Tara Murray
More than 100 houses will be built in Brimbank for those who need it most, as part of the state government’s Big Housing Build.
The state government recently announced the first round of the build, which includes 2352 social housing properties across 89 projects.
Each project will be completed in partnership with a housing provider.
In Brimbank, there are three different projects, which will result in 108 properties being built.
In St Albans there will be 53 one, two or three bedroom properties built in partnership with Women’s Housing Limited.
A partnership with BaptCare Affordable Housing will result in 47 properties being built in Keilor Downs.
Eight properties will be built in Sydenham in partnership with Affordable Rentals Victoria.
Women’s Housing Limited chief executive Judy Line said the project would provide much-needed housing.
She said the housing would help women and their families escaping family violence, as well as older women and Aboriginal women.
Work on the projects are expected to start later this year
The Big Housing Build is set to deliver more than 12,000 new homes to boost Victoria’s social housing supply by 10 per cent.
Housing Minister Richard Wynne said the houses would give more people the certainty of a roof over their head.
“More than $1 billion in projects will start this year – delivering new housing and hope to thousands of Victorians,” he said.
“This is so much more than a construction project – it’s a safe place to call home, training and apprenticeship opportunities and thousands of local jobs.”
The announcement is the second social and affordable housing boost in Brimbank in recent months.
The state government is currently building 51 new social and affordable homes, with 14 of those homes already finished in Albion and Sunshine.
Four are currently under construction in St Albans.
