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Canberra student William Woodbridge lives on a raft on Lake Ginninderra; Affordable student housing remains a prominent issue among Canberra's youth
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Student ordered to quit his 'home' on lake

Stephanie Anderson
March 20, 2012

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A student who has been living on the waters of Lake Ginninderra has been given orders to move on by the ACT government. William Woodbridge, a University of Canberra student, has been living on the homemade raft for six weeks, since tiring of Canberra's rental market and the increasing costs of living in university accommodation. After negotiations, the 21-year-old has been told to remove the raft and teepee by March 30.

A spokeswoman for the Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate said the ACT Government was helping Mr Woodbridge find alternative accommodation after granting him an extension, allowing him to stay on the lake till the end of the month. ''A condition to this is that it is not allowed to relocate on any other public body of water in the ACT,'' she said.

But this condition may prove problematic for Woodbridge, who intends to continue living rough somewhere on the water. He moved to Canberra at the age of 16 and has struggled to find an affordable home, experiencing everything from share houses to living out of the back of a car.

Affordable student housing remains a prominent issue among Canberra's youth, despite new residences being opened at both the University of Canberra and the Australian National University recently. For Mr Woodbridge, the cost of having a roof over his head wasn't worth the hours spent away from his studies.

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Canberra doesn't have enough housing. New land is really expensive, and tradies cost a shedload. There's lots of money competing for the inner suburbs.

High end property (ie $1M plus) is taking a bath, but anything below about $600k is selling fairly well.
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While it's true that those who win never quit, and those who quit never win, those who never win and never quit are idiots.

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Canberra's rental crisis 'worst' of any city in the country

Stephanie Anderson
April 30, 2012

Canberra's rental affordability crisis has been labelled the worst for any city in the country after a property snapshot found there was ''virtually no affordable housing'' available for low-income earners in the ACT.

Fewer than 140 listed properties suitable for a variety of low-income earners were recorded for the Canberra and Queanbeyan area in Anglicare Australia's annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, issued today.

The snapshot involved an audit of newspapers and real estate websites for private rental accommodation, undertaken by Anglicare Australia network members, who surveyed more than 65,000 properties across the country on April 14.

In Canberra, no available and appropriate properties were recorded for renters in eight of the 12 categories of low-income earners.

Anglicare ACT general manager Jenny Kitchen said the capital's rental affordability crisis was ''off the chart'', forcing some people to choose between accommodation and regular meals.

''There is no other major urban centre in Australia that is unable to supply any affordable housing for families on a minimum-wage income,'' she said.

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