Thursday, 16 November 2023

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) incorporated the following (614):

•   President, my adjournment is for the Minister for Housing, Minister Shing & relates to the innovative ground lease model.

•   I was excited to learn in this chamber two weeks ago from the Minister that around 500 pre-existing dwellings on four housing estates in Southern Metro will be replaced with 1370 new homes – thanks to a new round of Ground Lease Model projects.

•   And of these, 650 will be social housing, 180 affordable homes, 470 market rentals and 55 specialist disability homes.

•   Thank you to the Minister for the great news.

•   I’m the co-chair of the Bangs Street Community Committee that is guiding the re-development at one of first round of ground lease model sites in the Electorate of Prahran, just around the corner from my office in Southern Metro.

•   And it’s almost complete.

•   Just south of Prahran at New Street in Brighton, there’s another site being redeveloped under the Ground Lease Model.

•   This Brighton project is vital to my community – it will deliver 291 new homes, including 151 social housing homes.

•   And will increase the social housing at the site by more than 18 percent, on top of the 140 new market homes that boost Melbourne’s housing supply.

•   In Brighton, like at Bangs Street, the homes will be modern, energy efficient, and include important amenities like a new café, community pavilion, and a garden for all to enjoy.

•   As part of the model to deliver the project, the Allan Labor Government will lease the land to Building Communities to build, operate and maintain for 40 years.

•   And after that, they will return to public ownership.

•   President, the Ground Lease Model will deliver more than a thousand homes by early next year across three sites, two of which are in Southern Metro.

•   And I’m proud that the Allan Labor Government recently announced that we’re delivering a new round of these ground lease model projects.

•   Our nation leading 5.3-billion-dollar Big Housing Build is on.

•   More than 7600 homes have already been completed or are underway – more than 3 thousand households have either:

•   Moved in or are getting ready to move into brand new homes.

•   We’re on track for 12 thousand vital social & affordable homes.

•   And we’re on track to create 40 thousand construction jobs.

•   I’ve seen first-hand how this will change peoples’ lives.

•   Building the homes of the 21st century.

•   I was pleased to hear the Minister speak on this very topic today during Question Time.

•   As Minister Shing said today:

• Without the iPads, without the sneakers, we are getting it done – despite the howls from those opposite.

•   So, my adjournment to the Minister is this – can the Minister explain what will the new round of the ground lease model mean for my community of Southern Metro?