Constituency questions
Benambra electorate
Bill TILLEY (Benambra) (14:38): (11) My constituency question is to the Minister for Housing. When will the local maintenance repair crews earmarked for Wodonga start work? The government’s 9 January press release talked up the importance and necessity of these teams but provided no start date. The people of Wodonga have watched the deterioration of public housing while the cost of private rentals soars out of reach. In June last year 17 of the 19 vacant three-bedroom properties in the district were in limbo because they needed major work; five of the six vacant two-bedders and all five of the one-bedroom properties were in the same boat. At a time when rental properties are as rare as hen’s teeth, we need every property tenanted.