Minister announces Social Housing for Mallacoota

MADRA is overjoyed to share with the community the first real payoff from the campaign to have social and affordable housing built in the district.

Minister Richard Wynne wrote to MADRA last Thursday (full text below) to confirm what we had been told informally, that 10 residences will be constructed in Mallacoota.

There is also a commitment to put two short term modular units on 1 Betka Rd (land owned by the State Government), with more to follow on other sites that are yet to be confirmed. The intention is for these units to be a staging point for people to occupy while the residences are being built; this is hoped to be complete by the end of next year.

As MADRA has indicated previously, it’s not just people on government benefits who qualify for social housing, but also those who earn modest incomes. Lea Davis, the housing officer at MDHSS, has all the information about who can qualify and how you register on the list maintained by the Victorian Government for social housing. Any interested resident who has not yet spoken to Lea is urged to do so.

While this is a big win for the community, it will only address some of the demand. MADRA will keep advocating for more social housing to be built – in Mallacoota as well as surrounding areas – while continuing its representations to ensure that building approvals continue to receive priority at EGSC.

MADRA thanks all of the people and agencies who have supported the campaign.