News and Updates

Homelessness Week 2020 has begun, which means that Wintringham’s Art Space 2020 is now live and the People’s Choice Award is open for voting.

It’s been three weeks since Theresia moved into her new home at the Alexander Miller Wintringham homes in Highton. Having been here only a short time, she’s happy to have now found again what she had lost; Theresia says she’s regained her dignity and feels at peace in her new ‘home until stumps’.

Wintringham Housing has been given the green light to build 22 new one-bedroom housing units in Cranwell Court Highton. Thanks to a $6.6 million grant from the Victorian Property Fund, and a contribution of land and an additional $2.5 million from the Alexander Miller Estate, the new units will provide much needed social housing in a region that is experiencing significant housing stress.

Tony, who has a community home care package with Wintringham, recently went on a dream trip to the USA to watch his favourite American Football team play – the New Orleans Saints. His passion for the team really kicked off 14 years ago when the avid St Kilda Saints fan started following NFL (American National Football League) on television.

Wintringham Volunteer Dot Lipmann has been awarded an Australia Day honour with an Order of Australia (AM).

On Friday 8 November, the Assistant Minister for Community Housing, Homelessness and Community Services the Hon. Luke Howarth MP visited our Port Melbourne Hostel.

Residential Site Manager Kate Rice has set flight to commence an international study tour, as she researches into aged homelessness across Canada, the United States of America, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Japan.

Wintringham CEO and Founder, Bryan Lipmann AM has today been awarded the Beth Thomson Lifetime Achievement Award, as part of the 2019 Victorian Homelessness Achievement Awards held in Melbourne.

Today marks 30 years since Wintringham began on 21 August 1989.

This year Wintringham is recognising Homelessness Week with its annual Art Show, which displays a series of art works from clients – many aged 50+ years – who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Wintringham was given the great privilege to attend the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in Perth on Tuesday 25 June, which focused on person centred care.

As part of the new standards and revised 'Charter for Aged Care Rights' being introduced from 1 July 2019, we are launching an official inclusion statement to demonstrate our commitment to equality for all.