The City of Greater Geelong is seeking public feedback on a proposal to transfer three parcels of Council-owned land worth more than $3.6 million for the purposes of social housing.  

On Tuesday Councillors gave the green light to seeking public feedback on the proposed use of the three sites for social housing in Corio Belmont and Bell Post Hill.

The City is seeking to understand the views of local residents as well as the wider community about using these three sites to increase the availability of social housing in our community.
The three sites were identified following an audit of Council-owned land to assess their feasibility for social housing in response to action from the Social Housing Plan 2020-2041.

In Greater Geelong there are 3 300 households living in social housing. However around 10 000 households need social housing and this is expected to grow to nearly 17 000 households by 2041.

The three sites identified as suitable for social housing development are:

116-120 Purnell Road Corio
5A Dean Street Belmont
2-7 Rollins Road and 9-14 Rollins Road Bell Post Hill.

Public feedback is open via our Have Your say page from Monday 28 February until Wednesday 6 April 2022.

https://yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au/socialhousing

Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan

Having a roof over your head is a basic human right and it will take all levels of government and the development community to come together and make some headway on this pressing issue.
I strongly encourage community members to share their experiences and thoughts on how we can get it right for our most vulnerable.

Councillor Sarah Mansfield 

We know that affordability of housing in the region continues to worsen leading to severe housing stress and homelessness so this proposal couldn’t come at a better time. These parcels of land are a great opportunity to make a small but meaningful difference for our friends family neighbours and fellow community members who need social housing support.