News and Media
27 April 2010
Eight new Defence homes for Point Lonsdale
Last week saw the official opening of eight Defence houses located in Point Lonsdale, Victoria.
The eight newly completed homes were opened by local member for Corangamite, Mr Darren Cheeseman MP, and are part of a total 829 homes being completed by Defence Housing Australia under the Nation Building-Economic-Stimulus Plan.
The eight new homes have injected $2.17 million into the local economy with the builders, Orbit Homes, hiring local sub-contractors where they could.
Defence Housing Australia received $245.58 million as part of the Nation Building-Economic Stimulus Plan to build Defence homes throughout Australia. As part of this plan $16.8 million was allocated to Victoria to build 62 new homes.
All 829 homes are expected to be complete in March 2011.