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THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST
The SDA Housing Podcast is a leading voice in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) sector, delivering in-depth discussions, expert insights, and the latest updates related to housing solutions for people with disabilities. Through interviews with industry leaders, advocates, and lived-experience voices, we explore policy developments, innovative best practices, and real-world stories shaping the future of disability housing.
Listeners will gain valuable knowledge on emerging trends, sector challenges, and inspiring success stories, making this podcast an essential resource for investors, providers, advocates, and anyone passionate about inclusive housing.
Debbie – General Manager, NDIS Property Australia:
With over 20 years of expertise in tourism, finance, and property, Debbie has played a pivotal role in transforming NDIS Property Australia from a two-person team to a 22-member powerhouse. Her leadership drives the successful marketing, sales, and development of SDA properties nationwide, working closely with builders, designers, lenders, and support providers to ensure high-quality, compliant housing solutions.
Minh – Founder, NDIS Property Australia:
A visionary in the SDA space, Minh is dedicated to accelerating the delivery of purpose-built disability housing across Australia. By fostering collaboration among stakeholders, investors, and NDIS participants, he champions choice, control, and dignity for people with disabilities, ensuring they have access to homes that truly meet their needs.
Together, Debbie and Minh are committed to ethical, sustainable, and impactful solutions in the SDA sector, bridging gaps and driving meaningful change.
Engaging with the SDA Community:
Each week, we feature guest speakers from across the sector, sharing their expertise, experiences, and contributions to social impact in SDA. From innovative housing designs to policy advocacy, our conversations highlight how we can collectively improve living options for NDIS participants.
As the SDA landscape evolves, we invite you—our listeners—to join us on the journey. Whether you're an investor, provider, advocate, builder, developer, parents of participants, or simply passionate about inclusive housing, this podcast equips you with the knowledge to make a difference in the lives of People with Disabilities (PWDs).
Share Your Story:
Have an SDA journey you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you!
📞 Call us: 1300 254 397
📧 Email us: podcast@ndis.property
🌐 Visit us: www.ndis.property
Join the conversation and help shape a more inclusive future in disability housing.
Episodes
347 episodes
Episode 98 - SDA UNLOCKED: Dandenong, VIC
EPISODE:Today we kick off our new series under the SDA Housing Podcast: SDA Unlocked. This series will be a once-a-month episode – hosted by Debbie – deep diving into supply and demand data in different areas around Australia. Unders...
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EPISODE 97 - ZOE SIMMONS: Journalist, Copywriter, Editor, Author, & Advocate
Zoe Simmons, award-winning Melbourne SEO copywriter, journalist, editor and author joins Luba and Eryn to talk about her fight with Qantas when they damaged her wheelchair in October 2022, her personal experience with disability, interna...
Episode 96 - "Did You Know ..."
Minh and Matt discuss a range of topics that our listeners may not know or be aware of when it comes to SDA. These are topics that are less spoken about within the sector as they are complex and unknown usually, and some are things we may...
Episode 95 - ABLE DIGITAL WELLNESS: Improving the Lives of Participants
EPISODE:Scott Chapman from Able Digital Wellness joins Minh to discuss how they're improving the lives of participants through their groundbreaking program. Able provides participants exercise videos, recipes, diet advice and ...
Episode 94 - Our Ebooks & Follow Up Process with New Enquiries
Today we have Debbie and Kendall sitting down to give an insight to our internal process behind the scenes. We introduce Kendall Staunton for the first time to our listeners; he handles the customer service follow ups here at NDIS PROPERT...
Episode 93 - CHOSEN FAMILY: Inclusive Services
EPISODE:Traidy Naidoo from Chosen Family joins Debbie to talk about the amazing things this brand new care provider, in West Sydney, is doing within the NDIS space. Chosen Family is providing many different services fr...
Episode 92 - Our Year Ahead (2023)
EPISODE:Minh, Matt, and Debbie sit down to talk about our plans for 2023 at NDIS Property Australia. They discuss the exciting new things coming for the podcast, including our 100th episode in February!We have some new produc...
Episode 91 - SADHANA CONSTRUCTIONS (Pt.3): Perth SDA Market Update Q4 2022
EPISODE:Angad Singh from Sadhana Constructions joins us once again. On another regular visit to Perth, Minh decided to pop into the Sadhana office to say hello and check out how things are going over there. Minh attended the SDA Netw...
EPISODE 90 - Our Year in Review (2022)
EPISODE:In our final episode of the year, all the staff from NDIS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA (Minh, Donna, Kendall, Nyomi, Debbie, Grace, Luba, Eryn, and Matt) sit down to wrap up the year and give a brief overview of 2022. They discuss the ...
