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Specialist Disability Accommodation in East Devonport Our East Devonport
The 24 two-bedroom units are a result of a partnership between Housing Choices Tasmania, Homes Tasmania and NHFIC Housing Choices Australia CEO David Fisher attended the event and said: “It’s only via cross-government co- operation – from Federal through to State to local government, that we can start to address one of the biggest challenges of our times, housing supply and affordability.” Image 2: L-R: Kim Bomford, David Fisher, the Hon Julie Collins MP and Senator Anne Urquhart with residents Lauree and Lisa in Shorewell Park. no affordable private market rentals which met their needs. “There’s still lots of health issues for Sean, but the stress of not knowing where we’re going to stay has gone. There's a bus stop for me to get the bus, there’s a shop up the road. I don’t have to worry about that stuff anymore... Sean can walk straight into the home, into the shower, around the bench.
priority applicants from the Tasmanian Housing Register. Image 1: L-R: Clint Edwards (Oliver Kelly Group), David Mazengarb (Possability), the Hon Guy Barnett MP, Senator Anne Urquhart, Kim Bomford (Housing Choices Tasmania) Anna Balmforth (Homes Tasmania), Will Harkness (Housing Choices Tasmania) and Jaron Coward (Starbox Architecture) at the launch of our East Devonport development.
development was launched by the former Minister for Housing the Hon Guy Barnett and Senator Anne Urquhart on Saturday 24 June. The East Devonport development comprises of 15 units and a community centre. Five of the units are Specialist Disability Accommodation units and will be made available to eligible NDIS participants in conjunction with our partner, Possability. The remaining 10 social housing units have already been allocated to
24 new units in Shorewell Park On Thursday 27 July the
Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, the Hon Julie Collins MP, Senator Anne Urquhart and Roger Jaensch MP joined us as we met with residents Lisa and Lauree at our newest project in Shorewell Park. Lisa & Sean Lisa showed us around her new Shorewell Park home which she moved into in July with husband Sean, after a period of poor health and housing insecurity. “It’s a lot less stressful,” said Lisa. In some cases, Sean’s hospital stays had to be extended due to not having a safe, appropriate place to go home to. The couple had been moving between staying with family, Airbnb's, motels and the local caravan park, as there were
Above: Lisa enjoys a cuppa in her new home.
It’s just such a relief,” said fulltime carer Lisa.
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