Thursday, 2 May 2024

Northern Metropolitan Region

Adem SOMYUREK (Northern Metropolitan) (12:44): (828) My constituency question is directed to the Minister for Housing and concerns the poor state of social housing dwellings in the Hume City Council part of my electorate, in particular in places like Broadmeadows, Coolaroo, Meadow Heights et cetera. I have received numerous complaints about the poor state of social housing in the Hume area from residents concerned about the amenity and safety of these old dilapidated social housing dwellings. I note that Hume City Council has been advocating for the government to fix this issue. With approximately 1500 social housing dwellings, Hume City Council has one of the highest numbers of social housing dwellings in the state, reflecting the challenging socio-economic circumstances its residents face in some suburbs in the municipality, in particular the suburbs I just mentioned. I ask the minister to provide an update if she is doing something about it or, if she is not, to address these very important issues.