Hundreds more properties will become available to househunters in a growing Riverland town as the local council rushes to unlock sought-after land.
Renmark Paringa Council will expand its community wastewater management system into Renmark West, allowing more than 500 houses to be built in the untapped area.
The project will not only help supply land to the growing Renmark population but also meet the rising demand of people looking to move to the district.
Mayor Peter Hunter said development inquiries to the council and land supply pressures were clear indications people wanted to live in Renmark.
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Hundreds of new homes will be able to be built in Renmark West following a commitment to a $3m wastewater management expansion.
“Our community is growing, demand for housing is strong and people are choosing Renmark to build their lives,” he said.
“This project is council stepping up and delivering the infrastructure needed to support that growth and provide quality options for people to purchase land and call Renmark home.”
Renmark West is a key growth area on the fringe of the Riverland town and has capacity for more than 500 new allotments.
Development in the area has been constrained for more than a decade because of planning limitations around onsite wastewater systems and groundwater conditions.
Mr Hunter said the expansion removed one of the biggest barriers to development in the area.
“This investment means families, workers and retirees will have more choice, more affordability and more opportunity to settle in our region,” he said.
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Renmark Paringa Council will expand its community wastewater management system into Renmark West, which will unlock more than 500 new homes in the area. Picture: Renmark Paringa Council
Preliminary estimates show the project will cost around $3m and be funded through borrowing, with costs recovered over time through developer contributions to ensure ratepayers were not burdened.
Renmark Paringa Council chief executive Tony Siviour said investing in the essential infrastructure now meant they were able to help meet growing housing demand and support it further in future.
Similar issues have been seen across SA in recent years as housing demand intensifies.
Three developers just last year banded together to come up with a government-backed solution to help put a roof over about 10,000 people’s heads sooner.
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Renmark West has been constrained for more than a decade because of planning limitations around onsite wastewater systems and groundwater conditions. Picture: Renmark Paringa Council
Developers Lanser, Fairland and 23 North Developments joined forces to create a private wastewater solution in Angle Vale after work and sales were put on hold in three developments because of a lack of a suitable sewerage system.
It was set to offer a permanent sewerage solution to 4000 new homes two years sooner than they would have had they waited for SA Water connection, with developers wearing the cost.
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