Housing

  • Colac Otway declares housing crisis

    Colac Otway Shire Council has declared a worker housing crisis and will deliver a report on possible solutions for the coming summer.  

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  • Affordable rental plan for council-owned estate

    Developers interested in council-owned land in Colac’s Bruce Street would have to guarantee 15 per cent of the site for affordable rentals under a council proposal.

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  • PUT IN A GRANNY FLAT: Council encourages landowners to build in back yards

    More granny flats and bungalows could help with Colac’s housing crunch, and Colac Otway Shire Council will write to owners of vacant properties in a bid to speed up supply.

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  • Push to declare housing crisis

    Lorne councillor Gary Allen will push Surf Coast Shire Council to declare a key-worker accommodation crisis as local businesses battle to fill staff vacancies.

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  • Housing crisis and COVID exacerbate nurse shortage

    A lack of international nurses and a housing shortage are only accentuating a demand for nurses, that has long been a challenge in regional areas, two health services say.

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  • Banquet benefits housing

    Food, fun and fashion will delight revellers at a Colac crisis housing fundraiser next month.

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  • Event supports crisis housing

    A Colac “mini market” this month will be a fantastic socialising opportunity while raising money for crisis housing in Colac.

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  • Housing forum a success

    Apollo Bay leaders have hailed a community housing forum as a “standout success” as the town searches for solutions to a persistent accommodation shortage.

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