Murra Mia Western NSW Aboriginal Tenants Service (WATAAS)

CONTACT

Phone

(02) 6881 5700

1800 810 233

Hours:

Mon:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Tue:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Wed:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Thu:

8:30am - 4:30pm

Fri:

8:30am - 4pm

Contact online

ABOUT

Murra Mia Western Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service provides advocacy and advice to tenants who are faced with difficulties in the relationship with landlords and social housing providers. We can negotiate on behalf of tenants to enhance an outcome that is beneficial to all parties. WATAAS also assists tenants when attendance at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) is required.

Our services are available to Aboriginal renters in Western NSW.

Call us on 6881 5700 or 1800 810 233 or email mmw@murramia.com

This is a specialist Aboriginal Service. Non-Aboriginal tenants please contact your local tenants' service.

NEWS

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Tenant Advocates and supporters came together to celebrate 30 years of the Tenants Advice and Advocacy Program, and stand for housing justice.

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Tenancy laws are changing in NSW

Wed, 04/09/2024 - 11:18

Tenancy laws are changing in NSW

We’ve been fighting for decades to strengthen renters' rights by changing law in NSW. Now it's finally happening. The NSW Government has committed to ending ‘no grounds’ evictions. This means that your landlord will need a valid reason to end your tenancy. Find out more...

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Tenant Advocates – Nurture and Grow

Wed, 06/12/2023 - 13:22

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The annual TAAS Conference took place last month in Birpai Country, Port Macquarie. The theme of the conference was 'Nurture and Grow' – to evoke the approach we seek to take with clients, renters' rights and knowledge, and our own skills. Over 100 Tenant Advocates from across NSW gathered to learn and connect. The conference is organised by the Tenants' Union of NSW, and this was the largest face-to-face conference we have ever delivered.

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Annual Report 2010-2011

Annual Report cover with image montage including sparklers and birds

01/11/2011

Annual Report 2010-2011

2010-2011 has been another active and productive year for the Tenants' Union of NSW. Read about our work in our Annual Report.

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Briefing: Occupancy Agreements

01/07/2011

Briefing: Occupancy Agreements

Some renters are not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 or any similar legislation. These marginal renters – including boarders, lodgers and many share house occupants – have no…

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Briefing: Occupancy Principles

01/07/2011

Briefing: Occupancy Principles

'Occupancy principles' are part of the occupancy agreements model of law reform implemented by the Australian Capital Territory in its Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT). The TU…

01/07/2011

Policy Paper: Reforming marginal renting

Most renters in NSW are covered by residential tenancies legislation. Some renters, however, are not. These 'marginal renters' come from different walks of life, and live in a wide…

01/09/2010

Submission: Draft Residential Tenancies Act Regulation 2010

As well as referring to the draft Regulation, this submission refers to the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (the Act),the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) (the 1987 Act) and the…

01/09/2009

Submission: Residential Tenancies Bill 2009

In this submission we have taken a practical, technical perspective on the draft Bill. By this we mean that we accept that at this late stage in the long-running review of the State's…

01/10/2008

‘Reshaping Public Housing’ and Work Disincentives

Aspects of the recent ‘Reshaping Public Housing’ reforms have generated serious work disincentives for public housing tenants. These aspects of the reforms should be repealed.

01/06/2008

Submission: National Rental Affordability Scheme 2008

The National Association of Tenants Organisations is pleased to see the NRAS adopted by the Government and given such a high priority. We welcome it as an innovation and an addition to national…

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Briefing Paper: Tenant fraud bill

01/01/2008

Briefing Paper: Tenant fraud bill

The Tenants' Union believes that it is important to ensure the integrity of the systems administered by the NSW Land and Housing Corporation (the corporate aspect of Housing NSW) for…

01/02/2006

Submission: Inquiry into allocation of social housing 2006

This submission is addressed to the first two of the terms of reference of the Inquiry. In particular, the submission considers: the allocation of social housing as one of several forms of…