Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Eastern Victoria Region

Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (15:34): (455) My question is for the Minister for Housing, and congratulations on your new portfolio, Minister. Housing has been the most important issue in Victoria this year, and my constituents are raising affordable housing with me everywhere I go, including recently when I addressed Rosebud-Rye Rotary as well as through my engagement with local support services Southern Peninsula Community Support and Mornington Community Support Centre, who do outstanding work supporting people, along with local governments. In tourist regions, like many coastal parts of Eastern Victoria, there are concerns about the ability to support both the most vulnerable community members and essential workers. Everyone deserves a roof over their head that is secure and affordable, and having a secure, affordable home is the foundation of a dignified life. Minister, what is the government doing regarding social and affordable housing in the local government areas of the Mornington Peninsula shire, Wellington shire and South and East Gippsland shires?