Housing announcement with (left to right) Cr Kevin Beatty (Cabonne), David Littleproud and Sam Farraway.
Regional Australia will receive its fair share of the Coalition’s $5 billion home building plan, with a target of 30 per cent of the funding to be invested in regional, rural and remote Australia.
Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud announced that a future Coalition Government would set an ambitious target of 30 per cent of the $5 billion Housing Infrastructure Programme for investing in the regions, benefiting areas such as the Central West.
David said “The Coalition will invest in shovel-ready infrastructure through our new Housing Infrastructure Programme.
“An elected Coalition Government will commit $5 billion to get these projects moving, unlocking up to 500,000 homes across Australia and we want a fair share of that funding in regional Australia.”
A Coalition Government will also free up more than 100,000 homes by: Reducing migration numbers, compared to Labor who has brought in more than one million migrants in their first two years in office, putting a two-year ban on foreign investors and temporary residents purchasing existing homes, working with the building and construction industry and bringing in people on skilled visas to support local tradies, tackling union corruption that has contributed to driving up the costs of building by 30 per cent, freezing further changes to the National Construction Code to ease red tape and compliance burdens for builders.
The Nationals’ candidate for Calare Sam Farraway said if elected, he would work with council to speed up projects in the Central West.
“The Coalition’s policy is a game-changer for young people in the Central West who are struggling to break into the housing market,” Mr Farraway said.