These initiatives focus on ensuring that all residents have access to safe housing, essential services, and opportunities to thrive, particularly for those most in need.
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Housing
Developing affordable housing in Greater Dandenong will support economic growth, address the housing shortage and create a vibrant, diverse community while helping the city achieve net-zero sustainability.
Housing Provision: The site can accommodate around 50 dwellings, including affordable housing, addressing local shortages.
Enhanced Land Use Efficiency: By moving parking underground, we can maximize land use for residential purposes in limited urban space.
Economic and Social Impact: This project will drive community growth, create local jobs and promote urban sustainability, serving as a model for future housing initiatives.
How you can help us:
Council is seeking $5 million in federal funding to cover the upfront costs of constructing an underground parking.
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Supporting Refugees and People Seeking Asylum
Council welcomes the Federal Government’s reforms of the Protection Visa system, which has offered permanency to thousands of refugees in Greater Dandenong.
Our residents seeking asylum are facing homelessness and deep poverty even with Council stepping in to help. If they were eligible for Federal support, their immediate needs would be addressed.
How you can help us:
- Provide people with a valid visa and the opportunity to work.
- Expand access to health care, income support and essential services so people in crisis have basic support.
- Grant permanent visas to people who have been refused a visa via the ‘Fast Track’ process.
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Poverty Alleviation in Greater Dandenong
Council urges the Federal Government to support our efforts by funding place-based initiatives aimed at reducing the high poverty rates in our community.
One-fifth of Greater Dandenong residents live in poverty, with 1 in 4 children affected, and Council is poised to collaborate with local organizations to implement an integrated pilot approach that addresses service gaps and improves community wellbeing.
How you can help us:
- Council is seeking $2 million over five years to coordinate place-based initiatives that aim to reduce the high poverty rates in our community.
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