affordable housing

  • Call for more zoning powers

    The number of affordable rental properties in Colac Otway Shire has dropped by half in five years, a homelessness service says. Meanwhile, applicants on income support say they don’t even get a look-in, and the council wants greater powers to require social housing in new developments.

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  • Local focus for housing plan

    A housing body has revealed plans for a block of 50 new social and affordable homes in Colac.

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  • Shire’s home crunch: Region reporting few affordables

    A Colac charity worker says people are moving away from Colac Otway Shire to seek more affordable housing.

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