The Queensland Government has approved the next tranche of council funding under the $12.5 million Scheme Supply Fund to boost housing affordability and supply.
Councils that have been approved under the recent round of funding include:
- Balonne Shire Council
- Goondiwindi Regional Council
- Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
- Paroo Shire Council
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council
- Livingstone Shire Council
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council
- Mareeba Regional Council
- Somerset Regional Council
The Scheme Supply Fund has now approved $9.6 million in funding to local councils with more funding rounds to follow.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, Jarrod Bleijie said the fund was helping Councils to deliver critical housing for Queenslanders by resetting planning partnerships with local governments and scrapping Labor’s red tape.
“With this funding, we’re empowering even more councils to reform their planning schemes, remove barriers to development, and ensure that housing projects can move from approval to construction faster than ever,” said Mr Bleijie.
“This is about building the homes Queenslanders need now and into the future, and we’re on track to meet our target of one million homes by 2044.”
For more information, visit https://www.planning.qld.gov.au/planning-issues-and-interests/scheme-supply-fund.
