Today, on Monday 9th November, we launched the 40th anniversary booklet in Rockhampton. We wrote this booklet to document and summarise 40 years of the history of Tenants Queensland.
The history is dedicated to all the individuals, workers, volunteers and others over the last four decades who have worked tirelessly to help renters across Queensland since 1986.
It was on 18 August 1986, that a group of passionate advocates came together to discuss a problem that many renters were facing back in the 80s. Unfortunately at the time, tenant bonds were held by lessors and agents, not by the RTA as it is today. At that time in 1986, there was actually no fair and accessible process for resolving disputes when tenants tried to get their money back.
Although this meeting in 1986, started by discussing a possible fair process to claim back a bond, it became so much more than that. The vision grew for what then became the Tenants Union of Queensland (and now Tenants Queensland). The vision was to focus on improving conditions for tenants, protect renters’ rights and ensuring those rights were accessible to everyone.
This all began as a grassroots movement driven by passionate people and now 40 years on we are a statewide organisation with 70 team members across nine offices. While we do acknowledge that much has changed over the past four decades, our purpose remains the same. We are here to ensure that renters are heard, supported and treated fairly.
As we celebrate this remarkable milestone, we also take a moment to look ahead at the opportunities and the impact that we can make together.
Click below to download the booklet.
