Social housing on the way for St Kilda
Shovel ready: SKCH Chair Liz Johnstone, Victorian Member for the Southern Metropolitan Region John Berger and Mayor Heather Cunsolo at the sod turning ceremony.
We are partnering with the Victorian Government and St Kilda Community Housing to deliver a three-storey building featuring 24/7 on-site support services as part of the Common Ground housing model.
Our Council is contributing $5.1 million towards the project including donating surplus land under our In Our Backyard affordable housing strategy.
The Victorian Government, through Homes Victoria, is contributing $12.1 million in capital and operating funding while St Kilda Community Housing will deliver and manage this important initiative.
Our Mayor Heather Cunsolo joined Victorian Member for the Southern Metropolitan Region John Berger, officially representing Housing Minister Harriet Shing, and St Kilda Community Housing Chair Liz Johnstone recently for a ceremonial sod turn at the site.
This project continues our history of championing social justice by providing a safe and permanent place to call home for those in need. This includes community members facing housing stress, homelessness or those at risk of becoming homeless.
When completed in 2025, the Wellington Street Common Ground Project units will operate using the evidence-based ‘housing first’ approach that places people experiencing homelessness directly into permanent and safe housing where on-site support services can address complex needs.
The new residents will have the opportunity to access those services to improve aspects of their lives from health and well-being to independent living and job skills.
