Govt attacked over remote housing takeover
The Member for the Kimberley, Carol Martin, says Aboriginal people have been sold out by the State Government with its plan to take over remote community housing.
View ArticleGovt accused of breaking regional housing pledge
The Western Australian Opposition says the Nationals have broken a promise to subsidise the cost of housing for Government workers in country areas.
View ArticleMaking the great Australian dream a reality for people in need
Habitat for Humanity, a global organisation working to build affordable housing, is launching a Goldfields chapter.
View ArticlePlanning shake-up looks to save farmland
The Western Australian Government has revised two of its rural planning policies in an attempt to protect viable farming land from housing development.
View ArticleYoung people living with parents longer, study finds
The high cost of housing in Australia is forcing young people to delay moving out of home and, according to a study released by the welfare lobby group 'Australians for Affordable Housing.'
View ArticleMP hopes for new mental health units
The state Member for Eyre, Graham Jacobs, is hoping Esperance will get new accommodation units to cope with the dramatic increase in mentally ill itinerant people arriving in the town.
View ArticleOpposition weighs in to mentally ill housing crisis
The State Opposition says the Minister for Mental Health needs to intervene personally in the case of two mentally ill people who are being housed in tents on the state's south coast.
View ArticleGroup awaits mental health housing crisis talks
The Department of Housing says it has no plans to meet Esperance mental health services this week, to discus the housing of mentally ill people who have been sleeping in tents due to a lack of...
View ArticleTourists and miners compete for a bed in towns
If you are planning on hitting the road, a word of advice - book well in advance.
View ArticleShire fears looming housing shortage
The Shire of Esperance says a major accommodation shortage is imminent unless extra housing is built in the town.
View ArticleLow income earners squeezed out of rentals
Anglicare says a shortage of affordable rental homes in WA is driving up the numbers of people living on the streets in a crisis which the government should address.
View ArticleHousing shortages hit hard across the state
A serious housing shortage is affecting Perth and several regional areas as people flood in to the state for work as the mining boom continues.
View ArticleHousing evictions rise due to three strikes policy
The 'three strikes' housing policy has led to almost one eviction a day from Homeswest properties as the State Government gets tough on tenants.
View ArticleFears housing affordability crisis brewing across WA
The Western Australian Opposition says the State Government needs to take action to solve a housing affordability crisis, with more than 50,000 residents on the Homeswest waiting list.
View ArticleHousing shortage reaches 'breaking point'
A mental health service in Western Australia's south-east Goldfields says transitional accommodation in Esperance is desperately needed to deal with housing shortages.
View ArticleHigh vacancy rates prompts call for owners to rent
Community housing groups say the Federal Government needs to encourage home owners to rent their properties, after figures revealed 20 per cent of homes in regional WA are vacant.
View ArticleREIWA dismisses land shortage claim
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) has dismissed a claim there is not enough land to meet the state's housing demand.
View ArticleGoldfields pleads for more public housing
The CEO of the Goldfields Indigenous Housing Organisation says with the wait list for public housing growing significantly, the Government needs to commit to new community housing.
View ArticleStudy highlights social housing worries
A study into social housing in Western Australia's Goldfields-Esperance region has identified a severe housing shortage as a long-term issue.
View ArticleWACOSS says regions feeling affordable housing shortage
The Western Australian Council of Social Service (WACOSS) says a state-wide lack of affordable housing is particularly acute in regional WA.
View ArticleFoundation says more dongas may ease homelessness
The Restore Hope Foundation's Chris Boland says building more dongas could ease Esperance's lack of affordable housing and mounting homelessness issues.
View ArticleMP keen for Boulder camp overcrowding fix
The Member for Kalgoorlie, Wendy Duncan, says she is hoping a solution to a lack of short-term accommodation for Indigenous people in Kalgoorlie-Boulder will soon be addressed.
View ArticleIndigenous communities sign up to Housing Management Agreements
Almost 50 Western Australian Aboriginal communities have signed up to a new housing management plan, which brings them into line with mainstream public housing tenancy arrangements.
View ArticleBoulder Camp conditions a disgrace says Goldfields Land and Sea Council
The Goldfields Land and Sea Council in WA says conditions at a short stay facility for Aboriginal visitors to Boulder are appalling and need to be better managed.
View ArticleConditions at Boulder Camp spark closure calls from Kalgoorlie MP Wendy Duncan
Kalgoorlie MP Wendy Duncan says the Boulder Camp should be closed and a Western Australian Government run short-stay facility in the town expanded.
View ArticleAsbestos audit of Aboriginal community houses to be part of broader review of...
Western Australia's Minister for Housing has assured Aboriginal communities concerned about asbestos buildings that an audit will get underway soon.
View ArticleAboriginal people to be consulted on remote community closures: WA Government
Aboriginal people will be consulted on changes to service delivery in remote communities, the WA Government says, under plans it expects to result in the closure of less viable settlements but better...
View ArticleWA Government pledges to continue subsidised housing scheme for regional...
The State Government says it will ensure public servants have access to affordable housing in regional Western Australia, despite a decision to sell off many of its properties.
View ArticleWorking poor rises in regional WA as national child poverty hits 17.4 per cent
A long-time Esperance community service manager says a lack of affordable housing and sustainable employment is driving an increase in poverty in regional WA.
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