- Crisafulli Government starts work on 87 social and community homes taking the total number under contract or construction to almost 500 across the region.
- New partnerships with BHC, Clifton Co-op Hospital Ltd and Vinnies Housing to deliver more homes, sooner.
- The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more vulnerable Queenslanders, with a $5.6 billion investment into building new and social community housing.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering three new housing projects in the Darling Downs, adding another 87 new social and community homes to the record construction pipeline across the region.
Queenslanders have now seen 10 months of delivery under the Crisafulli Government, with 499 social and community homes under construction or under contract in the Darling Downs region.
During Labor's decade of decline, too few homes were built which caused the social housing waitlist to skyrocket by 81 per cent and vacancy rates plummet to all-time lows of less than one per cent.
The Crisafulli Government has more than 6,000 social and community homes under contract or in construction, more than twice the number Labor had locked in at the time of their last Budget.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders through a record investment into building new and social community housing, with a $5.6 billion investment to help deliver 53,500 new social and community homes by 2044.
More support is also being provided to Queensland's most vulnerable, with a 20 per cent boost for Specialist Homelessness Service providers over the next 4 years, as well as a $365.9 million boost to crisis and temporary accommodation.
The 87 new homes in the Darling Downs will be delivered in partnership with community housing providers, ensuring safe and affordable places to live for those who need them most.
Vinnies Housing has started construction on 27 new social homes in Newtown, due for completion in late 2026.
In Clifton 10 new social homes are now underway in a partnership with Clifton Co-op Hospital Ltd, a newly registered Community Housing Provider now delivering its first social housing project, forecast to reach practical completion by mid-2026.
BHC also starts construction on 50 social and community homes in Toowoomba this month, due for completion mid-2027.
This pipeline of social and community housing is on top of the 23 new social homes officially opened today, delivered in a partnership between the Crisafulli Government and The Salvation Army Housing to help ease the region's growing social housing waitlist.
The Salvation Army Housing's 19 one-bedroom and four two-bedroom homes have all been built with accessible features such as step-free entrances and showers and can have grabrails in the bathrooms. The complex was completed in June and is already fully tenanted.
Minister for Housing Sam O'Connor said the Crisafulli Government was delivering a place to call home for more vulnerable Queenslanders.
"These projects show how quickly we are turning things around across the Darling Downs after Labor's decade of decline. In just ten months of delivery, we've already got work under way on thousands of new social and community homes across Queensland, including 499 here in the Darling Downs," Minister O'Connor said.
"These partnerships are part of our broader commitment to increasing access to social and community housing and reducing homelessness in this region.
"We've committed a record $5.6 billion state wide over the next four years alone to support our commitment to deliver 53,500 social and community homes.
"We recently launched our nation-leading Queensland Community Housing Investment Pipeline which will allow community housing providers across our state to submit projects for consideration for funding at any time.
"Our always-on procurement model will build a long-term pipeline of community housing construction to help even more vulnerable Queenslanders by delivering more social and community housing where it's needed most."
The Salvation Army Housing State Manager Cheri Erai-Collins said working alongside the Queensland Government on this project has been a fantastic example of what strong partnerships can achieve.
"When we bring together shared values and a commitment to social housing, we're able to create something that's not only impactful but also sustainable for the long term," she said.
"It's exciting to see what's possible when we collaborate with purpose."
The Salvation Army External Communications Manager for Queensland Rendle Williams said they are deeply grateful to the Queensland Government for enabling the development of much-needed social housing on their property in Toowoomba
"This partnership is creating a space where lives can be rebuilt and communities strengthened," he said.
"We also extend our sincere thanks to our construction partners, led by McNab Constructions—a long-time supporter of the Salvos whose values align closely with our mission.
"Salvos Housing will oversee tenant selection and community development, ensuring residents feel safe, supported, and connected.
"We are honoured to serve the people of Queensland in this meaningful way."
