Argyle Housing and Griffith City Council have been announced as the recipients of $1.479m in funding from the NSW Government’s ‘Our Region, Our Voice’ Regional Youth Investment Program to develop the green space within Griffin Green.
This will be a vibrant space with a particular focus on an Indigenous interpretation garden and play equipment with ease of access for the existing and new community.
The project commenced in March 2024 and is expected to be completed by July 2024. It will include community gardens, a basketball court, an Aboriginal art installation, indigenous gardens, public access Wi-Fi, exercise equipment and a playground all linked to the Community Hub and to be named through the Griffith Aboriginal Land Council. The Council will remain involved at Griffin Green by maintaining the new basketball court and public park.
Size: 4,798m2
Type: Community Park
Location: Griffith, NSW
Status: In construction
Proposed Completion: July 2024
The Griffin Green Affordable Housing is located within Pioneer Housing Estate in Griffith. The project represents a partnership between Griffith City Council and Argyle Housing with $6 million of Commonwealth funding secured from the NSW Government Building Better Regions Fund.
Argyle and Council have both allocated $3 million to support the $12 million project which has been developed to provide new affordable housing options in Griffith. Close to the Griffith City Centre, The Griffin Green Affordable Housing Project saw the development of 20 new medium-density affordable rental housing units and will see the creation of 42 new housing lots.
As part of the placemaking project, Dave Taylor Park will also be transformed to include space for a new community centre, a basketball court, playground equipment, and 4,798 square metres of open green recreational space. Cul de sac roadways are being connected to improve access throughout the neighbourhood.
The Griffin Green Transformation Project aligns strongly with the Griffith City Council Housing Strategy released in 2019. It will create jobs, support the construction industry, meet an identified housing need and help to lead the Griffith community through the post COVID-19 recovery period.
Development Details
Type: 20 mixed 2- and 3-bedroom units
Location: Griffith, NSW
Status: Construction and launched July 2024
In 2023 Argyle Housing we were successful in receiving $2.6m in funding from NSW Department of Communities & Justice under the Community Housing Innovation Fund towards a mixed Social & Affordable Housing project.
Dwellings: Successful in acquiring 6 dwellings which were a mix of social and affordable housing.
Location: Liverpool and Campbelltown
Status: Completed Jan 2023
Already successful program managers for the Together Home Program in Tranche 1 and 2, Argyle Housing has been successful in receiving funding of $5m as part of the Together Home Program Tranche 3 with the Department of Communities and Justice. Argyle Housing committing an additional $1m from its NHFIC funding to the project.
Dwellings: successful in acquiring 15 dwellings which was four more than the target for Together Home Transition Program Clients in Southwest Sydney and Wagga Wagga areas.
Status: Completed June 2024
The Together Home Program aims to support over 1,072 people street sleeping across NSW into stable accommodation linked to wrap-around support. It is a key initiative supporting the Premier’s initiative to halve street homelessness by 2025. Argyle Housing works with support providers in Wagga and Southwest Sydney to provide wrap-around support services and manage the tenancies for the Together Home Program Client Portfolio to ensure successful outcomes.
About the Project
Argyle Housing committed to deploy $12m in remaining funding from NHFIC to acquire more affordable housing in the locations in which we operate.
Dwellings: this saw 32 additional dwellings acquired across Argyle Housing’s property portfolio in SWS, Goulburn, Albury, Wagga and Griffith.
Status: Completed July 2024
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