21/08/2026
Do you think it would help those suffering because of the housing crisis IF councils accross Australia suspended local laws, and got out of the way, so people could live in tiny houses on wheels on private property in peace?
Then they collectively 'pulled up their sleeves' and set about advocating to state goverments that this is wanted and needed. It cannot actually take five years to effect these neccesary changes unless governments and councils DONT want to do it. They just want to look like they will, eventually.
In the article below 👇 it mentions a Toowoomba councillor promises council will 'pull every lever' they have available to them to change local laws around people living permanently in tiny homes on wheels.
Some years ago during our advocacy to our council, we heard the same declaration from senior executives in Sunshine Coast Council. Its even stated in writing somewhere in the hundreds of emails received from council over those years. It did not amount to any positive change. Quite the opposite.
While being cautiously pleased to see this review being undertaken by another Qld council, its difficult to feel the outcome will be any different.
Why?
Because over the years we have not wittnessed any genuine political will from council or state goverment to change these rules.
BUT the hope is there because this was a unanimous decision by ALL councillers.
Nothing will change unless and until the people in power feel the communities they serve will not tolerate this lack of positive decisive action any longer. To feel that, they need to hear that LOUDLY from those communities.
If you don't know what some, probably most councils can really be like 'behind the scenes' head over to our website .au and learn what a landowner can be put through trying to advocate for people living in tiny homes on wheels on her private property. The money wasted by council throughout this time is appalling. Imagine if instead of stalling, enforcing, harrassing and 'moving people on' those funds were used to effect the change needed in this ever deepening housing/ cost of living crisis.
Join the campaign.Whatever council region you live, start by emailing your local division councillor, mayor, CEO, state member and tell them we want change. Tell them if they needs years to sort out the mess they (and previous governments) have made have made with housing, then outdated local laws around living in a tiny home should be SUSPENDED until they get it done. People should not have to suffer because of outdated laws, and over complicated red tape.
Heres hoping that Toowoomba Council can lead the way. People choosing or having to live in alternative housing deserve housing security.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/twist-after-aussie-tiny-home-couple-ordered-to-leave-property-as-councils-60-day-rule-questioned-043341848.html
A couple forced to move their tiny home are feeling more hopeful after council voted to review its regulations.
