Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Ivanhoe electorate housing

Anthony CARBINES (Ivanhoe – Minister for Police, Minister for Community Safety, Minister for Victims, Minister for Racing) (09:47): I was with the Acting Premier in the other place, Ms Symes, and of course the Minister for Housing in the other place, Ms Shing, just recently, in Beetham Parade, Rosanna, where we announced 45 new homes under construction as part of the first round of the Housing Australia Future Fund. What a great place for 45 new homes for people who need them in my electorate of Ivanhoe.

In Rosanna, right next to Rosanna Station, we have removed the boom gates and there is a new station there. With $1.5 million from our government, the new Rosanna Library is being built in conjunction with Banyule City Council and alongside is the new Woolworths in Rosanna. Rosanna Village is a great spot. We have lived there for a very long time, and it is a great place to welcome new affordable homes for people in our community under this program.

I want to thank my local federal member, Kate Thwaites, the member for Jagajaga. It is great teamwork with the Commonwealth to be able to deliver these homes under the Housing Australia Future Fund. Not only that, but there will be five new low-rise projects, including in Plunkett Street in Bellfield in my electorate. We are looking forward to that project kicking off as well. These are all about providing new homes to people in my electorate. The Bell-Bardia Estate is also coming up out of the ground as part of the Housing Australia Future Fund and contributions from our government. We have delivered the new housing estate in Tarakan Street, which has provided so many new homes for people in my community, and we will keep doing that work for those who need it.