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SPEAKING Issue Eighteen | APRIL 2025 | Common Equity Housing Ltd
IN THIS ISSUE Regional Board Meetings Strengthen Co-op Connections in Bendigo and Bairnsdale Bendigo Region: Liz Thomas (CEHL Managing Director), Carol (Ithaca CERC), Anette (Eyrie CERC), Michael Havekotte(CEHL Manager ‑ Asset Services), Alyce Holmes (CEHL General Manager Co-op Services), Sharon (Dragon City CERC), Tony De Domenico (CEHL Board Director), Robyn (Rainbow 8 CERC), Robert (Fountain CERC), Kim Rattray-Wood (Co-operative Development Coordinator), Keith (Young Achievers CERC)
Stronger Together: Regional Board Meetings Strengthen Co-op Connections This year, CEHL began a series of regional board meetings to strengthen relationships with co-op boards across Victoria. Attended by CEHL executive management, representatives of the CEHL Board and the regional Co-op Development Coordinators (CDC), these face-to-face meetings create opportunities for open conversations, regional updates, and agreeing on how CEHL and co-op boards can work together on shared goals — including property maintenance, exploring development opportunities, and increasing the supply of co-operative housing. With two of nine meetings now complete — Bendigo in February and Bairnsdale in March — the benefits of these local conversations are already becoming evident. Continued on page 4 and 5 ...
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