New housing supply expert panel appointed for South East Queensland
19 July 2018
Queensland Government:
Housing two million additional people in
South
East
Queensland by 2041 will be top of the agenda for the Palaszczuk
Government’s new housing supply expert panel, which had its first
meeting in recent days.
The housing supply expert panel will provide transparent, independent
advice to the government about how to measure, report on and address
land supply, development and
housing affordability issues in south east
Queensland.
Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and
Planning Cameron Dick said the state’s expected population increase will
require about 794,000 new dwellings to be delivered over that time.
“It’s important that we manage growth efficiently, while keeping a close
eye on housing affordability,” Mr Dick said.
“The panel will provide independent advice to the government on how to
manage housing supply and affordability issues in South East
Queensland.”
Mr Dick said the panel consists of high calibre professionals from
across the property, planning, economics and demography disciplines.
“The nine panel members were chosen from a range of fields related to
various aspects of housing supply,” he said.
“Each member brings a different set of skills and expertise which will
ensure the best possible advice is provided to the Queensland Government
on land supply and development matters.
“The panel will also provide expert oversight to the Department of State
Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning’s annual land
supply and development monitoring reports, the first of which is
expected to be released at the end of 2018.”
Panel chair and Knight Frank Associate Director, Julie Saunders, said
the Palaszczuk Government should be commended on establishing the panel.
“The panel will play an integral role in providing independent advice to
ensure the region’s housing supply can accommodate the projected growth
and to help shape future decisions on land supply matters in South East
Queensland,” Ms Saunders said.
“The panel members bring a wealth of experience and expertise from
across the country to support this important initiative.”
Property Council Queensland Executive Director, Chris Mountford, has
welcomed the Queensland Cabinet’s approval of the independent panel to
oversee the Government’s growth monitoring program.
“The property industry has led the call for an independent panel of
experts to be established to examine and report on housing supply issues
in SEQ,” Mr Mountford said.
“The data and recommendations produced by this panel will play a crucial
role in ensuring we have the policy settings in place to deliver the
range of housing required to keep up with population growth, and
maintain affordability in to the future.”
The Queensland Government has committed $5 million over two years to
deliver the SEQ Growth Monitoring Program, which will report annually on
land supply and development activity in the region.
The establishment of the panel is in response to a joint submission from
the Property Council of Australia and the Queensland Council of Social
Servcies, on the draft South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017, Shaping
SEQ.
The submission made the case for an independent agency to be established
to monitor land supply and development to match population growth.
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Source: Queensland Government - www.statements.qld.gov.au
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