The state government claims a parcel of land in Logan has been identified for public housing.
But they won’t say where it is and when the housing will be built.
The government released a statement last week celebrating 27 pieces of land across Queensland it alleges will be fit for further low-cost housing.
The statement revealed one of these pieces – at least one-hectare – will be in Logan.
Yet, when asked to identify the land, lips within the Housing Department were sealed.
And although Logan residents acknowledge the housing crisis needed to be solved, some have said they’re not too impressed with a meagre “one hectare” of affordable housing.
Logan local Donovan Bredenhann said it wasn’t something to “write home about”.
“I thought it would be more [than one hectare],” Mr Bredenhann said.
“They probably need to do a lot more than that.
“I’m sure they have access to way more land.”
But Mr Bredenhann had more than criticism to offer – he had potential solutions.
“I think one of the things they could do is reach out to people with property and see if they are willing to lease out their land,” he said.
Mr Bredenhann, who owns 1.4 acres, said this was something he was more than willing to do.
He also suggested the government look at how mining companies “host lots of people through quick and easy… temporary housing systems”.
“It’s not that hard to do.”
Another local, who wished not to be named, agreed with Mr Bredenhann.
She said the solution was more public housing, but it needed to rolled out more quickly.
“The government needs to take their finger out,” she said.
A Jimboomba resident, George Jones, said only one hectare of housing would be like “putting a Band-Aid on a bullet wound”.
“I’ve seen it before,” he said, referring the time he spent living in New York.
“They put a low income place in New York… and within a year it was the most called place for the police in the area.”
Local real estate agent Michael Wardlaw said it was all well and good to have the land, as long the government effectively “utilises the parcel of land”.
“In the grand scheme of things, you’re not going to have an impact on the community with a hectare of land unless it goes up,” Mr Wardlaw said.
“So is it in a location where it can go up?
“If it’s a hectare of land and you’re going to build regular housing or even a townhouse site, it’s not going to have a massive impact on the problem.”
Before any plans are made, Mr Wardlaw said the state government would need to consult with Logan City Council and the community.
“It’s one thing to get councils on board, but the government needs the community on board with it as well,” he said.
“I’m not sure where we could go with it without knowing where it is to start with.”
Mr Wardlaw said the new parcel of land was far from having a significant impact anytime soon.
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