PHOTO: Modular housing construction method. Image: Connectivity Blog.
Member for Barwon Roy Butler will return to from overseas study tour with an idea he will push modular and panelised homes as a cost effective way to increase housing supply.
Mr Butler is embarking on his Commonwealth Parliamentary Study tour that will take him to Asia, Europe, and North America. He has examined topics ranging from agriculture and aquaculture to freight loading, trade, and manufacturing.
He landed in Singapore on April 9 before going on to Thailand and is now in Italy.
He has met with various government and non-government groups, including visiting the Parliaments in Malaysia and Canada to understand better how other parliaments operate and meet with members of parliament…