Key details
LocationCorner of Bridge Road and Coxon Street, Officer
Bunurong Country
Policy objectiveAffordable housing
Overview
Development Victoria is transforming land in Officer into a welcoming residential community.
Officer is a fast-growing suburb in Melbourne’s south-east and we will support this growth by delivering a new residential development, new infrastructure, community spaces and a future town centre.
Our residential townhouse development – Olio – will provide affordable homes for moderate income families, increasing the supply of homes in this emerging suburb to support sustainable growth in Melbourne’s south-east.
We have partnered with Victorian-owned Sienna Homes to deliver more than 200 sustainable and affordable townhouses at Olio, with construction of homes in Stage 1 now underway.
We have also partnered with Homes Victoria to deliver 9 social housing properties within the development. Funded by Homes Victoria, the 9 dedicated townhouses managed through CentaCare will provide much-needed homes to Victorians eligible for social housing.
We are currently selling Stage 2, which comprises of over 100 homes – all within walking distance to Gum Scrub Creek, Officer Train Station, the new One Centre Square Officer and Olio Park. Construction of these homes is targeted for mid-2025.
Our delivery of these new homes contributes to the Government’s commitment in its Housing Statement to deliver 800,000 homes over the next decade.
We are also planning parklands and pedestrian walkways which will connect Olio with the surrounding area and amenities.
As part of Stage 1, we delivered a new community park which opened in late 2023. Sized at over an acre, Olio Park features a playground, shelter, picnic spaces and BBQ and plenty of open space. The park is now a popular meeting place for residents and local community members to enjoy the ambience of Gum Scrub Creek and surrounds.
Gum Scrub Creek Open space is one of the many features attracting people to Olio, including the newly revitalised Gum Scrub Creek. We were instrumental in the rejuvenation of this waterway, delivering an environment that supports the regeneration of a range of endangered and threatened wildlife and plant species. In addition to these significant environmental outcomes, Olio residents and the Officer community will benefit from new public open space connections along the length of the creek for years to come.
To learn more about Olio, visit the Olio website.
Construction Update - December 2024
6.775ha project area
200+ new homes
4,500m2 open space created
Timeline
- Late: Olio Stage 1 townhouse construction commenced
- Early: Construction of Olio community park commenced
- Early: Sales of Olio Stage 2 commenced
- Late: Olio Park complete (weather permitting)
- Early: Olio Stage 2 civil works commenced
- Late: Final Olio Stage 1 townhouses completed
- Mid: Olio Stage 2 civil works complete
- Mid: Olio Stage 2 townhouse construction commences
- Late: Olio Stage 2 townhouse construction completed
Priority access
To help more Victorians buy their own home, we offer eligible buyers exclusive access to affordable high-quality properties.
This means households earning up to $154, 410 have a 7 day priority access period during which they can make a purchase before homes are made available to the general public, or exclusive access to properties created specifically for their price range.
Find out more on the Olio website or at our sales office at 1 Niki Place, Officer, which is open Saturday to Wednesday, 11am - 5pm.
Sustainability
Homes at Olio Stage 2 have been designed to maximize energy efficiency through a range of standard sustainable inclusions, including a 7-star energy rating, double glazed/laminated windows (depending on design and location) and solar panels. This means they’ll require less energy to heat and cool, reducing residents’ carbon footprint and energy bills.
Officer Town Centre
The Town Centre has been an important element of our vision for Officer. When complete, it will feature a mix of retail outlets such as supermarkets and specialty stores, mixed-use office spaces and new homes – all conveniently located close to the Officer Train Station and Princes Highway.
The foundations of the Town Centre have been laid, with work to-date focusing on large infrastructure items including a rail underpass, key road connections and a large stormwater tank. We also delivered Town Centre Park in 2019 which features a high-quality urban square, lawn, and tiered seating.
Now that the foundations have now been established, we are focused on finding suitable private developers to purchase and develop the individual parcels of land within the precinct. One of these parcels was sold in late 2023, and we are now finalising our strategy for the remaining land parcels that make up the Town Centre precinct.
We will be provide further updates on the Town Centre as more news comes to hand.
Location
The Officer Residential development is located on the corner of Bridge Road and Princes Hwy in Officer.
Development Victoria acknowledges the Bunurong people as the Traditional Custodians of the land.
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For more information about Olio Residential please contact us at sales.marekting@development.vic.gov.au
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Updated on 13 December 2024