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A CENTURY OF JOYCE: Ararat resident Joyce Hellyer celebrated her 100th birthday on Thursday, welcoming her children, extended family and friends to enjoy a morning tea at Garden View Court, Ararat. Joyce is pictured with at East Grampians Health Service chief executive Nick Bush, who wished her congratulations on reaching the century. Full story, page 5. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER
Social housing boost BY BRONWYN HASTINGS
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ocial housing in Horsham has increased with the official opening of a $10-million project featuring 25 new, tenant-ready modular homes.
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Designed and constructed by build group ARKit in Sunshine and transported to Horsham, the 22 two-bedroom and three one-bedroom homes were funded by Homes Victoria as part of the State Governments Big Housing Build, in partnership with community housing provider Haven Home Safe. At the opening last week, Haven Home Safe chief executive Vanessa Broder said she understood the diverse housing needs of regional communities. “We are really pleased to deliver these 25 beautiful homes for the Horsham community,” she said.
“One thing I really love about it is how light and bright they are. There’s also plenty of space for children to play and for people to really connect with nature and their neighbours in a way that they wish to do so. “Haven Home Safe has put $2.8-million of our own money into this, and we thank Homes Victoria for the additional $7.3-million contribution it made through the Big Housing Build. “We have a real commitment to making sure we have sustainable products and development and I think that’s where Craig from ARKit has really helped us to be able to deliver modular housing that looks amazing, that has a beautiful feel and that sense of space around the community.” Ms Broder said people from the Horsham community who were eligible for, or on, the Victorian Housing Register could apply to live in the houses.
“Where possible, we will be working with Uniting Care and Salvation Army to make sure we’ve got people in this space who have got great links to the community,” she said. “We’re hoping that very soon it will become a busy and exciting place with lots of happy people who will be able to call a place home,” she said. The architecturally designed homes are rated seven stars in the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme, with individual rainwater tanks, electric appliances and heat-pump hot-water services. ARKit director Craig Chatman said ARKit had been designing and constructing buildings off-site for about 14 years. “We’re architecturally focused and have a full design and construction team in-house, so we’re quite unique from that point of view,” he said.
“We’ve been working over the past four or five years with Homes Victoria who have done multiple projects throughout the state. “We’re based in Sunshine and so far have delivered about 130 homes all the way around the state, from Swan Hill to Mallacoota to Horsham. Outgoing Horsham Mayor Robyn Gulline said the project was personally significant to her. “This was the very first planning application we considered in this term of council in November 2020, so I’m so excited to see, as this council term comes to an end, that our community is going to be getting the benefit of this,” she said. People who want to learn more about the housing or would like to apply can email newhorsham@hhs.org.au.
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