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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Unused Yarralumla townhouses to be demolished for public housing

Some of the first government-owned townhouses in Canberra's inner south will be removed to make way for updated public housing, as outlined in a recently-lodged development application.

The $16.23 million proposal would include 30 territory government-owned homes in Yarralumla, built for low-income earners.

Block 3 Section 59 in the suburb was first acquired by the ACT government in 1956 and has been used to house residents since.

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