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…
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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…