Thursday, 14 November 2024

 Colin BROOKS (Bundoora – Minister for Development Victoria, Minister for Precincts, Minister for Creative Industries) (14:39): The Allan Labor government is getting on with the job of building more homes closer to where people want to live, including in our outer suburbs and regions. With the hardworking Minister for Consumer Affairs as local MP, I was recently really pleased to announce the developer appointed to redevelop a large part of central Dandenong, a project that will deliver around 470 new homes, 2500 square metres of community space, new commercial spaces and new retail spaces and, importantly, redevelop the fantastic Little India precinct. I recently visited the LUMA development in Sunshine North with the hardworking local MP, the Minister for Veterans. This is surplus government land where construction is underway to deliver 300 homes in a great location. The fantastic member for Pakenham is a big supporter of the Olio development in Officer, where 228 ‍homes are currently being built. The terrific member for Thomastown loves the building of homes at Aurora in Epping North, and the unstoppable member for Clarinda loves that construction will soon be completed on 47 homes at Coomoora in Springvale South.

Speaker, you know and the Premier knows how fantastic our regions are. They are a great place to live and raise a family. That is why I was pleased to announce last week the successful bidder to develop the former railway yards at Junction Place, Wodonga. This will transform surplus government land to create more than 200 homes and places to work, eat and play – more homes, more jobs and more investment in regional Victoria. We are also unlocking land at Flora Hill in Bendigo to deliver hundreds of homes, including affordable housing. It does not matter if you are a builder from Bendigo or a blocker from Brighton, right across the state this government is pulling every lever to give more Victorians a chance to own their own home.