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Big Housing Build not extended, projects delayed

Big Housing Build not extended, projects delayed

June 3rd, 2025 - Cory Memery

Last month’s state government budget did not commit new money for the Big Housing Build program, despite the crisis affordability crisis growing in Victoria.

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Public housing this federal election

April 30th, 2025 - Cory Memery

Australian Greens and Socialist candidates supported public housing becoming central to solving very low to moderate income households’ housing affordability crisis.

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Flemington public housing tenants on notice for eviction

April 2nd, 2025 - Cory Memery

The Victorian Government is pressing on with demolishing two more towers at the Flemington estate.

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Elgin and Nicholson streets towers being demolished

February 26th, 2025 - Cory Memery

These two towers were emptied out more than two years ago, with Homes Victoria stating the sewerage lines were not repairable. 

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Public housing resident stories

January 29th, 2025 - Cory Memery

The City of Melbourne has provided me with the resources to record podcasts and videos of residents living with the threat of eviction under the state government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing buildings across metropolitan Melbourne. 

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No affordable housing in regional Victoria

November 27th, 2024 - Cory Memery

Last month we saw another round of reports on how desperate things are for households searching for affordable, secure homes in regional Victoria.

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No to the demolition of public housing

October 30th, 2024 - Cory Memery

The fantastic team at not-for-profit architectural and urban design research organisation Office has completed a third study demonstrating that public housing should not be demolished but renovated and expanded to ensure a supply of affordable housing in Victoria at lower cost to governments.

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Victorian Supreme Court Judge was startled!

October 2nd, 2024 - Cory Memery

This was the headline in a recent The Age article on the human rights class action being taken by public housing residents living in Melbourne’s towers.

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Victorian Government continues the sell off of public land to private developers

August 28th, 2024 - Cory Memery

Public land where public housing could be built is still being sold off to private developers.

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Defining affordable housing in Victoria

July 31st, 2024 - Cory Memery

Justification of the demolition of public housing in Victoria has mentioned creating new, “affordable” housing in redevelopments.

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