A block of dirt in the middle of a construction site was not initially Zara Simmons' idea of home ownership, but it's as close as the lawyer can get.
"I remember walking up Nicholas Street and there used to be a small goods shop called Berries … you could smell Berries walking up the street," Toni Risson, a long-time resident recalled. Researchers say as housing estates rapidly pop up, infrastructure and public transport need greater investment." doesn't get the same amount of funding as lots of other local government areas … we're behind in terms of transport funding," Professor Anthony Kimpton, a lecturer in urban planning at the University of Southern Queensland said.
Meanwhile, the Greens said they will create a public property development to build 100,000 new homes over the next six years, available to rent or buy at below market prices.