Nine affordable homes are set to be delivered in Wollert after Minister for Housing Harriet Shing turned the first sod with St Vincent de Paul Victoria, SVDPV, on the project last week.
SVDPV announced that it is moving into the building phase of a community housing project in partnership with Homes Victoria, delivering four two-bedroom and five three-bedroom townhouses as part of the State Government’s Big Housing Build.
Ground is due to be broken at Wollert under the auspices of SVDPV’s housing provider VincentCare Community Housing, VCCH, which manages a range of properties and tenancies across Victoria.
The project was delivered between SVDPV, VCCH, and the State Government, which allocated $5.3 billion to build 12,000 new homes in metropolitan and regional Victoria under the Big Housing Build.
For several Victorian families, especially single parents and their children, the project will provide a safe place to call home, and opportunity for a self-sustainable future.
Group chief executive of SVDPV Dr Jennifer Fitzgerald said the housing crisis disproportionately affected single-parent families.
“We are honoured to contribute to a collaborative effort that is quite literally building dreams. Partnering with both government and building contractors amplifies our impact, ensuring families have stable housing,” she said.
“Homelessness is a challenge with viable solutions, embedded in determination and cooperation.
“Our collaboration with government and business to offer family-oriented social housing underscores our dedication to providing roofs over heads, with a focus on improving the lives of those most affected.”
Minister for Housing Harriet Shing said she was honoured to work alongside SVDPV on the initiative.
“Every day around Victoria we are building light-filled, accessible, secure, and energy efficient homes for singles, couples, and families as part of the single biggest investment in social and affordable housing by any state or territory government,” she said.
“We are proud to work alongside St Vincent de Paul Society to provide these brand new homes to enable more people on the Victorian Housing Register to connect to schools, public transport, healthcare, and services in this growing part of the city.”