Illawarra Greens proposing 'Empty Homes Levy' on unused homes

By Brendan Crabb
Updated March 4 2019 - 4:11pm, first published 4:09pm
PROPOSAL: (Left to right) Kaye Osborn, Greens candidate for Keira; Jamie Dixon, Greens candidate for Shellharbour; Wollongong Greens councillor Cath Blakey; and Ben Arcioni, Greens candidate for Wollongong. Picture: Sylvia Liber
PROPOSAL: (Left to right) Kaye Osborn, Greens candidate for Keira; Jamie Dixon, Greens candidate for Shellharbour; Wollongong Greens councillor Cath Blakey; and Ben Arcioni, Greens candidate for Wollongong. Picture: Sylvia Liber

There are thousands of unoccupied private dwellings in the Wollongong local government area.

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