Tiny House News

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Sunshine Coast Council evicts tiny home residents

ABC Sunshine Coast reporter Josh Dye has reported on the eviction of tiny home residents including single parent families and an elderly woman from a Sunshine C...

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Julie-Ann Sprague from 6PR Perth interviews Sue Daley

Julie-Ann Sprague from 6PR Perth interviews Sue Daley about the legislation (or lack thereof) regarding tiny homes in WA and also their potential to be a perman...

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Government is buying 8 new tiny homes for emergency housing in Gympie

The Queensland Government has announced that it is buying 8 new tiny homes as part of its response to the housing crisis. Although the number is small it is a g...

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ABC reports on housing instability for many tiny house dwellers

An article by ABC Gold Coast has been published which highlights the lagging laws around tiny houses and the implications of this amidst the housing crisis. ATH...

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ABC reports on the housing crisis and tiny home advocacy

Many more people are being affected by the ongoing housing crisis across Australia and are looking into tiny houses as a housing option. The ABC talked to ATHA&...

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New Vehicle Standards Bulletin V6 coming into affect 1st July for trailers and THOWs

Get informed on the requirements of the Vehicle Standards Bulletin V6 coming into affect 1st July for trailer manufacturing and tiny house builders. This VSB1 r...

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The Conversation – Alternative homes gaining approval amidst housing crisis

Researchers at Griffith University’s Cities Research Institute (Heather Shearer and Paul Burton) have surveyed local government planners on whether they allow, ...

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Tiny House Conversations – Interview with Janine Strachan

Lucy Lich of the Tiny House Conversations podcast recently interviewed ATHA President Janine Strachan about regulations and where and house the tiny house area ...

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Money Magazine – How to buy a house without a 20% deposit

Money Magazine has shone a light on both housing affordability (or lack thereof) and the difficulty of saving for a deposit to buy a home in their article ̵...

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Press Release: The wheels are turning for tiny houses

The Australian Tiny House Association acknowledges the Shire of Esperance in Western Australia as making history, by being the first local council in Australia ...