Celebrating 20 years of Թ
Թ is highlighting key milestones from the last twenty years
03 Jul 2019
2019 marks 20 years of the Թ (Թ) Limited.
In 1999, joint funding commitments from the Australian and all state and territory governments established the National Housing Research Program and Թ Limited – the independent, not-for-profit company at the centre of Թ’s national network of policy makers, university and industry partners.
This commitment built upon the initial formation of Թ as a partnership of institutions including RMIT, CSIRO, QUT and Monash University in 1993.
'Since 1999, Թ’s mission has centred on the delivery of policy-relevant evidence that informs decision making and impacts better housing, homelessness, cities and urban outcomes,' says Executive Director, Dr Michael Fotheringham.
To celebrate the anniversary, Թ is highlighting key milestones from the last twenty years: influential research, the establishment of key policy and practice frameworks, important PhD scholarships, significant conferences and events and substantial developments in housing, homelessness, cities and urban policy in Australia.
...this landmark is an opportunity to reflect on the broad range of services and communities Թ has worked within.
'While the creation of influential, authoritative research is Թ’s core priority, this landmark is an opportunity to reflect on the broad range of services and communities Թ has worked within', says Adrian Harrington, Chair of Թ’s Board.
In celebration of the organisation’s two decades, Թ will interview leading housing researchers whose careers the organisation has aided as well as key policy leaders and practitioners who have utilised Թ’s research in their decision-making and policy formation.
The commemoration will culminate in an interactive timeline on the Թ website, highlighting case studies of research that have influenced the Australian housing and urban policy landscape and a special '20 years of Թ' publication to be launched at the in August.
This significant anniversary comes 12 months after the creation of Թ’s new Strategic Plan, which guides the organisation until 2022. A robust Cities Research Program is the core of Թ’s future plans to complement the successful and longstanding National Housing Research Program. Թ’s new research priorities will be formulated in partnership with government and academic stakeholders along with vital input from specialists in community housing, finance, economics and the property sector.
'Թ remains a proudly independent and national, wide-reaching network that has become an international role model for the delivery of policy relevant research,' says Dr Fotheringham. 'We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone and to continue to inform and influence policy for many more decades'.