One Minto
One Minto is a thriving community in southwest Sydney with diverse and affordable homes, new playgrounds and renewed community pride.
One Minto was the first project in NSW to incorporate public and private housing into a single development.
Our approach created safer streets and public areas and provided 1,150 homes – most of them new and 176 refurbished. Reducing the proportion of public housing from 100% to 30%, we were able to create different lot sizes to allow for more diverse and affordable housing.
Supported with community engagement, this approach is now being replicated successfully across Land and Housing Corporation estates at Bonnyrigg, Airds and Claymore.
Facts at a glance
Where?
One Minto is in Campbelltown Local Government Area, on Ben Lomond Road, and is close to Minto Railway Station.
What?
One Minto is a 120ha renewed site that includes 1,150 affordable private and public homes, six public reserves with playing fields, and a multi-use community facility.
How?
Landcom was the developer of the project, working in partnership with Campbelltown City Council and Land and Housing Corporation.
Timeline
2006
Minto Renewal Concept Plan approved
2007
Construction works commence
2008
Display Village opens
First sales release
2009
Construction work complete
2012
Minto Community Centre opens
2016
Subdivision registration
Sales finalised
Project highlights
Vision
One Minto was a 1970’s public housing estate. Over time the housing became rundown, and the urban layout proved to exacerbate social problems.
With support of our partner Land and Housing Corporation, our challenge was to revitalise and completely transform the public housing estate at Minto.
We were able to reduce the proportion of public housing from 100% to 30%, improve the road and pedestrian connections, create different lot sizes to allow for more diverse and affordable housing, and provide better streetscapes, parklands and community facilities to support the needs of the Minto community.
Creating a place for people
This well-planned community offers pedestrian and cycleways, green streetscapes, open space and parklands, community facilities, and public transport. There are a number of existing local schools and childcare centres, and a local shopping centre.
To support a thriving community, Minto offers a range of housing types at different price points, to provide opportunity for households of different sizes, and incomes, to own their own home.
People really feel part of the community at Minto where they can share parklands, playgrounds, and playing fields, and the walkways and cycleways.
Integrating environmental sustainability
We were committed to integrating sustainability into the rejuvenation of One Minto.
To do this we incorporated requirements for energy efficient house designs and applied water sensitive urban design principles to subdivision works to manage water flow, enhance water conservation and minimise pollution.
The scenic views were also highlighted in the redesign of One Minto.
Creating place through community development
Social benefits outweighed all other considerations for this renewal project. The ‘Working together in Minto’ community engagement and community development initiatives helped enable today’s inclusive, thriving community.
Community development initiatives included a community Coordination Group, a Community Welcome Program provided for all residents, new public parklands and community centre as well as improved connections to existing public transport and services.
Awards
2010 UDIA NSW
Category
Award for Excellence for Affordable Development
2010 URBAN TASKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EXCELLENCE
Category
Award for Affordable Housing
About Landcom
We develop land and property, increasing the supply of housing for the people of NSW.
As a state-owned corporation, we are a commercial business that achieves public outcomes while also generating financial returns for the NSW Government. We enable development by de-risking and unlocking strategic and complex sites in collaboration with landowners and the market.
