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THE state government's $41 million investment in social housing will see 143 new homes built in Bendigo.
The projects are part of almost $740 million the state government is investing in 89 community housing projects across regional and metropolitan areas.
The new housing will commence across five projects in Bendigo and include the following:
- 63 homes in Bendigo delivered in partnership with Vincent Care Community Housing
- 14 homes in Bendigo delivered in partnership with The Haven Foundation
- 35 homes in Golden Square delivered in partnership with Wintringham Housing
- 16 homes in Kangaroo Flat delivered in partnership with Haven Home Safe
- 15 homes in California Gully delivered in partnership with Haven Home Safe
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said these projects would stimulate the economy while providing the stability and security of a home for those in the community who needed it most.
The housing will be delivered under the government's $5.3 billion Big Housing Build.
Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan said this was record investment in housing.
"(This) is not only providing a roof over the head of vulnerable Victorians who need it - it's creating thousands of jobs and supporting the Victorian economy," she said.
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ABOUT 2352 new homes will be delivered by the state government to assist those who need them the most.
The homes will fall under 89 projects and will located across the state, including five in Bendigo.
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The homes will be available for people living with mental illness or disability, people escaping family violence, Victoria's First Peoples and individuals experiencing homelessness.
Minister for Housing Richard Wynne said the almost $740 million investment in community housing projects will give more Victorians the stability they need while creating more than 9,000 jobs.
"We're getting on with delivering our Big Housing Build, giving more people the certainty of a roof over their head and the security of a job," he said.
"More than $1 billion in projects will start this year - delivering new housing and hope to thousands of Victorians."
The projects, worth more than $1 billion will be located across 38 local government areas and range from a 152-home development in Melbourne to several two-home developments in regional areas.
The investment includes $148 million for housing projects in regional Victoria, delivering 583 new social housing homes across 44 projects creating more than 1,800 jobs.
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The regional projects are located right across Victoria, including in the Ballarat, Baw Baw, Benalla, Corangamite, Glenelg, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton, Horsham, Latrobe, Mitchell, Moorabool, Southern Grampians, Surf Coast, Warrnambool and Wodonga areas.
Shovels will be in the ground by the end of the year - with the new homes being delivered in partnership with 22 community housing agencies.
The projects include 62 new supported independent living homes for Victorians living with mental illness being built across four sites announced in June.
The government's historic $5.3 billion Big Housing Build is delivering more than 12,000 new homes - boosting Victoria's social housing supply by 10 per cent - while generating 10,000 jobs each year over the four year program.
The Big Housing Build is investing $1.25 billion in regional areas - ensuring the programs economic and social benefits are felt in communities across the state.
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