Seventy former and current residents, staff, volunteers, partners, and support workers will gather to celebrate Link Wentworth鈥檚 40 years of providing social and affordable housing across Sydney, including on the Northern Beaches.
The Northern Beaches was home to one of the State鈥檚 earliest tenancy schemes in the early 1980鈥檚, and now Link Wentworth manages more than 6,400 homes across Sydney, including over 350 homes on the Northen Beaches. These properties include social and affordable housing, specialist disability accommodation, and crisis accommodation.
鈥淪ocial and affordable housing is more important than ever as the cost of living and housing crises continue to pressure individuals and families,鈥� Link Wentworth CEO Andrew McAnulty said.
鈥淟ink Wentworth is committed to working with local, state and federal governments, and the private sector, to make sure we secure funding for new and much-needed housing in and around the Northern Beaches. Now is the time to build upon our history, and work with partners to do more.
鈥淭o address the need to provide better services for local residents facing housing stress and homelessness, Link Wentworth has partnered with Landcom to turn the Queenscliff Community Health Centre into housing, with 37 homes comprising studio apartments, one-bedroom apartments and two-bedroom apartments, expected to be completed in June 2026.
鈥淎 minimum of 12 of these homes will be available for local women over the age of 55 at risk of homelessness.鈥�
A not-for-profit, Link Wentworth has held its biennial fundraising 鈥榮leep out鈥� at the Freshwater Surf Lifesaving Club since 2017. The night has raised funds for the Burdekin Association and Women鈥檚 Community Shelters together with Link Wentworth鈥檚 tenant scholarship program.
鈥淲e also run regular gardening workshops for our Northern Beaches residents with our partner Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, which are hugely popular and create a wonderful sense of community,鈥� Mr McAnulty said.
Link Wentworth is one of Australia鈥檚 largest providers of safe, secure, and affordable housing. Media is invited to attend the 40-year celebration and conduct interviews.
Media enquiries
Eva Gerencer, Chief Communications Officer
eva.gerencer@linkwentworth.org.au
0427 926 588
Link Wentworth wishes to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we work and pay our respect to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.