Housing numbers in Western Victoria and a lack of government funding support have been called out by Western Victoria MP Stuart Grimley.
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"We are experiencing a housing crisis across in regional Victoria," Mr Grimley said.
"Our smaller councils that have been struggling for years to get more residents, will continue to struggle because they miss out on major funding including for housing projects."
Five councils in the Western Victoria Region - out of 24 - have been allocated a minimum commitment of the Big Housing Build Program.
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Mr Grimley found when he visited Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack and Buloke councils all shared the same issues with a lack of rental housing, residential development, and homes to buy.
"This is so urgent that there has been talk for some councils to become 'quasi-housing developers' because they can't attract private companies to construct housing," Mr Grimley said.
"As many of these councils are struggling financially, it is just another burden they'll need to carry to grow their area.
"I'm asking the Government to commit a minimum guarantee of funding to the smaller LGAs in Western Victoria, so they too can have a chance to expand their rate base."
According to RealEstate.com, between Northern Grampians, Yarriambiack and Buloke , there are only 21 properties available to rent.
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Stawell, a town of over 6,000 people has just 1 property available for rent. This has been a huge issue for the community, with limited accommodation availability for prospective temporary and permanent workers, making it difficult to fill job vacancies.
The Northern Grampians alone has more than 150 job vacancies that need to be filled, some of which pay over $100,000 a year. Yet due to the distance from major cities and the lack of available housing, these jobs will struggle to be filled.
"I have 24 councils in my region of Western Victoria, with only five getting a guaranteed minimum investment through the Big Housing Build program. Don't get me wrong, the funding for these councils is needed, but so is funding for housing in the 19 others," Mr Grimley said.
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