Subsidised tenancies in Council portfolios
Across Victorian local government, community occupancy portfolios sometimes run to hundreds of tenancies per municipality: sporting pavilions, community halls, kindergartens, club rooms, and offices occupied by service providers. A large share sit on peppercorn, or heavily discounted rents. Almost none carry a visible price tag.
Why Victoria’s Tax Settings Are Exposing a Missing Layer of Property Strategy
For decades, holding real estate was a forgiving strategy. Capital growth often masked inefficiencies, allowing underutilised assets to remain in portfolios without immediate consequence.
That is no longer the case.
Escaping the Legacy Trap: The Case for Strategic Asset Repositioning in Victorian Councils
Escaping the Legacy Trap: The Case for Strategic Asset Repositioning in Victorian Local Government
Accelerating Social Infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships
Victorian Councils: Are we relying on a "wait and hope" funding model to build tomorrow’s social infrastructure?
Beyond the Floor: Shifting from Compliance to Strategic Delivery in Victorian Property
Victorian Councils: Are you following a 2009 checklist to solve a 2026 housing crisis?
In Victoria, property transactions have long been governed by a "compliance-first" mindset focused on legal risk mitigation. While this remains essential for probity, it is not a delivery strategy.
Delivering Outcomes in Council-led Strategic Transactions
Across Victoria, councils are increasingly focusing on public private partnerships or structuring transactions to deliver purposeful outcomes from strategic sites, especially those with the potential to deliver housing, social infrastructure, employment uses or precinct renewal.