Text to speech

02 9412 5111

02 4777 8000

Text to speech
Afrikaans Afrikaans Shqip Shqip አማርኛ አማርኛ العربية العربية Հայերեն Հայերեն Azərbaycan dili Azərbaycan dili Euskara Euskara Беларуская мова Беларуская мова বাংলা বাংলা Bosanski Bosanski Български Български Català Català Cebuano Cebuano Chichewa Chichewa 简体中文 简体中文 繁體中文 繁體中文 Corsu Corsu Hrvatski Hrvatski Čeština‎ Čeština‎ Dansk Dansk Nederlands Nederlands English English Esperanto Esperanto Eesti Eesti Filipino Filipino Suomi Suomi Français Français Frysk Frysk Galego Galego ქართული ქართული Deutsch Deutsch Ελληνικά Ελληνικά ગુજરાતી ગુજરાતી Kreyol ayisyen Kreyol ayisyen Harshen Hausa Harshen Hausa Ōlelo Hawaiʻi Ōlelo Hawaiʻi עִבְרִית עִבְרִית हिन्दी हिन्दी Hmong Hmong Magyar Magyar Íslenska Íslenska Igbo Igbo Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia Gaeilge Gaeilge Italiano Italiano 日本語 日本語 Basa Jawa Basa Jawa ಕನ್ನಡ ಕನ್ನಡ Қазақ тілі Қазақ тілі ភាសាខ្មែរ ភាសាខ្មែរ 한국어 한국어 كوردی‎ كوردی‎ Кыргызча Кыргызча ພາສາລາວ ພາສາລາວ Latin Latin Latviešu valoda Latviešu valoda Lietuvių kalba Lietuvių kalba Lëtzebuergesch Lëtzebuergesch Македонски јазик Македонски јазик Malagasy Malagasy Bahasa Melayu Bahasa Melayu മലയാളം മലയാളം Maltese Maltese Te Reo Māori Te Reo Māori मराठी मराठी Монгол Монгол ဗမာစာ ဗမာစာ नेपाली नेपाली Norsk bokmål Norsk bokmål پښتو پښتو فارسی فارسی Polski Polski Português Português ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Română Română Русский Русский Samoan Samoan Gàidhlig Gàidhlig Српски језик Српски језик Sesotho Sesotho Shona Shona سنڌي سنڌي සිංහල සිංහල Slovenčina Slovenčina Slovenščina Slovenščina Afsoomaali Afsoomaali Español Español Basa Sunda Basa Sunda Kiswahili Kiswahili Svenska Svenska Тоҷикӣ Тоҷикӣ தமிழ் தமிழ் తెలుగు తెలుగు ไทย ไทย Türkçe Türkçe Українська Українська اردو اردو O‘zbekcha O‘zbekcha Tiếng Việt Tiếng Việt Cymraeg Cymraeg isiXhosa isiXhosa יידיש יידיש Yorùbá Yorùbá Zulu Zulu

News

Northern Beaches site leads on housing affordability model

Northern Beaches site leads on housing affordability model

The site of a disused Community Health Centre at Queenscliff is gaining a new lease on life as a small, low-scale development with one third of units providing affordable housing for local women over 55 in housing distress.

Community Housing Provider Link Wentworth in conjunction with Landcom have lodged a Development Application with Northern Beaches Council for the adaptive reuse of the site to deliver 37 dwellings comprising studios, 1 and 2-bedroom homes – of which at least 12 will be for women over 55 in housing distress.

Landcom CEO John Brogden said there are around 1,500 women aged over 55 in the Northern Beaches who are in housing stress and at risk of homelessness due to family breakdown, underemployment, and a lack of superannuation.

“These are people’s mothers, aunties, netball coaches and friends – people from the local community who have unfortunately fallen on hard times and require access to affordable and secure accommodation,” Mr Brogden said.

“I am pleased that the Development Application has been lodged and look forward to working with Link Wentworth on this important issue.”

Link Wentworth CEO Andrew McAnulty said that delivering affordable and diverse housing is complex and requires a collaborative approach across all levels of government, as well as industry and the community.

“Through the partnership with Landcom we will bring this quality project to life and in doing so make a contribution to addressing housing need in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area,” Mr McAnulty said.

“The partnership is strongly embedded in the shared belief that everyone deserves a place to call home.”

State MP for Manly James Griffin said using the old community Health Centre site to help local women over 55 who are at risk of homelessness is a project that we can all be proud of.

“The partnership between community Housing provider, Link Wentworth and Landcom will deliver a practical and important reuse of a community asset,” Mr Griffin said.

Subject to approvals it is expected work on the adaptive reuse of the building will be completed by late 2023.

For more information visit the Queenscliff project virtual engagement room.

Read this story in the media

Feedback Form