WQAC Housing Solutions Study:
To build and grow the potential of Western Queensland
WQAC Housing Solutions Study – To Build and Grow the Potential of Western Queensland was launched Wednesday 6 October 2021 at the WQAC Housing Forum. WQAC will be meeting with federal and state government, and private sector representatives to progress discussions and actions.
Representing the 22 councils of Western Queensland, WQAC commissioned the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) to develop the WQAC Housing Solutions Study – To Build and Grow the Potential of Western Queensland to understand and quantify issues with housing throughout the region, and ultimately identify solutions that best meet the region’s needs.
Similar to other infrastructure deficits in Western Queensland (such as roads, water and digital communications), the availability and diversity of quality housing stock is a key barrier to growing the economic and social potential of Western Queensland. In turn, this situation also constrains the growth potential of the State and Nation which relies on the productivity of regions such as Western Queensland to generate wealth for re-distribution.
In an effort to understand and quantify the apparent market failure in housing throughout Western Queensland, the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (a collaborative partnership between the North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (NWQROC), the Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) and the South West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (SWQROC)) have invested in and worked jointly with the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) to produce this Report.
In doing so, we acknowledge that the housing challenges facing communities in Western Queensland are multifaceted and will require the collective efforts of all levels of government and the private sector if enduring and tangible solutions are to be achieved.
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“Housing challenges facing communities in Western Queensland are multifaceted and will require the collective efforts of all levels of government and the private sector...”
This Report represents the first step on behalf of the WQAC to understanding the issues, documenting them, and identifying potential solutions - for which we invite further analysis and suggestions on the way forward.
We thank the Councils, various stakeholders and the RAI who contributed significant time, energy and expertise to the key themes captured in this Report.
The WQAC Housing Solutions Study: to build and grow the potential of Western Queensland was developed by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) in collaboration with the Western Queensland Alliance of Councils.
WQAC Housing Solutions Forum Program - 6 October 2021
Welcome and Overview of Forum Objectives
Cr Samantha O’Toole – Mayor, Balonne Shire Council & Chair, SWQROC
Outline of WQAC Housing Solutions Study Report Findings
Dr Kim Houghton, Chief Economist, and Diwa Hopkins, Senior Economist, Regional Australia Institute
Formal Launch of the Report
Cr Tony Rayner – Mayor, Longreach Regional Council & Chair, RAPAD
WORKING TOWARDS OUTCOMES - PARTNERING WITH:
Queensland State Government
State Priorities for Housing
Clare O’Connor, Director General, Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy
Securing Outcomes through Strategy, Policy and Plans
Mark Wall, General Manager - Strategy, Policy & Programs, Housing and Homelessness, Department of Communities, Housing & Digital Economy - DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Housing our Employees
Sharyn Halliwell, Director, Government Employee Housing and Paul Warhurst, Director Portfolio, Queensland Government Accommodation Office, Department of Energy & Public Works - DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Australian Government
National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) – opportunities to address housing affordability and supply
Jennifer Chew, Director, First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, and Ben Nicholson, Senior Project Manager, National Housing Infrastructure Facility, NHFIC - DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Supporting liveability and resilience through Housing
Bruce Scott OAM, Advisor to Co-ordinator General, National Recovery and Resilience Agency
Housing and Construction Industry
Industry wide perspectives and the pipeline of possibilities of aggregated demand
Mike Roberts, Regional Executive Director – Queensland, Housing Industry Association
Brant Wood, General Manager, St Hilliers Property, and John Rosel, Director, Rosel Sherwood Property Solutions - DOWNLOAD CONCEPT MAP | DOWNLOAD DISCUSSION POINTS
Private Equity and Financial Services Sector
Funding Options, Scope & Scale, What are you looking for?
Troy Rieck, Chief Investment Officer, LGIAsuper -DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Jason Williams, Executive Director, and Nick Harris, Director – Capital & Advisory Argus Property Partners - DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
Reviewing the Models & Risks
Delivery & Management Models, Value Drivers & Implementation Strategies
Clayton Daley, Director, Government Departments and Government Owned Corporations, Queensland Treasury Corporation
Legislative Obligations and Requirements
Tim Fynes-Clinton, Managing Partner, King and Company Solicitors - DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
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