- New homelessness support package for Nambour, including $1 million to expand local outreach services .
- Eight new social homes delivered with Coast2Bay and 20 places of crisis and transitional accommodation locked in for Nambour.
- Targeted local solutions build on a growing pipeline of more than 300 social and affordable homes underway across the Sunshine Coast region.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders through the record $5.6 billion investment which will deliver 53,500 social and affordable homes by 2044.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Sunshine Coast residents by strengthening frontline homelessness services and expanding supported housing in Nambour.
After a decade of neglect under Labor, Queensland's homelessness system was left under-funded, under-resourced and overwhelmed, with frontline services ignored and the waitlist blowing out to record highs.
As Labor's Housing Crisis deepened, the former Labor government failed to fund providers or grow supply, leaving vulnerable Queenslanders without support and more people sleeping rough across the state.
The Crisafulli Government's initiatives, delivered as part of the Nambour Homelessness Response, will provide immediate support for people experiencing homelessness and more housing options for vulnerable Queenslanders including:
- $1 million for local specialist provider IFYS to boost homelessness outreach and mobile support services across Nambour
- eight new social homes delivered in partnership with community housing provider Coast2Bay
- a new crisis and transitional housing development delivering 20 places of temporary supported accommodation for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness at a newly acquired, well-located site
- advancing negotiations with the Sunshine Coast Council to secure a site for a potential future supportive housing development, providing longer-term housing with built-in supports such as tenancy sustainment, mental health services and other wraparound supports.
The new Nambour initiatives are on top of the Crisafulli Government's growing pipeline of more than 300 social and affordable homes underway across the Sunshine Coast region, to help more local families and vulnerable Queenslanders find a place to call home.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders through the record $5.6 billion investment in social and community homes across Queensland, which will deliver 53,500 social and community homes by 2044.
The former Labor Government failed to plan for Queensland's growing population and added just 509 social homes on average per year.
Minister for Housing and Public Works Sam O'Connor said the announcement followed the Nambour homelessness forum convened last year where the Crisafulli Government and Sunshine Coast Council committed to working together on a tailored, localised response to homelessness in Nambour.
"Everyone deserves a safe place to call home, and these new local solutions will help provide immediate support for people doing it tough while delivering more housing for the most vulnerable members of the Nambour community," Minister O'Connor said.
"By strengthening frontline services, delivering housing with support built in and starting work on more social and community housing, we're creating a pathway for people to rebuild their lives after a decade where housing supply didn't keep up with demand."
Member for Nicklin Marty Hunt said the outcomes reflected strong community advocacy and a need for action on the ground.
"Addressing housing and homelessness has been a key priority for me along with community safety and today we are delivering real tangible solutions that will make a meaningful difference," Mr Hunt said.
"Our community has been calling for more support and more housing, and we are responding with practical measures to help people move out of homelessness and into safe, stable accommodation.
"These investments will expand local support services, deliver new homes and help restore a sense of safety and wellbeing across the Nambour community."
Sunshine Coast Mayor Rosanna Natoli welcomed the partnership between State Government, Council and community organisations.
"Addressing homelessness requires collaboration across all levels of government and the community," Mayor Natoli said.
"The homelessness forum we convened last year was an important step in bringing partners together, and these investments show what can be achieved when we work together on practical solutions."
"I'd like to thank Minister O'Connor for engaging with us and listening to our community's concerns on this urgent issue."
Coast2Bay Housing Group CEO Andrew Elvin said the eight new social homes would help meet growing demand for affordable housing on the Sunshine Coast.
"This development is a special project for Coast2Bay Housing – our journey as a community housing provider began here in the heart of Nambour," Mr Elvin said.
"Everyone deserves a safe and secure home, but to make that a reality we need more homes and we need local solutions, which is exactly what this project delivers."
"We are proud to partner with the State Government and local builder Rejuvenate Group Pty Ltd to deliver these eight new units for 12 individuals in Nambour."
