Twelve community members have been appointed to a Community Reference Group (CRG) to inform key matters in drafting Nillumbik's Housing Strategy.
The CRG will play a pivotal role in providing a community lens to the draft Housing Strategy 2024 that will replace the 2001 Housing Strategy.
The Housing Strategy will:
- Provide the context of housing trends, issues and policies that are, and will into the future, influence housing need in Nillumbik.
- Examine Nillumbik's existing housing and future housing needs considering matters such as neighbourhood character.
- Set a vision for how Council can influence housing needs over the next 15 years.
- Provide a Housing Framework Plan that identifies change areas in accordance with State Government planning requirements for the development of housing strategies.
The CRG is a diverse group from different parts of the Shire and will meet to deliberate on matters such as changing household composition, demographic changes and the impacts of cost of living, all of which influence people's housing needs.
Mayor Cr Ben Ramcharan said "The community reference group will provide important input in developing the Housing Strategy.
"The group have been selected based on their diverse lived experience and housing needs within Nillumbik and will be asked to consider the wider community's needs as part of their deliberations.
"I look forward to the group's input moving forward and hearing their views for the future of housing needs in Nillumbik."
The Draft Housing Strategy will be made available for feedback to the broader community in early 2024.
