Rental shortfalls reach crisis point

With Noosa’s current housing crisis continuing to escalate Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has taken the extraordinary step to put a callout to property homeowners to assist in urgent endeavours to provide accommodation for our workers and their families.

“This situation where the lack of rentals is impacting our economic and social fabric is complex and the result of two decades of shortfalls, and a current ‘perfect storm’ of other contributors,” she said.

“With demand far outstripping supply we have now come to a critical situation where our businesses struggle to access or keep staff through a lack of suitable and affordable accommodation for them” said Ms Bolton. “This week alone 5 of our working families…