MARIBYRNONG: Praise for Footscray Lions


Footscray MLA Katie Hall (pictured) has praised the Lions Club of footscray has its contribution towards local housing.
“I was enormously proud of attending a really innovative social housing development that has just been completed in my electorate of Footscray, in West Footscray on Summerhill Rd,” Ms Hall said.
“It was the Lions Club of Footscray – I would like to acknowledge their contribution of a large block of land.
“We had a great local social housing provider and then of course a contribution from the Allan Labor Government to build beautiful apartments for women over the age of 50, who we understand are an increasingly vulnerable cohort of people looking for a place to call home.
“These are beautiful homes; they have got a large courtyard and balconies. The women that live there have really built a beautiful community together, and that is housing with dignity; that is the sort of housing that we support and that we believe in.
“Of course that reform was led by the incredible former member for Richmond, whose life was dedicated to social housing.
“ The $5.3 billion Big Housing Build is his enduring legacy and something that we are continuing to see the benefits of in communities across Victoria,” Ms Hall said.