Post by madametarot on Dec 21, 2016 8:39:24 GMT 10
The Queensland Government sent me a letter Ref. HS02509-2016 in response to my email suggesting our town planning was wrong in relation to small/tiny houses having to pay rent on the land and not being able to buy their own small/tiny freehold blocks.
My email was not solicited (it was sent on my intiative) and I sent it to the Minister for Housing and Public Works.
As is the protocol, (I know the protocol because I was a public servant for the end of my working life) the Minister's office forwarded my email to the dept best suited to answer my question, and the dept allocated the best person to respond. The officer's response normally goes back to the Ministers Office and then the Minister's office sends the original correspondent (me) a letter. In my experience as a departmental officer I never saw the final response by the Minister's Office and I did not know anyone who did see one.
So I was surprised to get a phone call from the nominated departmental officer on 5 December who explained a few things and said I would receive a letter from the ministers office.
In part the letter said,
I am informed that during the conversation you were advised that the Retirement VVillages Act 1999 (the Act) is under review as a component of the forthcoming Queensland Housing Strategy.
It is intended that amendments to the Act that addresses issues relating to costs the residents living in or leaving retirement villages will be introduced in parliment in 2017
My telephone conversation also revealed that small block sizes (freehold) could be solved by council town planning and "material change of use" and there is an existing option to rent small lots for siting transportable housing similar to caravan parks.
Anyway, that is what I did, and that is the response and the final outcome could be a year or more away
So if you want to make a difference, you can kick the can around political circles in your state or territory or shire or council.
One loan voice aint gunna make too much difference, but a small stone can start an avalanche.
Col
My email was not solicited (it was sent on my intiative) and I sent it to the Minister for Housing and Public Works.
As is the protocol, (I know the protocol because I was a public servant for the end of my working life) the Minister's office forwarded my email to the dept best suited to answer my question, and the dept allocated the best person to respond. The officer's response normally goes back to the Ministers Office and then the Minister's office sends the original correspondent (me) a letter. In my experience as a departmental officer I never saw the final response by the Minister's Office and I did not know anyone who did see one.
So I was surprised to get a phone call from the nominated departmental officer on 5 December who explained a few things and said I would receive a letter from the ministers office.
In part the letter said,
I am informed that during the conversation you were advised that the Retirement VVillages Act 1999 (the Act) is under review as a component of the forthcoming Queensland Housing Strategy.
It is intended that amendments to the Act that addresses issues relating to costs the residents living in or leaving retirement villages will be introduced in parliment in 2017
My telephone conversation also revealed that small block sizes (freehold) could be solved by council town planning and "material change of use" and there is an existing option to rent small lots for siting transportable housing similar to caravan parks.
Anyway, that is what I did, and that is the response and the final outcome could be a year or more away
So if you want to make a difference, you can kick the can around political circles in your state or territory or shire or council.
One loan voice aint gunna make too much difference, but a small stone can start an avalanche.
Col