Tag: housing
Council looks at house rules
Brimbank council is looking to define housing character and design objectives for residential areas.
The council is conducting a neighbourhood character study, assessing the existing...
Townhouse bid for Keilor Park
Planning is under way for a proposed residential development of 72 townhouses in Keilor Park.
The site, at 45 Eliza Street, was occupied by the...
Affordable housing drops
Outer suburban areas such as Brimbank are no longer a haven for low income earners and families struggling to find somewhere affordable to live.
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Affordable housing drops
Outer suburban areas such as Brimbank are no longer a haven for low income earners and families struggling to find somewhere affordable to live.
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St Albans home to housing first
Construction has begun on a pioneer disability housing development in St Albans.
The Browne Avenue project is one of the first developments being built to...
Fight to end housing crisis
Christine knows better than most the housing affordability struggle.
The Sunshine woman has experienced it first hand, and is determined to make a difference. She...
Real Estate boom for Brimbank
It’s the real estate secret Brimbank locals have known for years … now all Melbourne is sitting up and taking notice.
Four Brimbank locales have...
Plans for 47 apartments to replace historic Albion house
An application to demolish a heritage house at Albion will be one of the first planning...
Burnside among worst for mortgage stress
A community legal centre fears hundreds of local residents are on the brink of mortgage stress.
About 130 clients have reached out to a mortgage...
Sunshine property almost passes million-dollar mark
Sunshine’s residential property market is poised to crash through the million-dollar barrier this year after a price record was set at a recent auction.
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Albion is Melbourne’s ‘fourth most affordable suburb’
Albion is Melbourne’s fourth-most affordable suburb for renters, a national report on rental affordability has found.
The latest report reveals a decline in rental affordability...
Property markets booming in some northern suburbs
A clutch of suburbs in Melbourne’s outer north has witnessed growth of up to 17 per cent in property prices over the past year.
Australian...
High number of unregistered boarding houses
Homelessness is still a big issue in Brimbank, claims an RMIT University researcher, who has unearthed more than 100 unregistered boarding houses across the...
Brimbank a refuge for struggling renters
Brimbank has the fifth-highest number of affordable rental properties in metropolitan Melbourne for people on Centrelink payments, with three-bedroom properties in St Albans and...
Domestic violence contributor to mortgage stress
Domestic violence is the third-greatest contributor to mortgage stress after unemployment and mental health issues, a forum heard last week.
The forum was held last...
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Netball competition continues to grow
The Western Netball League is continuing to grow with the league set to have more than 70 teams next season.
Big plans are in place...
