Events
Ideas. Solutions. Action
Designed to inspire and change the Future of Housing in Australia
Our events bring together the people, ideas and real projects driving Australia's housing future forward. From expert forums and policy discussions to project tours and community showcases - this is where solutions are shaped and progress begins
Upcoming Events
What's Coming Up
20-22
AUG
2027
The Great Australian Housing Challenge
live project event
Three days of live projects, expert speakers, workshops and community solutions.
When
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 August 2027
Where
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank
Tickets
$1,295 - Early Bird $995, ends 30 Oct 2026
Past Events
HAVE THEY RUN ONE OF THESE BEFORE?
SINCE 2009.
The Future Housing Taskforce was established in 2009. Twice since, it has put this room together — a Shadow Treasurer, a building commissioner, a mayor, the CSIRO’s chief energy economist, and a coach full of delegates walking through real projects.
2027 IS NOT THE FIRST. IT IS THE BIGGEST.
2009
The Future Housing Taskforce is established.
2017
This Changes Everything — four days, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
2019
NxGen '19 — two days on the Gold Coast: a bus tour and a full conference.
2027
The Great Australian Housing Challenge — 20–22 August, back at the Convention Centre.
2017 · Brisbane
This Changes Everything
1–4 June 2017 · Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre · Four days
Staged with the Brisbane Development Association, with a pre-event day run with Q Shelter. The Great Debate asked whether every Australian can own their own home.
Who took the stage
The Hon. Chris Bowen MP
Shadow Treasurer at the time
Jamie Durie OAM
Paul Graham
Chief Economist for Energy, CSIRO
Josh Byrne
Curtin University
Jeremy McLeod
Breathe Architecture
2019 · Gold Coast
NxGen '19
23–24 May 2019 · Gold Coast · Bus tour + conference
Plus Alexander Steffan, Merrily Hunter and Ross Elliott across two panels. Day one took delegates by coach to five live projects — NDIS homes, a modular factory, a boarding house and a Smarter Smaller Home.
Who took the stage
Commissioner Brett Bassett
Queensland Building and Construction Commission
Mayor Greg Christensen
Scenic Rim Regional Council
Professor Paul Burton
Griffith University
Dymphna Boholt
I Love Real Estate
Michael Matusik
Residential market analysis
Josh Byrne
Back for his second Taskforce event
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