'I cried a river': Grandmother and grandson get new home, just in time for Christmas

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'I cried a river': Grandmother and grandson get new home, just in time for Christmas
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After eight years on the social housing waitlist, Aunty Donna and her young grandson are thrilled to be spending Christmas in their new home in Coffs Harbour.

A three-bedroom, one bathroom home might seem like an average home for some, but for Aunty Donna "it feels like a castle".

But last month, on an afternoon when Aunty Donna remembers feeling emotionally drained, she got a call from her social housing provider.Aunty Donna recently moved into her new home after eight years on the social housing waitlist. Aunty Donna said years of persistent phone calls, emails and texts to public housing authorities had finally paid off, as she would now be able to provide a better home life for herself and Markell.

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