Housing choice, affordability and availability are of great importance to our community, as housing is a fundamental human need and contributes to individuals' sense of place and belonging.
Council has been successful in receiving a grant under the Australian Government’s Housing Support Program - Stream 1.
This grant will allow Council to establish a modern strategic framework to manage housing growth and change to meet the long-term needs of our community. This will involve analysing demographic trends, housing supply and demand dynamics, various housing types, land use opportunities, and potential challenges to ensure that new housing will enhance our region's valued character and liveability.
Key components of the project include a Regional housing strategy, Large lot residential strategy, Affordable housing policy, and Character statements for villages. Each component will undergo a detailed engagement program to help us identify the needs of our community.
Council encourages community members to register their interest to participate in future stakeholder consultation sessions, and to share their ideas.
A Regional Housing Strategy will be prepared in accordance with the NSW Government Local Housing Strategy Guidelines that incorporates a review and update of the Dubbo Urban Areas Strategy (1995) and Wellington Settlement Strategy (2012) to identify how and where the region will grow to support future population.
This provides guidance on how and where growth may occur in Dubbo and Wellington, recognising that not all areas will be appropriate to accommodate future growth. Each place will respond to growth in its own way, reflecting community perspectives and local character.
This will involve a review of the existing supply of R5 Large Lot Residential zoned land in terms of location and minimum lot size area, and identify other areas within the Local Government Area that may be suitable to zone R5 Large Lot Residential with an appropriate minimum lot size control.
Statements will broadly identify future directions and potential for growth, the vision and desired future character for Eumungerie, Mogriguy, Brocklehurst, Wongarbon, Geurie, Mumbil, Stuart Town, Euchareena, Ballimore and Elong Elong
This involves identifying Council’s role and options for incentivising an increase in social and affordable housing in the region, and partnerships required.
This aims to realise the strategic directions and actions of the Strategy and guide its delivery. For each action, the Implementation Plan outlines Council’s role, identifies collaboration partners, and indicates the priority level for implementation.
Make sure you read the full Regional Housing Strategy by clicking the link below.
We have been actively engaging with the community since December 2024. To explore our consultation activities, survey results and engagement overview:
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| Phone | (02) 6801 4000 |
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| Website | www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au |
| In writing | P.O. Box 81 |
