Collingwood housing build could cost tower residents their car park
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Plans to squeeze a social housing block on a dense estate in Melbourne’s inner-north has prompted fears that existing tower residents could lose their car park as part of the government’s $5.3 billion big housing build.
Deputy Premier James Merlino and Housing Minister Richard Wynne, who is also the local MP, on Sunday announced a medium-rise building with 150 flats would be added to the Wellington Street estate.
Public housing resident Brian Joss is worried he’ll lose his parking space at the Wellington Street estate.
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The media conference on the grounds of the Collingwood Public Housing Estate provided the Victorian government’s Housing Minister Richard Wynne an opportunity to announce the landmark $5.3 billion Big Housing Build.
“Over 2000 jobs will be created and that is not only in direct relation to the building but in the supply chain as well and in years to come, more than 12,000 houses and apartments will be built.
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Homelessness services say frontline staff will be axed, more people will sleep rough and more women fleeing family violence will be forced to live out of their cars if they lose more than $20 million a year in federal funding from July.
The Victorian government has written to the stateâs homelessness organisations, warning the federal budget did not renew part of their funding beyond June 30.
Launch Housing CEO Bevan Warner is facing a loss of $2.47 million in funding next financial year.
Credit:Scott McNaughton
âA loss of Commonwealth ⦠funding would mean a funding reduction to Victoria of $100 million over four years ($23.2 million in 2021-22),â the letter from state government agency Homes Victoria says.
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Homelessness services say frontline staff will be axed, more people will sleep rough and more women fleeing family violence will be forced to live out of their cars if they lose more than $20 million a year in federal funding from July.
The Victorian government has written to the stateâs homelessness organisations, warning the federal budget did not renew part of their funding beyond June 30.
Launch Housing CEO Bevan Warner is facing a loss of $2.47 million in funding next financial year.
Credit:Scott McNaughton
âA loss of Commonwealth ⦠funding would mean a funding reduction to Victoria of $100 million over four years ($23.2 million in 2021-22),â the letter from state government agency Homes Victoria says.