New homes on way to help tackle housing pressures in Gympie

• Eight new homes will be built and transported to Gympie for temporary housing
• They will be constructed by a Queensland family-owned business, and are due to be installed later this year

Eight ‘tiny’ factory-built homes will be heading up the Bruce Highway to Gympie to help address housing pressures in the region.

The Palaszczuk Government is delivering the homes to house those in need of temporary accommodation, as Gympie grapples with historically low rental vacancy rates.

The eight tiny homes are expected to be available in the second half of 2023.

The homes will be constructed at a family-owned business in Brendale north-west of Brisbane and are due to be installed at the Gympie Recovery Accommodation Park (GRAP).

GRAP was a joint project between the Palaszczuk Government and Gympie Regional Council after floods devastated the town in February last year.

GRAP has been providing short to medium term accommodation for people affected by the 2022 floods, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. 

Quotes attributable to Housing Minister Meaghan Scanlon:

“Every person deserves a roof over their head, no matter where they live in our state.

“These homes will provide temporary accommodation to those in need in Gympie, where vacancies are tight.

“We know that plenty of people are doing it tough with national housing pressures being felt in Queensland, and the key to addressing this challenge is bringing more housing supply online – and that’s exactly what the Palaszczuk Government is doing.

“More than 4,400 homes have been built since we came to government, and Queenslanders can expect more through our record $3.9 billion investment to help deliver 13,000 homes.

“We’ve delivered on average more than 10 homes a week since coming to government and I want to make sure we see more projects like this delivered as soon as possible.”

Quotes attributable to Alphaline Tiny Homes Ben Parker:

“We’ve had a lot of young couples buying them.  Families and older couples who are downsizing and not needing a large home.

“Tiny homes can be moved from location to location giving flexibility when circumstances change.

“You can also reduce your manufacturing costs because we can have all the trades working on them in a factory whether it’s raining or not.”

Further information:

Anyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness should contact the 24/7Homeless Hotline on 1800 474 753 or find their local Housing Service Centre at https://www.qld.gov.au/housing/public-community-housing/housing-service-centre

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Media contact: Francis Dela Cruz – 0420 592 078