Advisory	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Mewing Planning Consultants	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Millford Planning	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Mode Design	Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
One Earth Property	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Paxon Consulting Group	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Prospect Architecture	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Ryall and Smyth Architects	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Solute Consulting	Finance Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Sphere Company	Finance Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Studio THI	Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Tetra Tech Coffey	Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
The Property Lighthouse	Finance Property Development Business Planning	Professional Profile	Website
TSA Management Pty Limited	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
TTM Group	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Turner & Townsend	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
Urbis	Finance Property Development Business Planning	Professional Profile	Website
WalkerBai	Property Development	Professional Profile	Website
Wolter Consulting Group	Property Development Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
WTP Australia	Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website
ZSI	Finance Property Development Business Planning Risk Management	Professional Profile	Website

To join this Approved Professional Advisory Panel, please complete an EOI here.

Eligible Organisations

Organisations must meet the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this program:

Organisations must be a community housing organisation (either tiers 1, 2 or 3 under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing (NRSCH), The Queensland State Regulatory System for Community Housing (QSRSCH) or an Indigenous Community Housing Provider)
Organisations must be delivering or intending to deliver further housing supply outcomes in Queensland.
Organisations must have strategic supply growth objectives and capacity for growth of affordable and social housing supply within the next three years.