Business leaders tackle housing crisis
Business NSW Central Coast recently hosted a highly anticipated NSW Premier’s Lunch, where the region’s housing affordability crisis took centre stage. With special guests Premier Chris Minns and Minister for…
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Gentrified coast pushing out low income residents
The Central Coast is being “gentrified” with people on very low and low incomes being pushed out because they simply cannot afford to live in the area, says Central Coast…
Councils not to blame for housing crisis
NSW councils are sick of being scapegoated for the state’s housing crisis and have called for an urgent sit-down meeting with Premier Chris Minns, key Ministers and planning bureaucrats. Local…
State Budget falls short for Coast housing crisis
Local community housing provider Home in Place says the NSW Budget is a mixed bag and a missed opportunity in relation to housing. Business and public affairs manager Martin Kennedy…
Where were our state MPs?
An informative night was held at Council Chambers on April 27 to discuss what can be done with regard to the housing crisis. It was attended by about 50 people…
Not many strategies in Housing Strategy
Central Coast Council is to be congratulated on the presentation of the draft Strategic Housing Strategy for comment. This is the finest compilation of Central Coast data that I have…
Labor plan to abolish stamp duty for many
Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris, says thousands of first home buyers in the region could benefit from a new Labor plan to expand…
Share House scheme for older women
A new group has come up with a creative solution to the region’s housing problem for older women. The Share Housing for Older Women (SHOW) project, to be trialled on…
More affordable housing could be on the way
Housing supply and affordability on the Central Coast, and throughout the state, could be set to improve with the NSW Government announcing it will accept all 15 recommendations put forward…
Wyong rally puts spotlight on housing crisis
Uniting NSW ACT is hosting a rally at Wyong on Wednesday, May 11, to address homelessness and the housing crisis. The community is invited to participate in the rally to…
Housing affordability looms as a major election issue
With almost 3,000 people on the waiting list for public housing on the Central Coast, local community housing provider Compass Housing is calling on more Federal Government support for the…
Roundtable hears how property boom is fuelling crisis
A lack of planning and housing stock, amidst a booming property market were two key reasons for the housing crisis highlighted by local community housing providers at a Roundtable on…
CWA fund raising highlights housing crisis
The Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) Umina Beach branch has helped raise over $2,000 to support action on social and affordable housing. The funds were raised in response to Branch President,…
Compass Housing Services warns housing crisis is too big for State Governments
With an ongoing shortage of social housing on the Central Coast, Compass Housing Services says Australia faces a social housing time bomb, with a looming shortfall of almost 200,000 homes…
Governments characteristically deal with social housing stock very badly
Forum – Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, is correct that the Government’s approach to housing supply, both in the current budget and long-term, is pathetically inadequate (“Budget failed to…
Growing social and affordable housing crisis
Shadow Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Jason Clare, was on the Central Coast on March 29 to hear first hand from locals about the growing crisis of housing affordability…
Housing system is completely broken – Mehan
The Labor MPs of the Central Coast are calling on the State Government to provide immediate relief for renters under stress as they deal with an unprecedented number of enquiries…
Housing availability on Coast is “slim pickings”
Housing supply and demand is out of balance on the Central Coast, which is pushing house prices up, says Chair of the Central Coast Chapter of Urban Development Institute of…
‘There just isn’t enough social housing’ – Mehan
Member for The Entrance David Mehan is once more putting the spotlight on the social housing crisis on the Central Coast, saying his latest advice was that there were 58…