Published on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 2:16:51 PM
The Town of Port Hedland is calling on local residents to help it make the changes needed to boost housing.
“For a long time, we’ve been saying that housing is a handbrake on the future success of Hedland,” Town of Port Hedland Mayor Peter Carter said.
“In our latest community survey, 39 per cent of people said access to housing was ‘terrible’. That’s just not good enough and it’s having a huge negative impact on our community, and the economic potential of Port Hedland.”
“Solving the problem requires a range of actions across planning, advocacy and Government policy,” Mayor Carter said.
The Town is leading the development of the Local Housing Strategy, which will identify tangible actions to be driven in partnership with State Government and other agencies.
“We need to check that we are heading in the right direction with this strategy. To do that we need to hear from our community,” Mayor Carter said.
“We’re asking people to spend just 10 minutes doing a survey that will confirm the crux of the issue, beyond a simple lack of housing.”
The information will be integrated into the final Local Housing Strategy, creating a valuable tool to make change.
People can access the survey here.
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