Episode 89: BUILDER BACKGROUND CHECKS: Due Diligence on Builders
EPISODE:Brendan Watkins (Director) from Builder Background Checks joins Minh to discuss what he and his company does and their process of running background checks on Australian builders. They discuss the importance of knowing...
Episode 87 - I CAN'T STAND: Peta Hooke's Incredible Podcast
EPISODE:*NOTE: There were issues with Eryn's audio quality and this can be heard throughout :( *We have the incredible pleasure of Peta Hooke, the host and creator of the I Can't Stand podcast, joining Eryn to ta...
Episode 86 - ADAPT HOUSING - David Whitelaw (Pt.2)
EPISODE:David Whitelaw from ADAPT HOUSING sits down with Minh and Debbie for part two of his episode from late November 2022 (Episode 83...
Episode 85 - HOME GUARDIAN: Artificial Intelligence for Independent Living
EPISODE:In this episode, HomeGuardian's Founder and CEO Kane Sajdak with Kat Gresham travels from Gold Coast to come to our office to meet Minh and discuss all things artificial intelligence, incident detection a...
Episode 84 - Hobart SDA Conference
EPISODE:Our whole team recently attended the SDA Conference in Hobart on the 16th of November where we had the opportunity to record a live podcast in front of an audience who were there to watch our team discuss important topics, an...
Episode 83 - ADAPT HOUSING - David Whitelaw (Pt. 1)
EPISODE:David Whitelaw (CEO of ADAPT Housing) and Minh sit down to discuss some recent changes that affecting the SDA sector. Having a reputable Housing Provider such as ADAPT enable our podcast channel to ask some technical SDA chan...
Episode 82 - SDA Tools and Research for Data Analytics
EPISODE:Debbie, Donna, and Minh sit down to inform our listeners on the different resources and tools available to analyse SDA and NDIS data - this will in turn help them become better in tune with the demographics of SDA statistics,...
Episode 81 - ONE CONTRACT PROPERTY (Pt. 3): A Closer Look at SMSF & SDA
EPISODE:Raymond Hempstead (Managing Director) and Minh sit down together at the Canberra Disability Expo (Sept) to discuss the topics from the previous two parts of this series in more detail. They specifically focus on SMSF purchase...
Episode 80 - Brisbane Care Expo (Sep 2022)
EPISODE:Minh takes our listeners with him around the Brisbane Care Expo that occurred in September 2022. This episode – similar to our Canberra Expo episode – was recorded live at the event. Minh speaks with a few different exhibitor...
Episode 79 - ARCHSIGN: The Architect's Role in SDA Projects
Peter Lombo (Director), Andrew Piccolo, and Maurice Giardina from ArchSign join Minh to discuss the SDA projects they're currently working on, and their advice for those looking to enter the SDA sector. ArchSign do both SDA...
Episode 78 - SDA EVENT: "Bringing People and Communities Together"
Minh, Luba, and Matt recently attended the Holistic Home Care 'Bringing People and Communities Together' conference, where they connected with many types of people and businesses within the local NDIS community. We love connecting with...
Episode 77 - BARWON: A Fund Manager's Approach to SDA
EPISODE:Joss Engebretsen (SDA Portfolio Manager) from Barwon Investments joins Minh to discuss what Barwon does overall as a group, in particular their footprint into the SDA sector thus far, and also how they analyse SDA as a...
Episode 76 - What Makes Us Different (Pt. 1)
Debbie and Minh sit down together in this three part series to discuss what sets us apart from other SDA groups doing what we do (Sales & Marketing for SDA property) in the NDIS & SDA sector. In this 'part one' episode, they discuss the...
Episode 75 - SDA by PROJECT FRIDAY: Bespoke SDA Apartments in Melbourne
EPISODE:Greg Frid from SDA by Project Friday hosts Minh and Rob in their Melbourne office to discuss the incredible SDA projects they're working on. Project Friday is striving to create new standards for SDA apartment living w...
Episode 74 - BYO Land & Build To Order for SDA
EPISODE:In our latest episode, Debbie, Minh, and Matt sit down together to discuss the process of building on land that an investor already owns. If you have your own block of land and are considering building an SDA property on it, ...
Episode 73 - ONE CONTRACT PROPERTY (Pt 2): Head Lease Options
EPISODE:Raymond Hempstead (Managing Director) from One Contract Property joins us in our Brisbane office, for "part two' of the One Contract Property episodes to discuss Head Leases under their other brand - UW Property. <...