tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post4303204494965558664..comments2023-10-16T01:20:58.847+11:00Comments on The BROWN COUCH: Millers Point: three new homes for every property sold?gobnathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10888173139712703092noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-51626643593529673362014-09-04T16:05:41.208+10:002014-09-04T16:05:41.208+10:00Thanks Ned.Thanks Ned.matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169543847040658356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-90452148508180282222014-09-04T12:29:38.544+10:002014-09-04T12:29:38.544+10:00Hi Matilda,
No, we haven't written anything ab...Hi Matilda,<br />No, we haven't written anything about how affected tenants are to be relocated. Redfern Legal Centre has written an article about 'Choice Based Letting' that you may find useful - http://rlc.org.au/article/millers-point-tenants-and-choice-based-letting.<br />When time permits, we intend to put some further info up on the Clearing House blog about what we know of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-60029166252965234742014-09-04T12:06:03.889+10:002014-09-04T12:06:03.889+10:00Hi, Brown Couch, do you actually accept that anywh...Hi, Brown Couch, do you actually accept that anywhere near the full amount will be used for housing, either new or in the form of upgrades and maintenance? i'm not convinced. It seems more likely that the bulk of the sales revenue will be directed to the State's Treasury coffers. But of course they do have to re-house the beleagured tenants. How are they planning to do that? Are there newmatildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169543847040658356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-78439461531285787222014-08-29T15:15:16.492+10:002014-08-29T15:15:16.492+10:00Anonymous, let me reassure you of the two key poin...Anonymous, let me reassure you of the two key points here:<br /><br />1. We'd like the Minister and the Corporation to come clean on just how the proceeds of the Millers Point sell-off are to be reinvested.<br /><br />2. Reinvestment within Sydney is unlikely without further interruptions to public housing tenants and their communities.<br /><br />Cheers for your interest in this issue.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-56397362247072097112014-08-29T14:54:35.434+10:002014-08-29T14:54:35.434+10:00Are you saying that because something isn't 10...Are you saying that because something isn't 100% funded by government, it's not a government service? There are lots of government entities that earn revenue (fares, fines, fees etc.) but it doesn't make them non-government entities. I consider that I help fund social housing because I am a NSW taxpayer; I don't think you can claim that I don't. <br /><br />In the same way Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-20911885286872370382014-08-29T13:10:05.250+10:002014-08-29T13:10:05.250+10:00Other Anon,
As encouraging as those words may see...Other Anon,<br /><br />As encouraging as those words may seem, they neglect to mention the number of properties lost through sale or demolition. And as Mr Coutts-Trotter has said, the net gain of social housing coming from those 759 new starts will be "line ball".<br /><br />As to what is or is not producing a 'good social outcome', we might have to agree to disagree on that oneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-59544517098817962812014-08-29T13:04:26.551+10:002014-08-29T13:04:26.551+10:00Careful there, Anon... you seem to be putting word...Careful there, Anon... you seem to be putting words in my mouth.<br /><br />The Corporation gets told how to spend its money, but it more or less funds itself. It lives off rents, and the proceeds of sale... Your taxes simply don't come into this equation.<br /><br />Hence, I referred to the Corporation's profits. Not the Government's profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-39351610214269076372014-08-29T12:54:33.980+10:002014-08-29T12:54:33.980+10:00Anon, in terms of new builds and how current budge...Anon, in terms of new builds and how current budget is being put into effect, do you not find the testimony encouraging? <br />"Mr COUTTS-TROTTER: I will keep it quick. We are more than tripling the number of new starts this year: 759 compared to 270 last year and we are completing 443 homes compared to 359 last year"<br /><br />The government cannot count any of the money from the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-50825217628274586092014-08-29T12:37:50.348+10:002014-08-29T12:37:50.348+10:00Hi Ned, they're not the government's profi...Hi Ned, they're not the government's profits. They're the NSW taxpayer's profits. Even if it forms part of consolidated revenue, what difference? So long as their is a commitment to provide appropriate social housing (which there appears to have been) - why do you need the government to tie its hands before it prepares its budget? Equally, if they had committed to invest a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-10890536618520721162014-08-29T09:49:22.576+10:002014-08-29T09:49:22.576+10:00Indeed, Anon. At the same time, the Corporation is...Indeed, Anon. At the same time, the Corporation is working on its new repairs and maintenance contracting arrangements, which we're told will make a big difference... This should come into force sometime next year. Let's keep an eye on this, too.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Ned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-8939700231403583162014-08-29T09:45:06.491+10:002014-08-29T09:45:06.491+10:00Hi Anon,
When the Minister or the Land & Hous...Hi Anon,<br /><br />When the Minister or the Land & Housing Corporation tell us exactly what they plan to do with their Millers Point profits, we'll try to come up with some more sensible analysis. In the meantime, we can only go on the information available...<br /><br />As to the idea of replacing at 'cost price' on land that is already owned by the Corporation - that's kindAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-5061506943031449982014-08-28T16:35:19.126+10:002014-08-28T16:35:19.126+10:00i dont agree anon, i believe it makes sense to sho...i dont agree anon, i believe it makes sense to show how it is broken down.<br /><br />my comment concerns the $1.52 m for improvements and $2.1m for repairs. with that sort of extra money in the kitty can we expect all properties to be brought up to a basic standard? there should now be little excuse for work not getting done as this money is 'surplus' to budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608078674397454091.post-46773941071900743452014-08-28T16:20:26.957+10:002014-08-28T16:20:26.957+10:00Sorry, but your analysis is flawed. The proportio...Sorry, but your analysis is flawed. The proportions of spend reported to the budget estimates committee are proportions of existing budget, not additional budget over and above the existing budget. The money being raised from the sales are separate to the existing budget. Your analysis is also flawed in that the government would build houses at cost price, not retail price i.e. no inbuilt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com