Once people start moving onto the Summerland Estate at Fairy Hill, near Casino, how many will want to relocate their home?
The estate won’t be ready for a while yet, but people who receive a buyback may want to know if their homes can be relocated at all.
The first four relocated homes from the 2022 floods will be moved to Mount Pleasant Estate in Goonellabah.
It is part of the largest assisted relocation program in Australian history.
The four homes should be onsite by Christmas, providing a bridge between the $790million Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program and the $100million Resilient Lands Program.
The Reconstruction Authority’s contractor relocated the first two homes to Mount Pleasant this week. The other two homes are planned to be relocated in December with the first homeowners living in the houses by early 2025.
Mount Pleasant was the second Resilient Lands Program site announced in 2024. The site will demonstrate a mix of small and standard lot sizes as well as detached and attached housing types with a range of price points for buyback participants.
Mount Pleasant is one of seven sites that have been identified under the Resilient Lands Program, the others are at East Lismore, North Lismore, Brunswick Heads, Ballina-Lennox Head, Summerland Estate near Casino and Junction Hill near Grafton.
People who accept a buyback offer will have first opportunity to buy property under the Resilient Lands Program. After these offers have been sorted, any remaining properties will be made available to the broader public.
Parliamentary secretary for Disaster Recovery Janelle Saffin said there was a high level of interest in the community for relocating homes.
“Preserving these historic homes and providing that link to the past is important for the community, but Mount Pleasant will also provide a diverse range of other housing options and different price points,” Ms Saffin said.
The information in this story was provided by the NSW Government.
This article appeared on indyNR.com on 23 November 2024.