Tina Ugle
Managing Director
Noognar Mia Mia
Tina Ugle is a proud Noongar Yorga (Woman) of Ballardong heritage with Wadjuk connections in Perth, WA. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Aboriginal Community Management & Development and brings over 30 years of expertise in the Indigenous housing sector.
As Managing Director of Noongar Mia Mia—the only Tier 3 Aboriginal community housing provider in the Perth metropolitan area—Tina drives culturally led initiatives such as the Moorditj Mia Housing First program and the Booloo Bidee Tenancy Support Program.
Tina serves on several peak bodies, including:
• Director, NATSIHA
• Director, Shelter WA
• Director, Homelessness Australia
She also contributes to the Department of Communities’ Housing First Homelessness Advisory Group and is a committee member of the WA Alliance to End Homelessness. Tina is dedicated to ensuring Aboriginal voices are not only heard but prioritized, championing sustainable, culturally appropriate housing solutions for all Aboriginal people.
SESSIONS
Day 1
2:25
Centering self-determined solutions
Session Moderator: Tina Ugle, Managing Director, Noongar Mia Mia
Exploring a blueprint for an Aboriginal specific homelessness system
Tim Cronin, Manager, Aboriginal Homelessness Reform, Aboriginal Housing Victoria
Indigenous Homelessness in the greater Darwin region
Scott McKeen, Chief Executive Officer, CAAPS Aboriginal Corporation
Day 2
9:40
Panel: New Directions for Community Controlled Homelessness Responses
Looking to an Aboriginal led homelessness system
Understanding place-based self-determined solutions to end First Nations homelessness
Moderator: Zachariah Matysek, Chief Executive Officer, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA)
Darren Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Housing Victoria
Tina Ugle, Managing Director, Noognar Mia Mia
Day 2
1:00
Ending homelessness for older people
Session Moderator: Ivan Simon PSM, Inaugural Chairperson, NATSIHA
Supporting women over 50 years to access affordable and appropriate housing - how HOWSS is making a difference
Tegan Haslam, Program Coordinator, Footprints Community Limited
Not Gone and Should Never be Forgotten - Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People's Housing Needs and Issues
Ivan Simon PSM, Inaugural Chairperson, NATSIHA
Elders Housing Project
Tina Ugle, Managing Director, Noongar Mia Mia