Benambra Intentional Community

The Getting a Life Intentional Community is a 25-residence housing and community building project that is structured around the lives of Daniel, Ben and Jackson. Three houses are set aside, one for each of Daniel, Ben and Jackson.

About The Service

The Getting a Life Intentional Community is a 25-residence housing and community building project that is structured around the lives of Daniel, Ben and Jackson. Three houses are set aside, one for each of Daniel, Ben and Jackson. The remaining 22 units have been allocated to existing Housing ACT tenants who applied through Gateway Services at Housing ACT.

Formation

The Getting a Life (GAL) Family Governed Group was formed in 2004 to provide Jackosn West, Daniel Connaughton and Ben Pattrick with more control over the direction and qualilty of their lives. 

Following 10 years of dedicated work the Benambra Intentional Communtiy was opened in May 2013.

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Latest Updates

Benambra nominated for the 2016 ACT Chief Minister’s Inclusion Awards

Benambra Intentional Community* is a community of 11 homes within a residential Housing ACT complex of 25 homes. The intentional community (IC) began as the result of a vision and a strategy of the families of three young men with a disability; Jackson, Dan and Ben.

Benambra Intentional Community Launches their Little Library

Monday 4th April saw the launch of the Little Library at Benambra by Ms Gai Brodtmann MP. Written on the library is “Take a book. Leave a book.” But of course you may take a book even if you don’t have one to leave.

Sally’s Article for the Belconnen Community Service Newsletter

Benambra Intentional Community, a Housing ACT development, has just celebrated its 2nd anniversary on 14th June 2015. We celebrated with music, food, good company and being together.

Sally Awarded an Order of Australia Medal

On Australia day 2015, Sally Richards received an Order of Australia Medal “for her work as an innovator, activist and advocate for people with a disability since 2004”. Her award was written up in the Canberra Times, published the same day, in an article by Emma Kelly.