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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2000 Week 6 Hansard (25 May) . . Page.. 1953 ..

(4) The units were purchased as Older Peoples Accommodation because they met a need for this type of accommodation in the Belconnen region and were located adjacent to shops and within close proximity to other services. There are very few properties of this type available for sale and ACT Housing is always searching for suitable properties to meet the needs of eligible applicants.

(5) There were no other properties of similar construction available for sale. ACT Housing has recently purchased a block of 10 units in Curtin and has negotiated to purchase 10 units adjacent to Chisholm shops to be used for Older Persons Accommodation and 10 units in Kambah. ACT Housing recently attended the most recent land auction in an unsuccessful attempt to purchase land at Giralang which appeared to be suitable for multi-unit housing.

(6)ACT Housing has not specifically targeted McKellar as a suburb in which to build or purchase units. It is always seeking opportunities to purchase or construct suitable accommodation across the ACT to enable it to meet the needs of those on the Applicant List. Older Peoples Accommodation and accommodation for single applicants is particularly required because of the demand for that type of housing ACT Housing already owns 11.71% of properties in McKellar.

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