Neighbourhood Houses of Tasmania (NHT) held their annual conference in Rosebury from September 20 to 22.
Although the main host house was Rosebery, Zeehan Neighbourhood House held a breakfast, and most conference delegates stayed in Tullah.
The conference was held across multiple venues, highlighted the West Coast and in collaboration with local organisations sourced catering, profiled arts and local crafts and invited the wider community to the NHT conference wherever possible.
The conference dinner was an enchanting event with the theme “Winter Wonderland” and showcased the beauty of Tasmania’s West Coast.
President of Phoenix Community House, Rose Hoyt, Project Officer, Simone Stewart and Phoenix House Manager, Sally Haneveer, lit up the runway and won ‘best dressed’.
It was not all fun and frivolity.
The King Island delegates attended workshops and forums and networked with other Tasmanian Neighbourhood Houses members.
If possible, the Neighbourhood Houses Annual Conference is always budgeted for in the Phoenix House yearly budget, as it is a vital information session where ideas are discussed, problems are solved, and friendships are formed.
NHT is the peak body for 35 Neighbourhood Houses across Tasmania.
Each individual House is an independent entity, and the peak body exists to represent, support and enable houses in Tasmania.
NHT provides support, training and lobbying for member Houses across Tasmania and represents the Network of Houses in government and community sector forums.
Their goal is to help houses do what they do best, using a community development approach to support local communities in ways that make a real difference in people’s lives.