Hon. Steve Martin asks about the number of public housing properties allocated to the Government Regional Officers' Housing (GROH) program and the number of vacant GROH properties in Busselton and Dunsborough. The Minister responds that no public housing is used for GROH and there are 5 vacant GROH properties.

AnsweredQoN 328Legislative Council
Asked
17 April 2024
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Housing

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GOVERNMENT REGIONAL
OFFICERS' HOUSING — CITY OF BUSSELTON
328. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the minister representing the
Minister for Housing:
I refer to the Government Regional
Officers' Housing program.
(1) How many
public housing properties are allocated to GROH in Busselton and Dunsborough,
the City of Busselton's jurisdiction?
(2) How many vacant GROH properties
were there in Busselton and Dunsborough as of 31 March 2024?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question. The following response has been provided by the
Minister for Housing.
(1) No public housing properties
are being utilised by the GROH program in Busselton and Dunsborough.
(2) As at 31
March 2024, there were five vacant GROH properties in Busselton and
Dunsborough, all of which were allocated to client agencies. As previously
advised, properties may be vacant for a range of legitimate operational
reasons, including agencies rotating staff on fixed-tenure arrangements and
staff leave—for example, maternity leave for regional teachers or
police.

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