Wednesday, 4 March 2026


Adjournment

Housing


John BERGER

Housing

 John BERGER (Southern Metropolitan) (18:56): (2373) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Housing and Building. The Allan Labor government is currently undertaking the nation’s most ambitious urban renewal project. This project will see our old social housing towers, three of which sit in my community of Southern Metro, being redeveloped so that the sites can host more social housing built to modern standards. These projects will deliver more high-quality social housing at these locations and will give existing residents a right to return to the location once construction is completed. Over the next two years Homes Victoria will work with residents to hear about their individual needs and support them in relocating and finding an alternative place to live during the period of construction. As anyone can imagine, temporarily relocating during a period of construction may be difficult for many of the tenants. The action I seek is for the minister to provide me and my office with information on what sorts of assistance residents in these towers can seek for the relocation and transition and where they can go to receive help.