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"Kathryn McGoldrick had moved 15 times in five years when she decided to take
the leap into tiny house living. But she soon realised it wasn’t going to quite
achieve the housing security she had been yearning for.
The 66-year-old, who lives in the central Victorian town of Castlemaine,
couldn’t park her tiny home on wheels on a property for more than 30 days
unless she got a permit, which lasts six months and can only be extended for up
to two years.
That changed in July this year when the council, Mount Alexandra Shire, became
among the first in Australia to allow its residents to live in a tiny home
indefinitely.
It may just be the beginning of a broader change, as some councils shift their
attitude about tiny homes on wheels. Still, local government is limited in how
far it can take those changes because of state planning legislation, with most
classifying tiny homes on wheels under the same rules as a caravan.
“[Tiny houses] won’t suit everyone,” says the Mount Alexandra Shire’s mayor,
Rosie Annear. “But it’s an option a lot of our community are keen to have, and
we know they would love for it to go further, but we’ve done what we can.
“I had chats with other councillors and mayors who were very interested in the
idea, but were waiting for us to pull the pin first before they make their
decision.”
The shire has changed its local laws to allow people to live in tiny homes
indefinitely. But to adhere to the state’s planning regulation, the homes can
only be a secondary dwelling, and there can’t there be a commercial agreement
between the land and tiny homeowner."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
