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Spotlight on the Public Housing Renewal Program

Spotlight on the Public Housing Renewal Program

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To document the progress of the PHRP across approx 9-11 estates It took five years before construction began on the new builds.

In 2017 the Andrews Government announced the redevelopment of many public housing walk-up estates across Melbourne, from Heidelberg to Hampton, Brunswick to Brighton. Residents were displaced, many to far-flung areas severed from their supports and social networks. It seems unlikely that the former residents will be given the chance to return as the Government isn't keeping up communication with t

Photos from The Save Public Housing Collective's post 27/05/2026
Photos from Defend the Unions - Defend the CFMEU's post 22/07/2025
Photos from Spotlight on the Public Housing Renewal Program's post 22/03/2025

FLEMINGTON ESTATE from sunset to sunrise and beyond:
When resisting the calls for renovating and refurbishing the towers instead of smashing them up, Vic Housing Minister Harriet Shing has stated that residents shouldn't "be forced to live on construction sites" but they already are, and have been for several years, take a look.

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Melbourne

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Housing and homeless shelter

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Melbourne, VIC
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