PHOTO: The village of Louth is welcoming a newly-constructed home in a time and place where costs make new builds almost unheard of. IMAGE: SES NSW
A potential way forward for affordable housing has been unveiled in two of the most remote communities of the Western Plains at the same time a new report has suggested Australia will miss a target of 1.2 million new homes by 2029 on the current path.
Two remote communities outside of Bourke – Louth, population just 43, and Enngonia, population 146 – have received new teacher housing, all delivered on the back of a truck.
In Louth, the new 2-bedroom van home will provide short-term accommodation for visiting staff such as relief teachers and psychologists…