❓ The Minister outlines initiatives to increase long-term affordable rental accommodation, including public-private partnerships in Northbridge and future projects in Karratha.
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AFFORDABLE RENTAL ACCOMMODATION
Would the minister advise of the government’s latest initiative to boost the availability of long-term affordable rental accommodation? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
Would the minister advise of the government’s latest initiative to boost the availability of long-term affordable rental accommodation? Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN
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I thank the member for this question and his support for affordable rental accommodation in his electorate. As members know, the inner-city area is job rich, public transport rich and education rich. It is very important that the government ensures that a broad spectrum of people are able to live in the inner-city area. Since we came to government, we have, through the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, put in place an affordable housing policy that has brought public housing into the area that has some private owner-occupied affordable housing accommodation. The other strand of our policy was to provide long-term affordable rental accommodation through the private sector. On Saturday we were able to announce that developers have entered into contracts with the government to develop four sites in Northbridge and, in doing so, will bring at least 85 long-term rental units into that key inner-city area. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for this question and his support for affordable rental accommodation in his electorate. As members know, the inner-city area is job rich, public transport rich and education rich. It is very important that the government ensures that a broad spectrum of people are able to live in the inner-city area. Since we came to government, we have, through the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, put in place an affordable housing policy that has brought public housing into the area that has some private owner-occupied affordable housing accommodation. The other strand of our policy was to provide long-term affordable rental accommodation through the private sector. On Saturday we were able to announce that developers have entered into contracts with the government to develop four sites in Northbridge and, in doing so, will bring at least 85 long-term rental units into that key inner-city area. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
I thank the member for this question and his support for affordable rental accommodation in his electorate. As members know, the inner-city area is job rich, public transport rich and education rich. It is very important that the government ensures that a broad spectrum of people are able to live in the inner-city area. Since we came to government, we have, through the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, put in place an affordable housing policy that has brought public housing into the area that has some private owner-occupied affordable housing accommodation. The other strand of our policy was to provide long-term affordable rental accommodation through the private sector. On Saturday we were able to announce that developers have entered into contracts with the government to develop four sites in Northbridge and, in doing so, will bring at least 85 long-term rental units into that key inner-city area. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN replied: I thank the member for this question and his support for affordable rental accommodation in his electorate. As members know, the inner-city area is job rich, public transport rich and education rich. It is very important that the government ensures that a broad spectrum of people are able to live in the inner-city area. Since we came to government, we have, through the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, put in place an affordable housing policy that has brought public housing into the area that has some private owner-occupied affordable housing accommodation. The other strand of our policy was to provide long-term affordable rental accommodation through the private sector. On Saturday we were able to announce that developers have entered into contracts with the government to develop four sites in Northbridge and, in doing so, will bring at least 85 long-term rental units into that key inner-city area. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
I thank the member for this question and his support for affordable rental accommodation in his electorate. As members know, the inner-city area is job rich, public transport rich and education rich. It is very important that the government ensures that a broad spectrum of people are able to live in the inner-city area. Since we came to government, we have, through the East Perth Redevelopment Authority, put in place an affordable housing policy that has brought public housing into the area that has some private owner-occupied affordable housing accommodation. The other strand of our policy was to provide long-term affordable rental accommodation through the private sector. On Saturday we were able to announce that developers have entered into contracts with the government to develop four sites in Northbridge and, in doing so, will bring at least 85 long-term rental units into that key inner-city area. The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
The SPEAKER : I call the member for Roe and the Leader of the Opposition to order. Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Ms A.J.G. MacTIERNAN : It is the first initiative of this type not only in Western Australia, but also in Australia generally. Having been able to demonstrate that we can find private providers that are prepared to undertake these developments, we are prepared to take it further. The developers of these sites have agreed to have affordability woven into the very fabric of these buildings. The developments will comprise small apartments—one, two and the occasional three-bedroom apartments—starting from around 40 square metres, and, by nature of their size and fit-out, these will be at the affordable end of the market. We will develop around three to six-storey developments on these four sites. I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
I am pleased to be able to say that the government has strong third party endorsement for this proposal. For example, the president of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia has praised the model, saying that it provides a win-win outcome for the city and those tenants who will benefit. We have to understand that many people, for a variety of reasons at certain stages of their life, will not look for home ownership and will want to rent. We have an obligation to provide those opportunities. I am very pleased that we have been able to successfully set up this innovation. Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
Mr Speaker, I can advise members that the next cab off the rank will be in your electorate, when, later this month, we will put a similar site on the market in Karratha. It is another innovation for the Labor government.
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