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    Housing

    Page URL: https://www.wodonga.vic.gov.au/About-Council/Our-Organisation/Advocacy/Housing

    Housing

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    Wodonga offers a range of lifestyle and economic advantages, making it an attractive place for residents and business to locate, and will play an important role in accommodating forecast population growth in regional Victoria. 

    Consistent population growth and a strong property market is creating pressure on housing affordability and access in Wodonga. This is particularly relevant for low income residents and key workers. In addition, Wodonga’s social housing stock is ageing and does not reflect diversity in its stock to meets the needs of a changing family demographic

    There is evidence that housing stress, homelessness and risk of homelessness are increasing, and that an increased supply of affordable housing is required.

    Advocacy objectives

    Delivery of alternate housing models that will assist with housing diversity, such as co-housing, eco villages, tiny house and innovative housing outcomes and any regulatory changes that may be required.

    Release of state-owned underutilised land for affordable and social housing. Federal and Victorian governments to address the shortage of affordable housing in Victoria through regulatory reform that incentivises provision of affordable homes within new developments at all scales generating tangible and sustainable outcomes to increase supply of affordable housing.

    Appropriate use of the $30 million expenditure guarantee for social and affordable housing in Wodonga from the Victoria’s Big Housing Build.

    Redevelopment of existing state owned aged housing stock into:

    • Higher quality housing stock with environmentally sustainable design to reduce living costs, and hniversal design to ensure housing can be utilised by diverse groups over the life of the home;
    • Smaller one and two bedroom dwellings to meet local demand, at increased density; and,
    • Renewed precincts with high level amenity, opportunities for social connection, and access to health services and economic opportunities.

    Strategic alignment

    Council Plan - Healthy, Safe and Resilient Community

    Partners

    Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, developers

     

    Gaps and opportunities

     
    KEY WORKER ACCOMMODATION

    Wodonga and the North East region are facing a continuing challenge to attract and house key workers.

    The past 20 years have seen an unprecedented period of low interest rates and increasing home ownership, which has led to multi-home ownership, rising house prices and low rental availability.

    The region faces a lack of appropriate and affordable housing with a need for 280 to 440 new dwellings to house skilled key works with an expectation this will increase year on year.

    There is an identified need to incentivise, develop and manage appropriate and affordable key worker housing.

    Advocacy objective: Optimise available land - both privately and publicly owned - and develop and manage key worker housing stock.
    Partners: North East Workforce Management and Appropriate Housing project

    KEY WORKER ACCOMMODATION
    OPPORTUNITY SITES

    Wodonga Council has identified several sites that offer short, medium and long-term options for multi-dwelling developments that would work towards making available housing for key worker, vulnerable and low income families.

    • Elgin Boulevard - centrally located, owned by Development Victoria, zoned ACZ1, 1.96ha
    • High St - centrally located, owned by Development Victoria, zoned ACZ1, 5907m2
    • Stanley St - centrally located, owned by CFA, rezoning required, 3519m2
    • Jarrah St - former school site earmarked for Big Build, inclusionary zoning condition of development, 1.89ha
    • Baranduda Boulevard - council land in growth corridor offering long-term option for future development

    Advocacy objective: Advice on the outcome of government investment to date and consideration and further discussion regarding future funding programs to address housing shortages.
    Partners: Australian Government, Victorian Government (Homes Victoria), private sector

    OPPORTUNITY SITES

    Other Projects

     
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