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5.  COMMUNITY WELLBEING - HOUSING

  • A dedicated grant or expansion of the ‘First Home Owner’ grant for the purchase of existing housing stock to improve affordability, stimulate investment and attract and retain families and professionals in our rural and remote communities.

  • A dedicated program to support local governments in rural and remote areas to construct new homes to provide housing stock for on-sale or rental in order to address the chronic housing shortage in Western Queensland communities.

  • Continued support for The National Partnership on Remote Housing as a means to help ‘close the gap’ and improve the health, employment and education opportunities for our Indigenous communities.