Tha k you for the opportunity to attend the housing forum.

Housing issues need to be sorted so we can work on the goals of protecting what bushland we can.

Priority to uplift locations eg: Levy at Maitland, Derby (Tas) mountain biking key attraction and engaged a city, increase key events

Housing stock for social housing are derelict - asbestos, grass growing through carpet etc

Women with teenage sons can not leave a DV situation as there is no place in refuges for these families with these young men

People are paying their mortgage or rent but aren't able to pay for food. Many people over 55 having homeslessness issues

People cant even afford to rent a room let alone or house or dwelling - this includes someone on a pension.

Struggles to access government incentives and information to support developers in delivery affordable housing.

NOW Unsafe housing/homelessness/crime Infrastructure / access issues Workforce availability Restrictive incentives to development

Adult children with children are living with parent as income isn't sufficient to rent or buy and dont see this changing

Central key features are needed in locations such as RT to increase its appeal eg attractive parks for all ages/water parks etc

In Shoal Bay people are living rough and there's no where for them to go. Wrap around support services needed for many experiencing homeless

Lobby for State and Federal policy changes e.g. taxes and incentives, that are the only long term solution to the broken housing system.

Push back against arbitrary targets - must consider the range of constraints that may necessarily limit supply

Must avoid policy changes which only result in more dwellings of types which do not meet the real need - genuinely affordable rentals

Must avoid relaxing planning controls in ways which do not result in greater diversity and affordability, which is the real problem

Climate change and the available viable land for development or redevelopment

We respond to the market in planning but need to plan more long term than the current market - 3O year view

Access to medium density housing, townhouses, units, apartments etc. It is needed.

Identifying suitable land and getting everyone to work together and in agreement. (Tanilba Bay Golf Course).

Transport is a real issue. Newcastle is the refugee centre for NSW. Can see people moving around. More resources in other areas.

Lack of a "village" to support families, people living with disability, ageing people

Potential decreases in rate revenue for Council with uncontrolled over 55's

Continual loss of key workers, we're on the way as the same as south coast.