Overview
- Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie unveiled a program to sell or activate under‑utilised state land under a new "use it or house it" rule for public agencies.
- Economic Development Queensland now controls the former Energex site at Banyo and will work with private developers, with more sites to be offered and a process for developers to register interest in other public land.
- The scheme imposes delivery timelines but sets no requirement for social or affordable dwellings, with the government arguing greater supply will ease prices.
- Industry bodies praised the market-led approach, while QCOSS and Opposition figures said it prioritises developers and will not deliver enough homes for low‑income renters.
- Local residents objected to medium-density plans and infrastructure strain, and the Opposition cited past PFAS and asbestos at the site, which the government says assessments have cleared for development.