How and where have tenants been relocated?
A. The AHC’s relocation program took several years to complete. The process was deliberately methodical to ensure the relocating families were happy with the new homes. Of the 41 households approximately half relocated with the NSW Department of Housing and the other half were relocated through the ATSIC’s NAHS (National Aboriginal Health Strategy) program. Relocating tenants were asked to choose an area they wished to live in and the size and type of home they needed to suit their lifestyles and family size. Similar to home buyers, the tenants that were relocated through the NAHS program visited real estate agents, chose homes they liked, and the AHC negotiated to purchase them. Tenants from the Block have relocated everywhere from Redfern, Sydney’s Western Suburbs, the north Coast of NSW, and even as far as Townsville in Qld. Click the following link to view some of the homes tenants have relocated to.
