The WA Government is repurposing a range of under-utilised government-owned sites in regional Western Australia for housing.
From Denmark in the State’s Great Southern, to Halls Creek in the far north, surplus properties have been transferred to the Department of Housing and Works to support the delivery of new housing.
Former and disused Water Corporation and WA Police properties are among the sites identified and have been assessed as suitable for social, affordable or service worker housing.
Working in collaboration with local governments and other government agencies, the State’s land divestment program aims to identify and optimise Crown land for a range of purposes, including residential development.
The sites are located in Denmark, Pegs Creek, Millars Well, Three Springs and Halls Creek and have a combined total size of more than 12,800 square metres.
“Our government is committed to ensuring that regional Western Australians have access to secure housing, including by unlocking land for new homes,” said Planning and Lands and Housing and Works Minister, John Carey.
“This transfer optimises surplus Crown land and will provide opportunities to deliver new social and affordable homes into the future.
“It is in addition to significant investments through the Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund and the Infrastructure Development Fund to unlock land in both infill and greenfield locations.”
