Disruptive Ideas in Disability Housing: Challenging the Status Quo
2026 Housing Hub National Event
📍 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
📅 6 October 2026
Join Housing Hub in challenging the status quo of disability housing. We’re building a space for honest conversations, meaningful debate, and powerful stories designed to shift power back to people with disability.
A national event designed to challenge how disability housing works
Disability housing in Australia is at a turning point.
This event is about questioning what’s not working and shaping what comes next.
Register your interest
Registrations for the 2026 Housing Hub National Event will be opening soon along with our official event page. Complete the expression of interest form to be the first to know when tickets are released, along with event updates and announcements.
Why this event matters
Whilst the NDIS has introduced many significant and life changing outcomes for people with disability, there is still a way to go. At times, quality is still second best to compliance and the housing market is still largely driven by providers as opposed to people with disability. We believe real progress requires more than consensus. It requires courage; to challenge long-standing assumptions and to listen to the people most affected by the systems we design. This national event is designed to provide a platform for provocative and challenging conversations that test established ways of working, push boundaries and explore new possibilities for people with disability, their families and those who support them.
Centred on lived experience
Our event centres people with disability in the conversation. Rather than focusing on industry updates, it highlights lived experiences of housing, shared primarily by people with disability and key sector advocates.
Who will attend
Our national event will bring together more than 300 in-person attendees from across Australia.
Attendees include:
✔ People with disability, families and supporters: People with lived experience of disability and their supporters.
✔ Housing and service providers: Disability housing providers and other support service providers.
✔ Allied health and sector professionals: Allied health professionals, support coordinators, advocates, peak bodies and decision-makers.
“We are excited to welcome you to Melbourne and to create a space for bold, honest conversations about the future of disability housing in Australia.”
Alecia Rathbone
Chief Executive, Housing Hub
Venue
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)
One of Australia’s leading and most accessible event venues, selected to ensure the best possible experience for all attendees.
Location
Situated in Melbourne’s South Wharf precinct, with easy access via tram, train and taxi, and within walking distance of accommodation and dining.
Accessibility
- Step-free access throughout
- Accessible entrances and amenities
- Hearing augmentation systems
- Accessible seating configurations
- Changing Places facilities
- Accessible parking with lift access
- Staff trained in inclusive event delivery
About Housing Hub
We are Australia’s leading accessible housing platform, supporting people with disability to find housing and support options that suit their needs and lifestyle. Our vision is a society where people with disability have genuine choice in where they live and how they receive supports enabling dignified lives as valued members of the community. We work to make this a reality through access to quality information, support and connections, and by positively influencing the housing and support market across Australia.
Our reach
- #1 ranked site for disability housing in Australia
- 1.5M+ website visitors since launch
- 400,000+ searches in the past year
- 35,000 average monthly users
- 5,700+ accessible property listings
- 15,000 email subscribers
- 10,000+ social media followers
- 70% of providers use Housing Hub at any time
Register your interest
Registrations for the 2026 Housing Hub National Event will be opening soon.
Complete the expression of interest form to be the first to know when tickets are released, along with event updates and announcements.
Browse Resources
Housing Seeker Profile
Creating a Housing Seeker Profile is a simple process which involves telling us what you are looking for and what is important to you.
Housing Roadmap
The Housing Hub has worked alongside people with disability to map out the stages of a housing journey and the information you need to know about when moving through each step.