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MA Housing’s 750th tenant feels right at home |
| 07 October 2011 |
 MA Housing has celebrated placing its 750th tenant into a home with a special welcome barbecue at Kingswood in western Sydney. The tenant, Bev Smith, was guest of honour at the event last Friday, which was held at the new 65-home development MA Housing took over management of in May. The former Guildford resident told The Penrith City Star that she couldn’t have wished for a nicer place to live “I feel blessed to be here,” Miss Smith said. "I haven't been this happy and I've just turned 60:” Joining Ms Smith at the welcome barbecue were her neighbours, MA Housing staff, Steve Randall from the local Aboriginal Lands Council, who delivered a warm Welcome to Country, and Lindsay MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury. Mr Bradbury told guests that the housing development was a great example of Federal stimulus money being used as it created both jobs and long-term housing. MA Housing CEO Andrew McAnulty said the new Kingswood homes were built for people over 55 in need of stable accommodation. “There's a mixture here of people who were previously homeless and public housing tenants who had to move," Mr McAnulty said. All the new homes have floor-access showers and solar-powered hot water and they are designed to create a safe community for the tenants. An unexpected bonus for Ms Smith was finding out that her cousin, who she hadn’t seen in 15 years, lives nearby. "I think I was meant to be here,” Ms Smith (pictured with Mr Bradbury and Mr McAnulty) said. “I have never been this happy.” To learn more about MA Housing go to www.mahousing.com.au Further reading:
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