Ringwood electorate
Will FOWLES (Ringwood) (14:56): (916) My constituency question is to the Minister for Housing in the other place. In my electorate of Ringwood a site in McDowall Street in Mitcham has remained vacant for several years. This is despite the 2021 announcement as part of the Big Housing Build that 62 new dwellings would be built on the site. Construction has not yet commenced due to negotiations over design changes as well as funding shortfalls arising from these delays. Given the critical need for affordable housing in our community and the fact that other projects in the Big Housing Build in the private sector are facing similar delays, I ask the minister: what steps are being taken to address these delays, ensuring that projects like the one at McDowall Street are delivered to meet the urgent housing demand? Additionally, the Premier undertook to seek advice from you on this project in August this year. What was the outcome of the Premier’s request?