Tenant Newsletter - Issue 1

This is MRAC’s first newsletter for 2024 and the year is already going so fast. We have a new Housing Support Coordinator and have been busy reviewing and making improvements to this valuable service which supports our tenants and prospective tenants.

Karen Court

CEO

Meet Our New Staff

Meet our new Housing Support Co-Ordinator, Louisa Spicer! Louisa has come all the way down form Darwin to develop our Step-Up program and to be closer to family.

Louisa’s experience working in an Aboriginal community controlled environment in the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress where she worked  closely with the remote communities throughout Central Australia and assisted in the progress of Alice Spring’s Women Shelter.

Louisa is very excited to meet our Step-Up clients and tenants, come down and ask to meet her!

Rent Increases

As we advised in the last newsletter, MRAC have now Increased Rents in January.  

 If you receive Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) through Centrelink, please use the letter and Form 10 you would have received in the post to take to Centrelink so they can increase your rent assistance payments accordingly.

 If you are unsure if your rent has been Increased please contact the office as soon as possible.

International Women’s Day - March 8th

Mark your calendars and come down and celebrate International Women’s Day - MRAC style.

From 11 am at Mitchell Street Community Centre we’ve planned a High Tea to celebrate the incredible female community members all while we sit back and design some shirts. If this is something that interests you, please call reception and bring down a white shirt on the day of.  

Reporting Maintenance to MRAC Staff

Following the launch of our new website, tenants can now report non-urgent maintenance matters online to skip the phone que.

However, all maintenance reports still need to come through MRAC staff before contacting the contractor. To report maintenance matters, please either call reception on 9923 0055, report online via our website or, alternately, please call our After-Hours line on 0437 062 830

Prevents Snakes with a Yard Tidy-Up

Summer is also known as snake season. Keeping on top of all the clutter in your yard and regularly trimming grass helps reduce the hiding spots in your backyard that snakes love.

 Things like sprinkling coffee grounds, cinnamon and garlic in your garden beds can work as a natural snake repellent, encouraging snakes within 5 meters distance to stay away