HANZA STRATEGIC PLAN 2024 - 2026

Strengthening Homeshare Across Australia and New Zealand

A community-led vision for safe, affordable and connected living.



Our Strategic Plan outlines our vision, role and strategic priorities for the period 2024 – 2026.

HANZA undertakes its work in line with its three priorities:

PRIORITY 1

Citizen and Community-Led Homeshare

Develop an effective and sustainable self-directed homesharing approach across Australia and New Zealand.

 

  • Co-design a self-directed homesharing framework, including processes and guidance for stakeholders (householders, families, homesharers, and coaches) by April 2025.
  • Prototype, evaluate, and refine the model in collaboration with two communities and two coaches by August 2025.
  • Develop and test financial models to ensure the viability of self-directed homesharing for both coaches and HANZA by August 2025.
  • Subject to funding, develop online support tools and resources for broader implementation self-directed homesharing by June 2026.

Support communities in initiating and sustaining homesharing programs.


  • Provide ongoing support to current and emerging homeshare initiatives throughout 2025 and 2026.
  • Strengthen the community of practice for homesharing providers through networking and knowledge-sharing events.
  • Design and deliver a fee-based webinar series featuring international speakers, accessible to members and the public by 2025.

PRIORITY 2

Financial and Organisational Sustainability

Ensure HANZA’s operational and financial sustainability to support its mission effectively.

 

  • Develop a comprehensive five-year financial plan by April 2025, diversifying funding sources (grants, memberships, donations, partnerships, and consultancy).
  • Secure investment by March 2026 to develop HANZA’s online support tools and resources and support promotion and roll-out of self-directed homesharing.

PRIORITY 3

Promotion and Advocacy of Homeshare and HANZA

Build awareness and understanding of homesharing among communities, organisations and governments.

 

  • When appropriate, provide input to aligned organisations to influence government policy through 2025 and 2026.
  • Develop a consensus among members on key success metrics and launch a standardized framework for reporting homesharing outcomes in 2025/26.
  • Leverage media coverage to raise awareness about homesharing and the need for infrastructure to support its expansion.
  • Establish a partnership with a research entity to pursue studies on priority topics related to homesharing by the end of 2026.

HANZA Welcomes Parliamentary Recommendation to Support Homeshare Across Regional Victoria

HANZA Inc. welcomes the release of the Supply of Homes in Regional Victoria Inquiry report and its clear recognition of the role of Homeshare in addressing housing shortages. The Committee’s Recommendation 30 calls for the Victorian Government to develop a statewide Homeshare framework and establish regional pilot programs.

 

We are especially pleased to see Homeshare Mt Alexander highlighted as a case study of innovation and community partnership.

 

HANZA stands ready to partner with government, local councils, health services and community organisations to co-design a statewide framework and deliver new regional pilots. Homeshare is a safe, practical and mutually beneficial way to use existing housing more effectively—supporting older Victorians to age in place while providing affordable accommodation to younger people and key workers.

 

We look forward to working with the Victorian Government as it considers the Inquiry’s recommendations.