Tiny Homes Project For Homeless Women Makes Progress

The Tiny Homes Project is building accommodation for homeless women over 55, thanks to huge fundraising efforts from the community.  

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The Tiny Homes Project, a not-for-profit Whitsunday Housing Company, is making great strides on its mission to build 4 tiny homes for unhoused women aged 55 and over, with businesses and organisations from across the region pitching in with their support.  

In 2023, following a standup pitch to the full membership of the Whitsunday Regional Council, including the past Mayor, the Tiny Homes Project was selected and donated a block of land in Proserpine.  

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Later, alongside volunteers gathering donations from the community, Fundraising Coordinator Sandy Clark set up meetings with major local building suppliers over a 10-day period, seeking complimentary or discounted products to support the build.  

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“This was to be our final step to work within our budgets and to keep our costs as low as possible so that our donations would spread as far as possible for this worthy cause,” Sandy shared.  

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“This was the last phase of our efforts to engender true community involvement and this time from the leading build suppliers in our region, our builder and COO of our charity, [the meetings] were most fruitful.”

“On 17^th November 2025 Stratco, Proserpine, came in to build the steel cyclone rated security fencing on our block,” Sandy shared.   

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“On 2^nd May we had some movement with heavy machinery on the site and preparation of the ground, and the stumps went in soon after.  Thanks to Pilchers Cement for their  generous sponsorship of all of our concrete.”  

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“Around May 17^th our sub-flooring went in, bollards, then trusses, thanks to Replas, Porters and Bowen Truss & Framing special pricing, and we were off to a good start.  

“Wowee, we couldn’t have done this without our many volunteers too, who we thank so sincerely - including massive support from Fiona Donnellan and Paula Wronski on fundraising efforts.”

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According to Sandy, the community has shown a huge amount of love for the women they are working to house.  

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“No one can be certain about anything in life, and peoples' fortunes can change in a heartbeat,” Sandy shared.  

“There’s nothing worse than being on the streets and unsafe. The greatest, most valued gift is a home and this project has touched the hearts of the Whitsundays community, gaining a massive contribution from people with a heart for the vulnerable.”

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Head to the Tiny Homes project’s newly expanded website, developed in donated time from Kylie at Rabbit Warren Creative Services, and see the massive range of donors who leant their support to the project by visiting https://www.tinyhomesproject.com.au/

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