Updates

We’re delighted to announce that Schoolhouse Studios is bringing new affordable artist studios to Nightingale Wurru wurru biik in Brunswick.

Already a favourite in Coburg, Schoolhouse Studios is expanding to support more local creatives with small-footprint spaces designed for making and collaboration.

The Brunswick fit-out is being built with repurposed materials, pine and saveboard donated by the National Gallery of Victoria after their use in Breathe’s Home Truth exhibition. This creative reuse keeps valuable resources out of landfill while giving them a second life.

We had a sneak peek during construction and can’t wait to see the new Brunswick studios buzzing with artists soon. Watch this space.

Future residents of Nightingale Umarkoo Wayi, Nightingale Housing’s latest sustainable housing project in Coburg, gathered recentlyto connect and see the progress of their new homes.

In line with Nightingale’s mission to reduce car dependency and promote low-impact lifestyles, the team from Lug+Carrie brought along a fleet of eBikes for residents to try. The test rides highlighted how eBikes can be a fun, practical and sustainable transport option, especially in a well-connected neighbourhood like Sydney Road, Coburg.

Resident gatherings like this are a cornerstone of the Nightingale approach. They give neighbours the opportunity to meet and form connections while their apartments are still under construction. By the time move-in day arrives, a strong sense of community is already established, creating not just housing but a supportive, connected place to live.

In August, the ground floor of Nightingale Wurru wurru biik came alive with the opening of Ernesto Pees on Tings, a photographic exhibition celebrating the quirky, heartfelt, and sometimes cryptic messages Ernesto has left across Brunswick and beyond. Read on.

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The community at Nightingale Wurru wurru biik recently came together to celebrate one year of living, working and connecting in the building they call home.

The celebration opened with a beautiful performance from Kiera, Hailey, Bella and Azura of Djirri Djirri, followed by a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony from Uncle John Terrick.

Despite the looming rain, residents, small businesses and project collaborators gathered on the rooftop to share homemade food, connections, and reflect on the layers of sky country that give Wurru wurru biik its name.

Happy anniversary to the Wurru wurru biik community!

Nightingale Preston, designed by Breathe, has been recognised with the prestigious Best Overend Award for Residential Architecture – Multiple Housing at the 2025 Victorian Architecture Awards. Read on to learn why this innovative project is setting a new benchmark for medium-density housing in Victoria.

We’re proud to share that Nightingale Bowden has been recognised with an Award of Excellence in the Small Project category at the 2025 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) South Australia Awards.

Congratulations to the talented teams at Landskap and Openwork for their thoughtful and beautifully executed work, which brings so much value to the residents and community at Nightingale Bowden.

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Congratulations to the incredible teams behind Nightingale Marrickville — Fresh Hope Communities and SJB — for taking home two awards in the Affordability and Pioneering categories at the Australian Apartment Awards for Excellence.
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Nightingale Marrickville is a collaboration between Nightingale Housing and Fresh Hope Communities, and marks a first for all partners: a purpose-built affordable build-to-rent housing project. ⁠
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Comprising 54 homes and two street-level commercial spaces, this development offers a unique build-to-rent community — with rents deliberately set at 80% of local market rates to keep affordability front and centre.⁠

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Nightingale Preston has been awarded the Design Excellence Award at the 2025 UDIA National Awards evening. The event recognises and celebrates the very best in new development across Australia.

Our Year in Review report for 2024 looks back on an important year at Nightingale Housing. View a copy of the report.

Housing Choices Australia welcomed the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Clare O'Neil and Federal MP Steve Georganas to Nightingale Bowden in Adelaide.⁠