The Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate’s Public Housing Renewal Program has been recognised with a national urban development award.
Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Yvette Berry said the program had been named a winner at the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) NSW Awards for Excellence, taking out the Social Infrastructure category.
“The Public Housing Renewal Program is making a real difference in improving the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our community, and this award recognises the Government’s commitment to urban renewal and improving social outcomes for public housing tenants in Canberra,” Ms Berry said.
“This award is also a strong endorsement of the Public Housing Renewal Taskforce’s significant expertise in delivering new quality properties.”
She said the program was replacing 1,288 of the Territory’s oldest and most concentrated public housing dwellings with modern, energy efficient homes that suited the contemporary needs of tenants and achieved a good social mix.
She noted that to date 649 tenancies had been relocated through the program resulting in 876 people moving into their new homes.
“The old multi-unit sites are being progressively sold to market for redevelopment which will allow more people to live close to work, schools, businesses and public transport corridors,” Ms Berry said.
