>The state government is set to build 483 new affordable homes in Greater Brisbane’s “key growth suburbs”, including the Moreton Bay and Logan regions, where local councils have demanded increased funding ahead of next month’s election.
>The Labor government said 349 of the houses would be built in the Moreton Bay suburbs of Burpengary East and Joyner, with the remaining 134 earmarked for Logan Reserve and Jimboomba, south of Brisbane.
>Construction is expected to begin next month in already partly established estates, with the first tenants tipped to move in from mid-2025, and the final home to be complete by mid-2027.
>Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon said on Sunday the money would come from the state government’s $2 billion housing investment fund.
Thiswilldo164 on
Probably should’ve built some in the last 20yrs they’ve been in power…
tenredtoes on
Disappointingly remote
jp72423 on
That probably covers like a days’ worth of migrant arrivals lmaooo
mrrizzle on
As long as these houses can fit 100 people each, this might make a big difference 🙂
DJMemphis84 on
Where?
purpleoctopuppy on
That accounts for about six days of population growth using 2023->2024 numbers. At about 2.5 persons per household, that’s a bit more than a fortnight of growth. It’s a first step (and certainly better than what the LNP would do), but I’m not going to get excited that they’re actually addressing the problem until it says ‘per month’.
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>The state government is set to build 483 new affordable homes in Greater Brisbane’s “key growth suburbs”, including the Moreton Bay and Logan regions, where local councils have demanded increased funding ahead of next month’s election.
>The Labor government said 349 of the houses would be built in the Moreton Bay suburbs of Burpengary East and Joyner, with the remaining 134 earmarked for Logan Reserve and Jimboomba, south of Brisbane.
>Construction is expected to begin next month in already partly established estates, with the first tenants tipped to move in from mid-2025, and the final home to be complete by mid-2027.
>Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon said on Sunday the money would come from the state government’s $2 billion housing investment fund.
Probably should’ve built some in the last 20yrs they’ve been in power…
Disappointingly remote
That probably covers like a days’ worth of migrant arrivals lmaooo
As long as these houses can fit 100 people each, this might make a big difference 🙂
Where?
That accounts for about six days of population growth using 2023->2024 numbers. At about 2.5 persons per household, that’s a bit more than a fortnight of growth. It’s a first step (and certainly better than what the LNP would do), but I’m not going to get excited that they’re actually addressing the problem until it says ‘per month’.