Thursday, 18 June 2026


Adjournment

Ashwood electorate housing


Matt FREGON

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Ashwood electorate housing

 Matt FREGON (Ashwood) (17:10): (1720) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing and Building, and the action I seek is for the minister to join me for a visit to Power Avenue in Ashwood in my district to view the significant opportunities that I believe exist to renew and expand social and affordable housing within our community. The Ashwood district has a strong history of supporting social housing, with recent investments including the redevelopment of Markham Estate, the High Street Road development in Syndal and the planned renewal, which is already at the demolition stage of the previous, for the Alamein Avenue and Electra Avenue sites. These projects demonstrate the positive outcomes that can be achieved through targeted investments in modern, well-designed housing. At Power Avenue there is a unique opportunity to build on this success, I believe, by renewing ageing housing stock while also supporting the long-term future of our fantastic Power Neighbourhood House; an invaluable community asset that provides social connection, support services and programs for local residents. It is worth mentioning to thank Cara and her team down at the neighbourhood house, because we did turn up en masse with the Premier, the Deputy Premier and the Minister for Health about a month ago. She was not exactly expecting the complete media train, but she obviously, as she always would, welcomed us with open arms and that warm, embracing spirit that we get from our wonderful neighbourhood houses. I welcome the opportunity to show the minister this site and firsthand discuss the opportunities that I believe we can continue to act on.