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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 182 asked in the Legislative Council on 17 March 2022 by Hon Wilson Tucker

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

GOVERNMENT REGIONAL OFFICERS' HOUSING — REGIONS

182. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House representing the Minister for Housing:

I refer to my question without notice 667 of 8 September 2021 and question on notice 447 of 15 February 2022. In the answers provided to me, the minister indicated the assessment of all vacant properties, including Government Regional Officers' Housing properties, is underway. Can the minister please provide an update on the progress of this assessment, including —

(1) How many long-term vacant GROH properties have been brought back online?

(2) How many GROH properties have been made available for clients on the public housing waitlist?

(3) What other policies and actions have been implemented as a result of this assessment?

Hon SUE ELLERY replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question.

(1)–(3) Following the Minister for Housing's request to review all long-term vacant unallocated Government Regional Officers' Housing properties, to date 20 properties have been approved to be transferred to public housing to assist clients on the waiting list, with a further 14 properties being provided to assist non-government organisations and local government staff in regional areas. A further 13 properties will undergo refurbishment to return them to service for GROH. Vacant GROH properties within each regional location will continue to be reviewed on an ongoing basis. A GROH asset matrix has been developed to assist in local decision-making which prioritises either return to serve for GROH or transfer to public housing where possible.