social housing

  • Rising rent ramps up pressure on housing affordability

    Colac’s rental vacancy rate is at a nine-year low and rentals are becoming unaffordable for low-income workers, new data shows, as the city remains in the grips of a housing crisis.

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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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  • Social housing applicant drop

    The number of people applying for social housing in the Barwon region fell slightly between December and March.

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