Accommodation For Ageing In Place

Tablelands Regional Council will be gifting land in Atherton for the development of housing to support ageing in place.

The land, at 47 Kelly Street, is being donated to Tablelands Community Housing (TCH) for their Curtain Fig Cottage Project.

‘This is a real game changer for services that support older members of our community to live at home,’ said Mayor Rod Marti.

‘The Kelly Street location is central to town amenities while still being part of a larger green space.

‘We are honoured to provide the land for this project, and it’s one of the many ways we are showing our ongoing commitment to older people on the Tablelands,’ Mayor Marti said.

The project consists of five individual duplexes providing 10 one-bedroom accessible units on a site that will provide for indoor and outdoor communal interactions.

TCH is grateful to TRC for donating land to Tableland Community Housing.

‘This commitment by TRC unlocks our ability to increase the supply of social and affordable housing on the Tablelands and will be used to construct units for housing older women, who are a priority group,’ said TCH Manager Marita Romano.

‘The project will assist in supporting our senior citizens as well as contribute to the local economy and growth of our community,’ she said.

TCH will be working in partnership with the Queensland Government to deliver the project.