Thursday, 5 October 2023

Northern Metropolitan Region

Evan MULHOLLAND (Northern Metropolitan) (12:47): (446) I thought I would give my constituency question to the Minister for Planning, since the Minister for Housing stated it is not in her portfolio. Six years ago the former Premier announced that surplus government sites in Parkville, Broadmeadows, Reservoir, Noble Park, Boronia and Wodonga would be part of its inclusionary housing pilot project and sold to developers if they incorporated social homes. Not a single home has been built on any of these sites, despite the government claiming that bypassing local councils and communities would speed up the process. I would like to know when the minister expects homes to be delivered at these sites, given that the government needs to build 220 homes every single day, including weekends, for 10 years to meet its promise in the housing statement. Why should Victorians expect the government to deliver on this promise when it has not even met its promises from six years ago?