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Factory-built housing takes a bigger role in Victoria’s social housing program
The Victorian Government is expanding its use of modular construction for social housing, with more than 350 factory-built homes expected to be delivered across the state by mid-2028.
Minister for Housing, Building and Precincts Nick Staikos announced a further 48 accessible and energy-efficient modular homes during a visit to the Modularity by Rendine factory in Geelong.
The homes will be manufactured offsite before being transported and installed in communities where additional social housing is required, including regional areas where conventional construction can face workforce and delivery constraints.
More than 70 modular social homes have already been delivered across Greater Geelong, Ararat, Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Wellington, Hindmarsh, Gippsland, Gannawarra, Campaspe and Central Goldfields, according to the government.
A further 136 homes are currently under construction.
The program is intended to allow completed dwellings to be transported to vacant sites in areas of high housing demand, reducing the amount of construction work required onsite.
“These modular homes are built off-site at factories like this in Geelong and brought to where they’re needed most in regional Victoria – faster than ever before,” Staikos said.
“We’re helping take the pressure off Victorians in need and giving them secure, safe modern housing solutions that can move with demand.”
Geelong housing investment exceeds $430 million
The modular program forms part of a broader social and affordable housing investment in the Geelong region, where the government says more than $431 million has been committed to delivering 1,033 homes.
Of those, 772 have been completed.
The $36 million Ormond Road development in East Geelong has recently been completed, providing 54 accessible homes, while another 117 homes have been completed at Myers Street.
Under the Big Housing Build, more than $330 million has been committed within Greater Geelong, compared with a Minimum Investment Guarantee target of $180 million.
Geelong MP Christine Couzens said the modular program was also drawing on the region’s established manufacturing capability.
“Geelong has a proud manufacturing history, and it’s fantastic to see local expertise being used to build high-quality homes that can be delivered to communities right across Victoria.”
The latest order adds to the growing use of factory-based construction by Australian governments seeking to increase housing supply while shortening onsite construction programs.
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