The Victorian Government is backing more homes and more opportunities across our state - including in regional Victoria.
This includes making sure more Victorians have the dignity of a roof over their head.
Social and affordable housing
Through its $1 billion Regional Housing Fund, the government will deliver 1,300 social and affordable homes right across Victoria. The government has announced the locations for the first 1,000 homes:
- 68 homes in Mallee
- 98 homes in Wimmera South-West
- 162 homes in Loddon
- 34 homes in Central Highlands
- 238 homes in Barwon
- 140 homes in Goulburn
- 110 homes in Ovens Murray
- 65 homes in Outer Gippsland
- 110 homes in Inner Gippsland.
Work is well underway, with at least 180 new and upgraded homes already completed. More projects and locations will be announced as future programs are finalised.
More than 3,400 homes are already completed or underway in regional Victoria, as part of capital projects, including the Big Housing Build and the Regional Housing Fund.
Support for councils to build new homes
The government has also announced it will contribute $500,000 towards a Regional Planner Cadetship Program. The program has been developed to support new planners to enter the rural and regional local government workforce, directly addressing a state shortage of planners that is slowing planning processes – and slowing down new homes.
The government is also delivering a Regional Planning Hubs program which places planning experts in regional and rural councils to support the planning and development of their local community.
These initiatives – in addition to the introduction of a statewide property developer contribution, including in regional Victoria – are all about making processes faster, making communities better, and building homes sooner.
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