In a recent interview on 4CA's Talkback with host John Mackenzie, James Mort from MiHaven provided his insights on the upcoming construction of Queensland's largest social and affordable housing project in Cairns.
The recent TNQ Housing Summit facilitated by Regional Development Australia (RDA) in Cairns has highlighted the many challenges facing the region’s building industry. MiHaven’s co-director, Sarah Mort discussed some of these issues with ABC Far North’s Charlie McKillop, emphasising the impact it’s having on international student accommodation.
Our nominator said the following about MiHaven:
MiHaven have diversified their construction business to encapsulate care, training and housing. They have successfully established a social enterprise business, creating positive change in the community, long term employment outcomes and establishing a sustainable businesses model. Their community contribution, sustainability endeavours and training for the future is inspiring. I could nominate them for multiple categories of which they are so deserving for. Innovation Excellence is just one!
MiHaven Directors, James and Sarah Mort have put three established, inner-city apartment complexes on the market that were originally designed in 2018- 2020 for students, FIFO workers and single professionals looking to lease a co-living apartment. The assets have seen a 26 per cent income growth per annum since 2019.
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Director and co-founder of MiHaven, Sarah Mort, spoke with 4CA’s John Mackenzie on his morning talkback show to discuss high density CBD living and why it's not the only approach we should consider to help combat our city's population growth and current housing crisis.
MiHaven Care’s new Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) project at 189-191 Swallow Street will represent Cairns’ inaugural apartment complex with two dwellings housing 1-and 2-bedroom apartments. This unique property also provides tenants requiring High Physical Support (HPS), Improved Liveability (IL) or Fully Accessible (FA) accommodation with a concierge-supported model of care. Concierge support involves the provision of 24-hour on-site shared support by a single Supported Independent Living (SIL) provider, who resides in a separate apartment.
To date, MiHaven Care has successfully accommodated over 47 individuals in 32 MiHaven residences. The commitment to invest $25 million to develop and manage 46 SDA homes over the forthcoming 3-5 years solidifies MiHaven Care's position as a paramount disability housing provider in the Far North region.
MiHaven has won a string of prestigious awards at this years HIA Awards.
To further our goals in the provision of excellence in training, MiHaven Training recently partnered with a vibrant Cairns based individual support provider - Ten Years Younger Home Care.
MiHaven celebrates an incredible 10 years of business in Far Northern Australia. Through cyclones to floods and of course COVID, MiHaven has continued to go from strength to strength in the past decade.
International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) is a United Nations observed day celebrated internationally. It aims to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions.
This year, year 10 students from Yarrabah State School were offered the opportunity to complete a Certificate II in Hospitality, with MiHaven Training. As a reward for the determination and continuous effort of the students, MiHaven Training arranged an incredible opportunity for the students to travel to the Gold Coast for a four-day Hotel School Experience, to encounter the reality of a successful hospitality business in full operation.
MiHaven has proudly taken out two awards at the 2020 Master Builders Far North Queensland Housing & Construction Awards. More than 35 builders, projects, and individuals were recognised in this year’s awards with MiHaven honoured for its projects at 92 Martyn Street, Cairns.
MiHaven was featured on Seven News as this important social housing project was realised by Access Community Housing Cairns. MiHaven was very proud to be acknowledged by Federal Minister Luke Howarth for the excellent project we recently completed for Access Community Housing. He was extremely impressed with the quality and innovative design; practical low maintenance building materials adopted in the build and our commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability being the first social housing project in Cairns to install solar energy.
Listen to Sarah Mort on The Good Business Podcast talk about how a natural disaster, mixed in with an innovation award, and a chance meeting led to the establishment of a construction company with a social purpose.
Our director Sarah Mort has been published in today’s Cairns Post newspaper, sharing her view on the Cairns property market and the yield opportunity it represents.