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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 199 - A Follow Up to Episode #194 (Part 2)
Today we have Brad Fuller, one of our SDA friends who has been working as an SDA Provider for the past 4 years. Being based on the Gold Coast, near us in Brisbane, we have become good business acquaintances over the past few years, because our ...
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EPISODE 198 - DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION: Their Voices Must Be Heard
This is an episode about the Disability Royal Commission, in particular the stories of Participants that came out a few months ago from the findings of the DRC. Upon the release of the DRC, we were able to order the hard copy books prov...
EPISODE 197 - THE PROFITABLE NDIS PROVIDER PODCAST (3/3) - feat. Deb Kindness
CROSSOVER EPISODE - [Recorded Nov 2023]. Welcome to Episode 197 on THE SDA HOUSING PODCAST, aka Episode 30 on THE PROFITABLE NDIS PROVIDER PODCAST!Debbie from our podcast show was invited over as a guest speaker for ...
EPISODE 196 - A Follow Up to Episode #194 (Part 1)
There was a question submitted by one of our regular listeners after #194, by Bruce Bromley, from SDA CONSULTING GROUP, whose business has been featured 3 times on our show now. Minh gives a detailed response to Bruce's question about the impli...
EPISODE 195 - NDIS 2.0 ... A Lawyer's First Impression
We welcome Katie Daniels, a solicitor from Lavan, a law firm in Perth, WA.In this episode, Debbie sits down and interviews Katie as to her thoughts about the release of the NDIS REVIEW which was published on Dec 7th 2023. This is a fant...
EPISODE 194 - Improved Liveability: what does the future hold?
In this episode, Minh & Debbie discuss their thoughts (aka OPINIONS ONLY) about the implications on the changes to Improved Livability SDA design category following the recommendations from the recent NDIS Review. Given the concerned feedba...
EPISODE 193 - SDA Unlocked - Geelong, VIC
On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie looks at the Supply and Demand data for Geelong. As we all know, METRO areas are not always the key locations for SDA, we should always be aware of the REGIONAL and REMOTE areas which also need ou...
EPISODE 192 - NDIS 2.0 ... what are our first impressions?
Wow, what a week! And here we thought it would be a quiet & slow wind down towards Christmas, until Bill Shorten stepped out in front of the cameras and presented at the National Press Club, the new and improved NDIS 2.0We have Lari...
EPISODE 191 - A Care Provider wanting advice on getting into SDA
Minh and Debbie sit down to discuss and answer an email received from a Provider wishing to move into the SDA space. This newly registered Provider is looking to do both SIL and SDA, having both registrations approved by the Commission. This Pr...
EPISODE 190 - SDA Supply in Australia: Annual Report (Nov 2023)
Debbie & Lenore from our research team analyse the findings of the Housing Hub in their latest report - the SDA Supply in Australia. The report delves into the findings from a nationwide survey among SDA providers carried out by Housing Hub...
EPISODE 189 - Reasons not to invest in SDA?
If you have reached it this far into our long list of episodes, you'd think you would be a veteran of SDA information right? Well, maybe, and maybe not too! So in this episode, we have Debbie and Minh sitting down together to talk about t...
EPISODE 188 - SDA CONSULTING GROUP (3/3): Property Management (Part 2)
As a follow-up to Episode 171, this is Part 2 of 2 with Karina and Nicole from SDA Consulting Group. Technically its Part 3 of 3, if you include Episode 160 with Bruce Bromley :)This episode has Debbie sitting down for another chat with...
EPISODE 187 - When Investors Talk With Providers: The In's & Out's
In this episode, Minh and Matt discuss when, if, & how, investors should speak to the Providers. We all know how important the Provider is to the success of managing and caring for Participants in an SDA dwelling. The guys discuss questions...
EPISODE 186 - Chatting with another SDA property expert.
In this episode, Minh interviews Peter Ingram, a Business Consultant who specialises in NDIS property. He provides B2B services to builders and real estate agents around Australia. They discuss Peter's background as a tradie who moved int...
EPISODE 185 - SDA UNLOCKED: Sydney, NSW
On this monthly episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie goes in-depth into several areas around Sydney that have both significantly high location factors (equaling a much higher SDA income) and large gaps between supply and demand.Delving into ...
EPISODE 184 - SDA Provider Experience Survey: 2023 annual report
In this episode, Minh reviews the Summer Foundation and Housing Hubs' SDA Provider Experience Report which was published in August, based on findings from the Housing Hub's third annual SDA Provider Experience Survey. The survey, completed by 4...
EPISODE 183 - SUMMER FOUNDATION & HOUSING HUB: Housing Market Data
This is a follow-up to Episode 157, where we spoke with Alecia Rathbone from Housing Hub. In this episode, Debbie chats with Rachel Murray and Cornelia Wellecke from Summer Foundation and Housing Hub.Our guests discuss their research an...
EPISODE 182 - THE PROFITABLE NDIS PROVIDER PODCAST (2/3): feat. Deb Kindness
In this second followup special crossover podcast, (recorded in July 2023) we publish "The Profitable NDIS Provider Podcast", where hosts Tania & Paul interview our Debbie from NDIS PROPERTY AUSTRALIA, in an episode that focuses on 'SDA Gro...
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EPISODE 181 - Customer Qs (Part 3)
We always have potential investors emailing to us with questions surrounding SDA investments and/or an investment opportunity they're considering. This episode is a follow up to Episodes 104 and 108, in which we answered questions submitted by ...
EPISODE 180 - ASPIRE HUB: Cheryl & Chris Joseph
In this episode, we have 2 very special guests, Cheryl & Chris Joseph, the owners of a small business which started 3 years ago and has grown very fast since. The business is called ASPIRE HUB, and are based in Brisbane, but now also expand...
EPISODE 179 - Sydney SDA opportunities ... what's coming!!!
G'day Folks. We have heaps in store in the coming few months with Sydney. That's right, LOTS!!! Lets just say that we have been flying down to Sydney quite a bit, something like 3 times over the last 5 weeks, and we see ourselves keeping this c...
EPISODE 178 - THE DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION (2/2)
This is the second instalment on our views on the Disability Royal Commission publication. Recently, in the first instalment, we had Dhanika and Brendon talking about 'employment' and 'education', two minor topics from the DRC. However, in this...
EPISODE 177 - Future Proofing ... what can be done?
Email Feedback from Bruce Bromley on one small error mentioned: "Just listening to the podcast. There is an error relating to solar and UPS. This issue is often missed that came out in the assessor updates. I have attache...