- Construction begins on three dwellings for women and children at risk of homelessness
- Accordwest provides transitional housing in Western Australia’s South West for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- Project is funded by the State Government’s Community Housing Grants Program
Housing Minister John Carey joined Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns to turn the sod on the $1.4 million Accordwest accommodation project in Collie for women and children at risk of homelessness.
The Accordwest transitional housing new build project was funded through the Cook Government’s Community Housing Grants Program.
The Collie Transitional Housing Project will deliver three homes as safe spaces for women and children and provide them with the support they need to start their journey towards renting or owning their own homes.
Accordwest provides transitional accommodation for a wide variety of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness throughout WA’s South West.
The Collie Transitional Housing Project is expected to reach practical completion in early 2025 and will begin accepting tenants by mid-2025.
As stated by Housing and Homelessness Minister John Carey:
“It’s great to be in Collie today to turn the sod on another major project funded by our Government to assist the most vulnerable Western Australians.
“The Accordwest transitional housing project will provide support and a safe space to women and children experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the South West.
“Vital projects like this form an important part of our Government’s record $2.6 billion investment in housing and homelessness measures.
“Since this record investment in housing and homelessness measures, the State Government has added more than 2,000 social housing dwellings across the State with more than 1,000 under contract.”
As stated by Collie-Preston MLA Jodie Hanns:
“This transitional housing project is great news for Collie and the South West region as well as for women and their families who are at risk of homelessness.
“Once completed, these new safe spaces will help support vulnerable women and children in our community.”
