The new Vasey RSL Care Bundoora Ex-Service Accommodation (ESA) development, adjacent to our Bundoora Aged Care Home, is now under way. It will offer 20 units, each with its own lock up garage and a host of environmental features.

Visual of the new units which will each have energy efficiency measures including solar panels and energy-efficient hot water pumps, double glazed windows, five-star reverse-cycle air conditioning, led lighting and water tanks. Each unit will have its own private garden and lock up garage fitted with electrical vehicle charge point.

Our Ex-Service Accommodation Team, headed by Amanda Smith, Property Manager Veteran Services, continues to hear, almost daily, from people who are desperate to find a place to live. Affordable rental housing is scarce and with homelessness rates among the veteran community nearly three times higher than the general community, the problem is acute.

This development will provide 18 one-bedroom units and two two-bedroom units, reflecting the proportions of ex-service accommodation residents living alone.

This is part of Vasey RSL Care’s continued goal to expand capacity in both metro and regional areas.

We are working with Costas Constructions to design and build this project.

“I’m incredibly excited that the project is under way,” says Chris Gray, Executive General Manager – Veteran Services. “Having an additional 20 brand new, purpose-built homes for our veterans will ease the pressure.

“However, more still needs to be done and we are committed to growing our affordable housing , but we need support. One thing I am keen to do is continue our engagement with all levels of government to ensure the best possible outcomes for veteran housing here in Victoria.”