Housing
Nathan LAMBERT (Preston) (10:07): I would like to raise again the issue of the former housing commission flats on Eric Street in Preston and the ongoing local concerns about the condition of the site and the safety of squatters, young people and others who are accessing it. There are some short-term steps underway, but I think in the longer term we do need to amend the heritage overlay that currently applies to that site in order to be able to build new housing, get people off the priority waiting list and make best use of that public asset. We will continue to work with Darebin council and the Minister for Planning to ensure that key first step of at least winding back some of the built-form components of that heritage overlay happens as soon as possible.