Casey Housing Objectives | Dandenong Star Journal

By Violet Li

Casey’s mandatory housing goal for the next three decades has decreased by 16 percent, and the mayor says that the Council is confident that it can achieve the goal.

The housing objectives finished were published on Monday, February 24, where Casey fee for 2051 fell from 104,000 in the draft of the plan to 87,000, around 16 percent, which includes 28,500 in the non -green field and 58,500 in the field Greenfield.

According to a communication statement by Prime Minister Jacinta Allan, more homes are needed in established suburbs near work, transport and services, so that young people can live near the family and work. The pressure must leave the exterior suburbs that have taken too much load, he said.

“That is what the objectives achieve: remove pressure from Melbourne’s urban marginal areas by delivering 70 percent of growth in established areas and 30 percent growth in external suburbs, instead of the other way around,” he said .

He also declared that the state government would intervene and unlock space for more homes, even through rezoning if the councils did not begin to do the planning work now to meet their objectives.

The planning minister would also retain his powers to intervene or accelerate developments.

The mayor of the city of Casey, CR Stefan Koomen, said Casey Council hoped that he could achieve his housing goals.

“Achieving this housing goal will require continuous collaboration between the state government, the Council and the Housing Sector,” he said.

“We want Casey to be an affordable and accessible city that thank everyone, particularly the first buyers of housing and young families.”

Dr. Marcus Spiller of SGS Economics and Planning said it was fair enough that the state government intervened when the “state interests” are at stake.

“Create a more receptive housing supply system fits in this category given the crisis in which we are,” he said.

“That said, I maintain the opinion that local governments know their areas well and are better seen as partners, instead of adversaries, in the achievement of housing objectives.”

Casey has 131,000 existing houses, according to statistics in 2023.