Wednesday, 15 October 2025

 Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:39): (1867) My question is to the Minister for Housing and Building. The question is: how is the new social housing development at Essex Street, Prahran, helping women and children facing homelessness? We know that women are the fastest growing group of people at risk of homelessness, and the Allan Labor government is doing something about it. We are building 155 new, modern, energy-efficient homes in Essex Street, Prahran. Eighty-six of those homes will be dedicated to women and children experiencing financial instability or homelessness or escaping family violence. The property is going to be managed by Women’s Property Initiatives. I think the incredible thing about this development is that it has been designed with the needs of women and children, particularly those experiencing family violence, in mind. That is the sort of design you can only do through a rebuild and not a retrofit. The Allan Labor government is getting on with building more social homes in Victoria.