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Public housing renewal program 1,288 new public housing dwellings by 2019 Multi-unit properties being renewed: • built in the 1950s and 1960s for a growing public service • concentrated in high-density developments, mainly in Canberra’s Inner North and Inner South • expensive to maintain • no longer fit for purpose
Replacement homes: • mix of houses, townhouses and apartments • spread more evenly across Canberra • improved designs to meet tenant needs now, and into the future
Recent public housing
Mawson (part Block 1 Section 45)
Mawson – site suitability Close to shops and services • Southlands Shopping Centre – approximately 500m
Good public transport • Close to ACTION bus stop – 250m • Frequent services (every 15 minutes in peak time and hourly off-peak and weekends) • Buses to Mawson Southlands, Isaacs Shops, Canberra Hospital, Woden, Garran Shops, Hughes Shops, City
Close to schools • Mawson Primary – approximately 650m • Melrose High School – approximately 800m
Consultation session Date: Monday 10 April 2017 Time: Morning session: 11:00am – 1:00pm Evening session: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Venue: Stromlo Room, Quality Hotel Woden Corner of Melrose Drive and Launceston Street, Phillip To register, visit www.act.gov.au/housingrenewal or www.publichousingmawson.eventbrite.com.au
Thank you
Email: housingrenewal@act.gov.au Website: www.act.gov.au/housingrenewal Phone: 13 22 81