New homes in Hermannsburg to have great benefits for community
THE Hermannsburg community is celebrating the completion of the first homes constructed on a new subdivision
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THE Hermannsburg community is celebrating the completion of the first homes constructed on a new 30-lot subdivision.
Three modular houses, built under the NT government’s HomeBuild program, have been installed, with the first home already tenanted.
Two others will be used as transitional housing during the upgrade of 20 homes in the remote community west of Alice Springs.
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A total of 26 homes will be built in Hermannsburg with the local Housing Reference Group to decide on the styles.
As part of a $68m NT government package of works, Territory businesses Murray River North, PTM Group, NT Link and Northern Transportables are building 134 homes to be rolled out to 24 remote communities across the Territory.
Designs include two, three and four-bedroom houses as well as two and three-bedroom duplexes.
Aside from Hermannsburg, homes have already been delivered to Amoonguna, Daguragu, Finke, Jilkminggan, Kaltukatjara, Kintore, Papunya, Pmara Jutunta, Santa Teresa and Wilora.
Remote Housing and Town Camps Minister Chansey Paech, who was in Hermannsburg for the community celebration, said it was heartening to see how happy the new tenants were with their new home.
“The local family of six has been living with other family members so this means there are now two homes in Hermannsburg that will no longer be overcrowded,” he said.
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“We know it has taken time to get to this point where tenants can move into new homes but there were a number of obstacles to overcome.
“When we came to government, there were just 70 available lots across the Territory’s 73 remote communities.
“Since then, we have invested $426m towards land servicing and now that we have around 500 lots completed or underway, we are busy building.”
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