Housing Advisory Committee

The Housing Advisory Committee was established by Council in 2022 to monitor, advocate and provide advice to Council on local housing needs within Frankston City. The Committee was established in response to the current housing affordability crisis and the need to identify opportunities and innovative solutions to facilitate sustainable housing outcomes.

The Committee functions to:

• Provide an important forum for discussion on matters relating to local housing challenges and opportunities within Frankston City.
• Consider qualitative and quantitative evidence and emerging trends relating to current and future local housing needs.
• Provide advice to Council on local housing needs at a strategic and policy level, as per the Council Plan outcome for a well-planned and liveable city.

Committee Objectives

1. To assist with the monitoring of data on local housing needs, housing market trends and  housing affordability, and Federal and State Government policy and planning reforms that have implications for housing in Frankston City (including the Victorian Government Housing Statement).
2. To assist in the identification of opportunities and innovative solutions that facilitate sustainable housing supply to meet the housing needs of the current and future community within the Frankston City municipality.
3. To influence change through advocacy on local housing needs within Frankston City, including for a diverse housing mix, very low and low income earners and people with specific housing needs.
4. To develop and proactively support partnerships with the Strategic Housing & Homelessness Alliance, federal and state government, government funded agencies, community housing sector, developers and the community to facilitate investment and action that achieves housing outcomes within Frankston City.
5. To assist in the education of stakeholders on local housing needs within Frankston City.
6. To advocate for housing options that support local job growth and a skilled workforce to stimulate local economic activity, through the prioritisation of affordable housing for key workers close to where people work.
7. To provide advice to Council on the use of its property portfolio to meet local housing needs.
8. To make recommendations to Council on local housing needs of the current and future community within the Frankston City municipality.
9. To assist in the development of a Work Plan that supports actions to meet the housing needs of the Frankston City municipality; and to define priorities and responsibilities for actions.