​​Q-HAC was formed to identify innovative ways to address homelessness and housing affordability in our region and, since its inception in 2018, Q-HAC foundation members have partnered with state government, local government, local businesses, local charitable organisations, local service clubs, and community members to achieve success.

​More recent Q-HAC collaborative action has influenced responses to homelessness and housing affordability across the housing spectrum (prevention, crisis, temporary, transitional and permanent) including:
 

•  QPRC’s actioning of the Affordable Housing Strategy (Prevention)

•  A member org is also s member of the Affordable Housing Working Group (Prevention)

•  Two member orgs are partnering in an anti-gambling initiative (Prevention)

•  Two member orgs are partnering to support a transitional accommodation model inBraidwood (Transitional)

•  QPRC & Crown Lands have assisted in the transfer of a block of land to a member org for affordable housing (Transitional and/or Permanent)

•  A member org has been successful in a Housing Australia Future Fund Grant for Transitional Rental Accommodation for Women 55yrs and over (Transitional)

•  The successful transfer of the Sleepbus Service into a local owned and locally run Service (now Queanbeyan Night Podz) has provided continuous 7 nights per week service since transfer on March 2025 (Crisis)

•  Two member orgs presented to Jerrabomberra High School Students re causes of homelessness including the subtle embedding of gambling in children’s computer games (Prevention)

•  Q-HAC are undertaking plans for a second “24hrs Without” participatory event fromThursday 7th to Friday 8 th August 2025 (Prevention)