Live streaming of funeral service
February 9th, 2016
Paul’s funeral is on Wednesday 10th February at 1:30pm Sydney time. For those around the world that are unable to be there, it will be streaming live on the web…
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Paul Pholeros
February 2nd, 2016
We mourn the tragic loss of architect Paul Pholeros, as a director of Healthabitat this loss will be felt by many. Paul’s co-directors Dr. Paul Torzillo and Stephan Rainow remain…
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Good ideas flow on like water
December 2nd, 2015
Back in October 2014, the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service (NSW), led by the Dental Program, made the bold move of providing chilled water to the local school kids. Providing a…
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Centenary Scholarship – Col James Award for Social Justice
December 2nd, 2015
This University of Sydney (Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning) scholarship, named in memory of Col James, aims to assist a future generation who aspire walk in his footsteps and…
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The Community Plumbing Challenge, India 2015
November 29th, 2015
Healthabitat has put together a summary of the Community Plumbing Challenge held in Nashik India recently. HH was excited to be involved in the similar, inaugural Water Innovation Challenge in…
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Griffith University Design students support Nepal
November 22nd, 2015
A group of design students from Griffith University, that worked in Nepal early in 2015, organised a night of food and friends to help support Nepal. Thanks to all involved…
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University of Newcastle students take on the Ethiopian trachoma challenge
November 17th, 2015
Second year architectural design students at the University of Newcastle in Australia took up the Challenge to design ‘devices’ that enabled washing the hands and faces of 5 people with…
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The 2015 Community Plumbing Challenge – “stopping people getting sick”
November 7th, 2015
The 2015 Community Plumbing Challenge has just been completed in Nashik, India. The works built, process of design, construction and school involvement provide a model of how communities, skilled people…
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Help needed by the Anganwadi Project, India
October 28th, 2015
Our friends that work hard on the Anganwadi Project need a hand. They have sent HH this information and if you have the necessary skills and experience we invite you…
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Thanks to those helping Nepal
October 1st, 2015
Thanks to the organisers of a lunch, for close to 100 guests on a farm west of Sydney, for helping support the rebuilding of earthquake damaged houses in Nepal. The…
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Rebuilding earthquake damaged houses in Nepal Part 2
October 1st, 2015
This is the second instalment of the story explaining how to improve the earthquake resistance of village houses in Nepal. To catch up on the first part of the story…
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Nepal school sanitation works restarted
September 29th, 2015
Sanitation works have restarted at the Jalapadevi School after the earthquakes stopped the early work in May and then the wet season commenced making work difficult. The works continue thanks…
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