CEHL provides appropriate, secure, and affordable housing and fosters rental housing co-operatives to thrive, so that more Victorians experience the dignity of a home in a community guided by the seven international co-operative principles.
CEHL’s strategic objective is to sustainably maintain and grow our housing portfolio and our organisational impact.
The strategy will be implemented through 12 strategic actions under 3 pillars:
Meeting the needs of the CEHL community
We listen and respond to the voices of our member co-ops, co-op members, and direct renters
- Strengthen ways of working with member co-ops
- Implement improved service delivery model for member co-ops
- Co-design and implement good governance guidelines to create and sustain thriving co-ops
- Refresh and modernise CEHL’s
Co-op Agreements (CCAs) and constitution to balance compliance, co-op autonomy and best-practice governance.
Driving the impact and growth of co-op housing
Being thought leaders and advocates for the growth of co-op housing and other innovative affordable housing models
- Develop and implement an ESG impact framework
- Proactively increase visibility and grow advocacy for
co-operative housing as an affordable housing strategy - Nurture a distinctive CEHL brand that reflects international
co-operative principles, to highlight our distinctiveness, showcase our success and promote interest in
co-operative housing - Explore and implement affordable ownership options for our members (including shared equity and limited equity housing schemes)
Operational and financial sustainability
Developing our people and our organisation to support impactful delivery over the longer term
- Implement the right systems, tools, and ways of working to support our people and organisation to develop and grow
- Develop a long term portfolio growth strategy that meets the diverse housing current and future needs of the CEHL community
- Develop a long term funding and finance strategy to support growth and sustainability of the CEHL portfolio
- Establish partnerships to diversify funding sources and accelerate portfolio growth
