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Regional rent crisis deepens

RENTAL affordability in regional Victoria continues to rapidly decline, hitting a historic low in 2024. Low-income earners are bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability...

30 Nov 2024
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Major housing project kicks off

A LARGE CatholicCare Victoria Housing development in Swan Hill’s Murlong Street will see 65 homes developed for owner-occupiers and rentals. Designed to ease the accommodation squeeze in the town, which is a challenge across northern Victori...

28 Nov 2024
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Housing is the priority, says Costa

SWAN Hill Council continues to keep Mildura-based town planner Roy Costa busy after recent wins for clients against the council at the state’s planning tribunal. Mr Costa represented developer Justin Quattrocchi, who took the council to VCAT to...

27 Nov 2024
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Rental safety check move

RENTAL providers in Victoria will soon be required to undertake smoke alarm, gas and electrical safety checks for all residential properties. Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams on Tuesday joined the Scarff family in Ballarat to...

23 Nov 2024
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Euston housing development approved

PLANS for more housing and accommodation in Euston are underway after Balranald Shire Council approved a proposal for a multi-dwelling housing development on Carey Street located off the Sturt Highway. The building of the units was unanimously...

20 Nov 2024
Property News

Rental reforms to create fairer go for renters

THE Victorian Government is set to introduce a plethora of new rental reforms to ensure a “fairer go for renters”.Consumer Affairs Minister Gabrielle Williams recently announced renters would soon have an easier way to resolve landlord disputes...

13 Nov 2024
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Housing policy ‘re-floating Titanic’

MEMBER for Murray Plains Peter Walsh says Premier Jacinta Allan is “frantically trying to re-float the Titanic” with her latest round of multi-billion dollar promises to solve Victoria’s housing crisis. Mr Walsh said Census data showed more...

02 Nov 2024
Property News

Real estate release

SWAN Hill Council has announced the release of Stage 15 at the growing Tower Hill real estate development. One of Swan Hill’s most sought-after residential estates, 25 new lots are available. Land sizes range from 595 square metres to 833, selling...

01 Nov 2024
Property News

Rental market stays tight

THERE continues to be slim pickings when it comes to available rentals in the Swan Hill district. Property website realestate. com. au earlier this week had 10 vacant rentals listed, all three or four-bedroom properties priced between $400 and $600 per...

26 Oct 2024
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Unseal of approval

A DEVELOPER has avoided having to seal a road in Nyah West where he plans to subdivide land in a win against Swan Hill Council. The developer took the council to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to review the decision to...

18 Oct 2024
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Modular home success story

SWANBUILD is a Swan Hill success story almost 50 years in the making, and with its golden anniversary just a few months away, the family business has wasted no time in unveiling the next step in its future growth. A special open day last...

15 Oct 2024
Property News

House prices dip

HOME prices in the state’s north west dropped slightly in September, bucking the statewide regional trend. The PropTrack Home Price Index report found home prices in regional Victoria fell 0.02 per cent over the month to be 1.32 per cent lower...

13 Oct 2024
Property News

Rent price growth slows

THE median rent in regional Victoria has held steady at $450 per week during the past three months. PropTrack’s market insight report showed rental prices in the September quarter were 4.7 per cent higher than a year earlier. Regional...

12 Oct 2024
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Land audit released

AN audit has examined various issues that might impede the development of land for additional accommodation which could be used for seasonal workers in small towns in the Swan Hill municipality. Swan Hill Council received funding from the Victorian...

01 Oct 2024
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Employers surveyed on accommodation needs

BUSINESSES have been urged to help shape the future of housing in the Swan Hill municipality. An online survey has been launched to help understand the future accommodation needs of local businesses. Swan Hill Council director of development and...

07 Sep 2024
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Riverside retreat

DRENCHED in sunlight and birdsong, this comfortable four-bedroom, two-bathroom homestead sits on about 120 acres of productive farmland. Only a 15-minute drive from Swan Hill CBD in the tightly held Murray Downs, this property offers seclusion and convenience on fertile land.

06 Sep 2024
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Prime for redevelopment

This property, 61 Rutherford Street, is ready to be transformed.

06 Sep 2024