Housing for Remote Teachers

The Northern Territory and Australian governments are fast-tracking the delivery of up to 50 new houses in nine remote communities.

The Northern Territory’s Chief Minister Paul Henderson announced the $18.2 million housing project – the largest single teacher housing program ever delivered in the Territory.

The Australian Education Union has endorsed the design of the new modern homes, which are cyclone-coded and have split-system air-conditioning, verandas and a shed.

The nine communities to receive housing under the new program are Galiwin’ku, Gunbalanya, Maningrida, Ngukurr, Ntaria (Hermannsburg), Ramingining, Umbakumba, Yirrkala and Yuendumu.

These communities are Territory Growth Towns, part of the working future initiative. They have been identified as priority locations based on availability of land, leasing arrangements, cost of land development, existing housing needs and teacher housing requirements.

The government is seeking innovative and cost-effective solutions to construct pre-fabricated buildings that can be transported to the communities, with teachers expected to be moving in during the second semester next year.

The final number of dwellings in each of the nine communities will depend on the availability of serviced land and other project costs, which will be determined in the tender process.

The tender for the project closes on November 18.

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