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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 124 - Infrastructure: How Commercial Developments leads to Residential Hubs
Minh sits down with Julian Mero, a good personal friend, who has a lot of experience working for QIC (the investment arm of QSUPER) in QLD. They discuss the second most important word usually after 'location', and that is the term 'infrastructu...
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EPISODE 123 - Onboarding Airbnbs' for Respite Accommodation (STA)
Respite Accommodation (STA) is considered as temporary and short-term options for NDIS participants, providing respite and a chance to experience different environments. These options can vary in location, accommodation type, and support...
EPISODE 122 - SDA UNLOCKED: Adelaide, SA (feat. Everhomes)
On this episode of SDA Unlocked, we were lucky enough to have Dan and Matt from Everhomes join Debbie once again to give our listeners an in-depth breakdown of the Adelaide SDA supply and demand. We have recently launched in Adelaide, so we tho...
EPISODE 121 - FLEXABILITIES: Support Coordination and More
EPISODE:Sarah and Russell from flexAbilities join Minh to discuss all the amazing work they're doing in the NDIS space. flexAbilities do more than only support coordination, they also provide support workers, help in applying for ass...
EPISODE 120 - Fire Sprinklers & Class 3 Builds
EPISODE:Minh and Angad (SADHANA CONSTRUCTIONS - WA) sit down once again to discuss Class 3 builds and Fire Sprinklers within the SDA space. This topic is becoming increasingly important so we decided it was time to sit down and discu...
EPISODE 119 - SGKS ARCH: Competence and Creativity Uniting Architecture
Henry Sgourakis from SGKS Architects joined Minh to talk about the work they're doing in the SDA space. SGKS is designing top-of-the-line SDA development projects (apartments) and this could be something for our future investors t...
EPISODE 118 - Perth SDA Conference 2023 Recap
EPISODEMinh sits down with Debbie, to summarise her recently attended trip, and as she spoke at the Perth SDA Conference. Everyone loved her presentation and the information she gave is very beneficial for our listeners to...
EPISODE 117 - EMPOWERED LIVEABILITY: Disability Housing Specialists (VIC)
EPISODEJames Loveday from Empowered Liveability joins Minh to share his extensive knowledge about the SDA within the NDIS space with our listeners. Empowered Liveability are a leading housing provider in Melbourne and they...
EPISODE 116 - Upcoming Melbourne SDA Apartment Releases
We recently had a visit from one of our Melbourne developers to discuss up-and-coming developments in the area. Minh and Matt decided to sit down and unpack these projects on our podcast to give our listeners insight into what we have in the pi...
EPISODE 115 - SDA UNLOCKED: Perth, WA (featuring Everhomes)
EPISODEOn this episode of SDA Unlocked, we were lucky enough to have Dan and Matt from Everhomes join Debbie to give our listeners an in-depth breakdown of the Perth SDA supply and demand. Perth is still a relatively new area wit...
EPISODE 113 - HAFELE AND ROPOX: Height Inclusive Systems
Clinton Norris (National BDM and Assisted Living Manager) and Oliver Miller (South Australia State Manager and Product Manager) from Hafele, with Nils (Managing Director) and Janz (Regional Sales Manager for Australia Pacific) from Ropox,
EPISODE 112 - What Do We 'Actually' Do?
We recently met a SIL Provider organisation in our office, who had listened to many of our podcast episodes for many months. He had come in after being referred to us from a large SDA Provider that we work with closely.Minh and Debbie r...
EPISODE 111 - "Reimagining Shared Housing & Living" - a Report by Housing Hub
Group Homes is a topic we have not spoken about thus far, but in this episode, we delve into it, courtesy of a report issued by the Housing Hub. Minh and Debbie sit down with our new team member, Joshua, to introduce him to our listener...
EPISODE 110 - HIREUP (Pt.2): Individualised Living Options (ILO)
This is part two of last week's HireUp episode, where Minh sits down with Aviva from HireUp's ILO team to discuss what exactly is ILO and why it may be the perfect option for both an investor and a participant. '
EPISODE 109 - HIREUP (Pt.1): An Online Platform of Support Workers
HIREUP is a platform that helps connect care workers with participants and helps to find, hire, and manage your team of care workers. HIREUP offers choice and control for participants regarding their care workers while offering below NDI...
EPISODE 108 - Customer Qs (Part 2)
We often have potential investors come to us with questions surrounding SDA investments and/or an investment opportunity they're considering. This episode is a followup to Episode 104, in which Debbie, Minh, and Eryn answered questions submitte...
EPISODE 107 - COLLECTIVE DESIGN AGENCY: Functional Design Solutions
Keira Nicholson (Director) from Collective Design Agency from Perth, joins Minh to discuss what her brand. Keira herself is both a Building Designer and an LHA assessor which she discusses in great detail. The two talk about...
EPISODE 106 - SDA UNLOCKED: Parramatta, NSW
On this episode of SDA Unlocked, Debbie takes us through the supply and demand data for Parramatta, New South Wales. Parramatta/Westmead is a health and education hub located 26km west of the Sydney CBD. This is a growing area in the SDA space ...
EPISODE 105 - QSPEC: Home Modifications
Minh sits down with Ryan from QSPEC to discuss the home modifications they are doing/can do, specifically for NDIS participants. Qspec is a good pathway for those who already have an existing home and are looking to make it more accessible....
EPISODE 104 - Q&A from a potential SDA investor
We often have potential investors come to us with questions surrounding SDA investments and/or an investment opportunity they're considering. Debbie recently received a series of excellent questions regarding various investment topics.W...
EPISODE 103 - GARMONY PROPERTY CONSULTANTS: Valuations for SDA
Property Valuations - yep this is the big episode! We have Matt Garmony from Garmony Property Consultants in Perth, who joins Minh and our regular guest speaker from WA, Dr Angad Singh. This episode is an exciting topic to listen t...
EPISODE 102 - Red Flags When Chatting to a Real Estate Agent
Minh and Debbie sit down to discuss what an investor should be mindful of when purchasing an SDA property from a real estate agent. They bring up some red flags to look out for, especially when dealing with an agent who may not be particularly ...
Episode 101 - FREEDOM BUILDING DESIGN: Design and Project Management
Nathan Cain from Freedom Building Design joins Minh to discuss who Freedom are and what they do, and how they're different from other build designers. Freedom are designers first and project managers second, and pride themselves o...
Episode 100 - That's Right, the Big One Zero Zero!
EPISODE:Its our 100th episode! Today, we sit down with Debbie, Minh, Eryn, and Matt.We launched our podcast just short of a year ago today, and we're so excited to have reached episode 100 in such a short time. We're incredib...