b'Our Partnerships Making Housing a Priority This year we have been progressing excitinggrowth strategy progresspartnerships to get our developmentThe Making Housing a Priority growth strategy is opportunities off the ground. These opportunitiesentering its third year and has already achieved will come to fruition in FY23 but throughout thisan increase of 250 new tenancies across the year we have been building solid foundationsUniting Housing and Uniting Vic.Tas portfolios and we would like to thank our congregations,towards its 700 new tenancy target. Within the consortia partners, funders and government.previous financial year, the Victorian Government We have been building our relationships withinvested $5.3 billion to construct more than Uniting Church congregations and presbyteries12,000 new homes throughout metro and to explore opportunities to access funding toregional Victoria. develop housing to meet local community needs.In our development pipeline, we have 10 As a result, we currently have housing projectsdevelopment projects, at various stages, to at various stages of the development pipeline.deliver over 500 dwellings on identified sitesA key example of this is our developmenton land we control. 1.6 Visualisationproject located within Central Bendigo.Indicative massing, articulation and materialityUniting Vic.Tas have committed $8.038M to deliver 17 apartments within a complex currently under construction in Sunshine. These are on track for completion early 2023. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on 29 November 2021 to mark the commencement of the construction. The Uniting Vic.Tas Board Chair, CEO, Uniting Housing Deputy Chair, and General Manager Housing & Property were in attendance. The units will provide homes for up to 34 people, which are being considered for social and investment purposes. Visualisation 2 - Mollison streetscape. View to vehicle and pedestrian link through siteThe proposed development will include around | |11UNITING CHURCH ST ANDREWS BENDIGO RESIDENTIAL STUDYNOVEMBER 2021 |MGS ARCHITECTS 70 social housing dwellings with a 30+ year ground lease in place with the congregation.This year we were fortunate to receive two grants from the Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation to establish and deliver two feasibility studies for sites in Coburg and Collingwood. These grants enabled a consultation process for women and key health care workers to inform the housing outcomes on the sites* Pictured above: Artists impression Central Bendigo developmentAt the time of writing this report we have several tenders under evaluation. We are awaiting outcomes from government which will allow usto provide a significant number of new homesto benefit those most in need.* Pictured above: Artists impression Sunshine developmentof which we have 17 units.9 Uniting Housing Annual Report 20212022'