Southern Metropolitan Region
Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:47): (595) My question is to the Minister for Housing. Can the minister provide an update on the time lines for construction of the new social housing at Bluff Road in Hampton in my electorate of Southern Metropolitan Region. Those who have been past recently will know the site on Bluff Road. The 146 old walk-ups are gone. They have been carefully demolished, leaving a lot of mature trees in place. That site at Bluff Road, we understand from the recent contracts, is going to deliver 285 new homes, including a mix of social, affordable, market rent and special disability accommodation, increasing social housing by 16 per cent on the site and giving the previous residents the first right of return once it is done. The Labor government is delivering more social and affordable homes across every corner of the state, and I am so proud that even more are being built in the Southern Metropolitan Region.