Housing

Bass Coast Winter Shelter prepares to open for second year as homelessness rises across Gippsland

"It's more than just a bed for the night. It's a place where people can be cared for and be shown warmth and understanding."

Bass Coast Shire

End of an era for modest Sandy Point caravan park, as 11 new townhouses approved

A previous proposal to subdivide the land was refused by South Gippsland Council in 2024, but the latest DA has been approved.

South Gippsland Shire

How does affordable housing work in Victoria – and how much more do we need?

There were 7,520 people in Gippsland looking for social or low-income units in 2025.

Housing

Have you noticed an increase of rough sleepers in Gippsland?

The Monitor asked Inverloch locals if they'd seen a rise of people experiencing homelessness.

Housing

Baw Baw Shire opposes 45-unit social housing development despite 356 people on waitlist

"Drouin’s in desperate need for anything to give people shelter.”

Housing

Watch: Rental affordability hits record low in regional Victoria

If you spend 30-37.9 percent of your income on rent then it is considered unaffordable.

Housing

Watch: Property values drop by $42 billion due to flooding

Out of the two million flood-prone houses across Australia, at least 70 percent have had their values reduced by water inundation risk.

Housing

I’ve never seen so many rough sleepers: South Gippsland MP

“The data reveals the magnitude and urgency of a problem that our current system cannot adequately address,” Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin said.

Housing

“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

The number of households sleeping rough in cars, tents or in the open in Gippsland soared by 32 percent over the last year.

Housing

“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

Around 130 people were homeless in the area, one councillor said.

Council

Petition against a noisy Airbnb triggers council debate on Bass Coast housing crisis

When your next-door neighbour changes every night, how do you ask them to keep it down?

Bass Coast Shire

Councillor calls for urgent action before houses "fall into the ocean"

“People are dumb enough to build houses [that will] fall into the ocean”

Environment

Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Even those earning good coin can easily find themselves under “rental stress”

Cost-of-living

Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

In Baw Baw Shire median home prices went up 42 percent in five years.

Cost-of-living

Housing

Bass Coast Winter Shelter prepares to open for second year as homelessness rises across Gippsland

End of an era for modest Sandy Point caravan park, as 11 new townhouses approved

How does affordable housing work in Victoria – and how much more do we need?

Have you noticed an increase of rough sleepers in Gippsland?

Baw Baw Shire opposes 45-unit social housing development despite 356 people on waitlist

Watch: Rental affordability hits record low in regional Victoria

Watch: Property values drop by $42 billion due to flooding

I’ve never seen so many rough sleepers: South Gippsland MP

“The system is quite broken”: 60,000 new homes required over 15 years to tackle Victorian social housing crisis

“Behind these statistics are people": Baw Baw Shire looking to provide a one-stop-shop for people seeking shelter

Petition against a noisy Airbnb triggers council debate on Bass Coast housing crisis

Councillor calls for urgent action before houses "fall into the ocean"

Thousands in Gippsland on waiting list for social housing as cost of living crisis bites

Would you rip 50k out of your super to buy a property in Gippsland?

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