The Urban Developer
AdvertiseEventsWebinarsUrbanity
Industry Excellence
Urban Leader
Sign In
Membership
Latest
Menu
Location
Sector
Category
Content
Type
Newsletters
Urban Leader Awards Logos RGB White
NOMINATIONS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 12 RECOGNISING THE INDIVIDUALS BEHIND THE PROJECTS
NOMINATIONS CLOSING SEPTEMBER 12 URBAN LEADER AWARDS
LEARN MOREDETAILS
TheUrbanDeveloper
Follow
About
About Us
Membership
Awards
Events
Webinars
Listings
Resources
Terms & Conditions
Commenting Policy
Privacy Policy
Republishing Guidelines
Editorial Charter
Complaints Handling Policy
Contact
General Enquiries
Advertise
Contribution Enquiry
Project Submission
Membership Enquiry
Newsletter
Stay up to date and with the latest news, projects, deals and features.
Subscribe
ADVERTISEMENT
SHARE
2
print
Print
OtherRalph NicholsonWed 21 Dec 22

Mirvac Boss to Lead Affordable Housing Council

Affordable Housing Council Hero

The Federal government’s move to establish a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has been welcomed by one of the industry’s peak bodies.

Outgoing Mirvac chief executive Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz will lead the  interim council.

The Property Council of Australia chief executive Ken Morrison said the independent advice of the newly formed council would be critical in addressing the growing housing supply and affordability gaps.

“The interim Housing Supply and Affordability Council will ensure the government’s ambition to boost housing supply and affordability is supported by expert independent advice,” he said.

Lloyd-Hurwitz’s appointment by housing minister Julie Collins was also welcome news, Morrison said.

“In selecting a leader as well-regarded and experienced in creating housing supply as Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, the minister has demonstrated her serious intent to tackle one of the country’s most persistent public policy challenges.”

But Morrison warned the “sustained support and goodwill of state, territory and local governments via the new Housing Accord will also be essential to making headway”.

Lloyd-Hurwitz announced in October she would retire as chief executive and managing director of Mirvac after a decade at the top. 

She joined the Australian property group from LaSalle Investment Management in 2012 and is the immediate past chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, a past national president of the Property Council of Australia and the current chair of Chief Executive Women.

She is due to step down at Mirvac in June.

In a prepared statement Lloyd-Hurwitz said she was honoured to be chairing the council as it looked to address the housing affordability crisis.

And she joined Morrison in calling for a united approach to the challenge.

“The responsibility for affordable housing requires all levels of government, the property sector, the community housing sector and the broader community to work together, and I’m looking forward to collaborating with all parts of the housing industry to ensure we have sufficient supply, diversity and choice of housing.”

a picture of Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz: She is retiring from Mirvac after ten years at the top of the Australian property group.
▲ Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz is stepping down from Mirvac after 10 years at the top of the Australian property group.

Housing minister Collins said Lloyd-Hurwitz’s appointment was an important step in implementing the government’s ambitious housing agenda.

“We want to ensure our investments are underpinned by expert advice,” Collins said.

“That’s why we’re creating a National Housing Supply and Affordability Council to deliver independent advice to government on ways to increase housing supply and affordability.

“Lloyd-Hurwitz’s experience in the sector will be invaluable as we continue working to ensure more Australians have a safe and affordable place to call home.”

Lloyd-Hurwitz will be joined on the interim council by Housing Choices Australia’s managing director Michael Lennon, who becomes deputy chair.

The interim board will also include Asia-Pacific Network for Housing Research committee member Professor Rachel ViforJ, chief executive of the Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre Helen Waters Silvia, urban economist and planner Dr Marcus Spiller, and Urban Renewal Authority director David O’Loughlin.

The PCA’s Morrison said one of the early tasks of the interim council would be to review barriers to institutional investment to create new housing for Australians.

“Australia needs all the new housing it can get, so it makes sense to address the taxation settings which prevent more investment creating the new rental housing the country needs,” Morrison said.

“As countries such as the United States and the UK have demonstrated, with the right settings, build-to-rent housing could give Australians more choice in the housing market and become a key solution to the affordable housing equation,” he said.

The interim council begins work in the new year and will operate until permanently established by legislation.

The council announcement comes as the federal government released draft legation for its planned $10-billion Housing Australia Future Fund, which aims to deliver 30,000 social and affordable rental homes over a five-year period. 

A planned 10,000 of those homes would be for frontline workers such as police, nurses and cleaning staff.  Another 4000 would be allocated to women and children experiencing domestic and family violence and older, at risk, women on low incomes.

OtherBuild-to-RentAustraliaPolicyPolicy
AUTHOR
Ralph Nicholson
More articles by this author
ADVERTISEMENT
TOP STORIES
Stockland bumps up its apartment pipeline in melbourne and sydney
Exclusive

Stockland Re-Enters Density in $5bn Apartment Play

Renee McKeown
4 Min
Woolloongabba Precinct Vulture St
Exclusive

Brisbane Developer in Cross River Rail Compensation Tussle

Clare Burnett
4 Min
The Mondrian Gold Coast hotel's food and beverage is driving profits
Exclusive

Touch, Taste, Theatre: What’s Driving Mondrian’s Success

Renee McKeown
6 Min
Fortis’ display suites are designed as brand environments first, with tactile details and curated design to build buyer confidence before project specifics.
Exclusive

Relevant or Redundant: Will Tech Kill Display Suites?

Vanessa Croll
7 Min
Exclusive

Missing Heart: Why The Gold Coast Needs a CBD

Phil Bartsch
7 Min
View All >
South Melbourne social housing precinct
Affordable & Social Housing

South Melbourne Housing Precinct Revamp Takes Next Step

Leon Della Bosca
Stockland bumps up its apartment pipeline in melbourne and sydney
Exclusive

Stockland Re-Enters Density in $5bn Apartment Play

Renee McKeown
The Adelaide purpose built student accommodation market is about to increase by 1058 beds with the State Commission Assessment Panel supporting two towers in the making.
Student Housing

Highrise Approvals Add 1000-Plus PBSA Beds in Adelaide

Renee McKeown
The two towers, of 35 and 34 storeys, help cement the SA capital’s growing status as the best place in Australia for the…
LATEST
South Melbourne social housing precinct
Affordable & Social Housing

South Melbourne Housing Precinct Revamp Takes Next Step

Leon Della Bosca
2 Min
Stockland bumps up its apartment pipeline in melbourne and sydney
Exclusive

Stockland Re-Enters Density in $5bn Apartment Play

Renee McKeown
4 Min
The Adelaide purpose built student accommodation market is about to increase by 1058 beds with the State Commission Assessment Panel supporting two towers in the making.
Student Housing

Highrise Approvals Add 1000-Plus PBSA Beds in Adelaide

Renee McKeown
3 Min
JQZ Parramatta EDM
Residential

JQZ Plots 10-Storey Addition to Parramatta ‘Auto Alley’ Plans

Clare Burnett
3 Min
View All >
ADVERTISEMENT
Article originally posted at: https://www.theurbandeveloper.com/articles/mirvac-boss-affordable-housing-council-appointment-susan-lloyd-hurwitz