A housing project planned for Oakey Flat Road in Morayfield has helped earn the City of Moreton Bay national recognition for its work to improve access to social and affordable housing.
Council recently won the Affordable Housing category at the National Awards for Local Government, with judges recognising its Community Leasing for Social and Affordable Housing Project. The program allows community housing providers and specialist homelessness services to use council-owned land through low-cost, long-term leases to build homes for people facing housing insecurity.
Oakey Flat Road Development Forms Part of the Award-Winning Program
One of the key projects under the initiative is the Oakey Flat Road development in Morayfield, which is being delivered through a partnership between the City of Moreton Bay and Coast2Bay Housing.
The project will provide 14 new social and affordable homes for people who need secure housing. The council is supplying the land under a long-term lease arrangement, allowing the community housing provider to develop the site while keeping costs lower than would normally be possible. The approach is designed to increase the supply of affordable housing without the council becoming the housing provider itself.
Construction has started on the Morayfield development, which is one of several housing projects included in the council’s broader housing and homelessness strategy.
Partnerships Help Increase Affordable Housing Supply
The award recognises more than a single development. It acknowledges a wider approach that brings together local government, community housing organisations and homelessness services to deliver practical housing solutions.
Alongside Coast2Bay Housing, the council has also partnered with Bric Housing on another community housing project in Caboolture. Together, the Morayfield and Caboolture developments are expected to provide accommodation for up to 46 people once completed.
The council has also supported eligible community housing developments by waiving development fees and infrastructure charges. According to the media release, more than $2.28 million in fees has already been waived, including support for an 82-home social and affordable housing development in Redcliffe that welcomed its first residents last year.
National Award Highlights Local Housing Efforts
Mayor Peter Flannery said the award recognised the importance of increasing community housing to improve outcomes for people experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness. He stated that the council would continue working with housing providers, frontline services, community organisations and other levels of government to support more housing opportunities across the region.
Kristy McBain MP, Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, said the National Awards for Local Government celebrate councils that deliver innovative projects benefiting their communities.
The Community Leasing for Social and Affordable Housing Project supports the City of Moreton Bay’s Housing and Homelessness Action Plan, which focuses on increasing access to safe and secure housing through coordinated partnerships. As work continues at Oakey Flat Road, the Morayfield development stands as one example of how those partnerships are being put into action.
Published 1-July-2026
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