Join us for a powerful and impactive 3 day  Event!
Presented by the Impact Housing National Strategic Alliance, NDISDA, and SILSDA

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SDA & Community Housing | Transitional Housing | Hospital Discharge and; 

SILSDA VIC: Maximising SIL Impact Conferences

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This powerful three-day event series in Melbourne brings together leaders, practitioners, and innovators across disability housing, community services, healthcare, and government to tackle the most pressing challenges and opportunities in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), Supported Independent Living (SIL), and broader impact housing ecosystem.

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Each day is strategically designed to spotlight practical, participant-centred solutions that integrate housing, care, compliance, and collaboration—offering an unmatched platform for learning, dialogue, and action.

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Day 1: Bridging Impact Housing Solutions – SDA, SIL, and Community Housing Integration
This foundational day focuses on bridging the divide between SDA, SIL, crisis accommodation, transitional housing, and community housing. Attendees will explore ethical tensions, commercial viability, systemic housing shortages, and collaborative models that put participants at the centre of housing solutions.

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Themes Include:

• SDA-SIL operational and ethical integration

• Crisis, respite, and transitional housing innovations

• Reimagining underutilised SDA stock for higher social impact

• Co-design with CHPs, mental health, and child protection agencies

• Investment strategies that balance financial return with community impact

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Key Takeaways:

• Real-world case studies and partnership models

• Insights on modular housing, trauma-informed design, and vacancy risk

• Actionable frameworks for participant-first housing operations

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Day 2: Hospital Discharge, Disability Housing, and SDA Transitions – A Strategic Collaboration Forum
Day 2 dives into one of the most urgent challenges facing the sector: ensuring safe, timely, and compliant hospital discharges for individuals with complex care needs through effective use of SDA, STA, and MTA.

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Themes include:

• Reducing discharge delays through housing coordination

• Optimising vacant SDA for health-to-home transitions

• Risk, compliance, and emergency planning in high-support environments

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Key Takeaways:

• Strategic frameworks to align health, disability, and housing services

• Emergency preparedness and urban infrastructure insights

• Real examples of how hospital systems and housing providers are working together

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Join us following the morning session for an impactive Collaborate and Network Lunch from 12.30pm - 2.00pm 

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Day 3: SILSDA VIC – Maximising SIL Impact
Designed for SIL and SDA providers, Day 3 confronts the most complex operational issues affecting sustainable, compliant care delivery. With the 2025 NDIS reforms looming, this session offers forward-focused strategies to ensure viability, workforce stability, and participant safety in SIL and SDA environments.

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Themes include:

• Navigating 2025 NDIS reforms and Appendix H

• Vacancy management and tenancy optimisation

• Audit readiness and mandatory provider registration

• Workforce risk, behaviour support, and restrictive practice management

• Funding diversification and impact partnerships

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Key Takeaways:

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• A blueprint for SIL provider excellence and sustainability

• Legal and financial strategies for emerging NDIA challenges

• Collaboration models to repurpose SDA for mental health and crisis housing

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Who should attend and why
This multi-day summit is a must-attend for professionals across the disability, housing, health, and community sectors, including:

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1. SDA and SIL Providers
Navigate reforms, reduce vacancies, and improve care delivery

Gain strategies for compliance, quality assurance, and tenancy matching

2. Community Housing Providers (CHPs)
Collaborate on new pathways for transitional and crisis housing

Learn how to activate partnerships with SDA and SIL operators

3. Hospital and Health System Leaders
Explore integrated discharge pathways and housing placement solutions

Improve continuity of care and emergency preparedness

4. Mental Health, Crisis, Youth & Domestic Violence Services
Build co-designed housing models for high-risk and vulnerable groups

Understand SDA and SIL potential in transitional and wraparound support

5. NDIS Support Coordinators and Plan Managers
Stay informed on housing eligibility, funding flows, and participant transitions

Learn how to align care plans with housing access for complex needs

6. Developers, Financiers, and Impact Investors
Identify new investment opportunities aligned with social outcomes

Understand how to future-proof SDA assets and funding streams

7. Compliance, Audit, and Policy Stakeholders
Prepare for mandatory registration, Appendix H, and SIL audits

Ensure alignment with emerging regulatory and risk standards

8. Government and Regulatory Agencies
Engage directly with providers to co-create sustainable housing policy

Monitor innovation and gaps in the state’s housing and discharge systems

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Why you should attend

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• Solve Real Problems: Walk away with solutions to SDA vacancies, discharge delays, and SIL risk

• Collaborate Across Sectors: Connect with key decision-makers in housing, health, and disability

• Prepare for the Future: Understand the policy, compliance, and design trends shaping 2025 and beyond

• Drive Impact: Be part of the movement advancing ethical, participant-first, and financially viable housing solutions

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Some speaker space is available - contact us for more information . Call 1300 NDI SDA (1300 634 732 ) or email us via our Contact us form