Wollar residents fear for town's future with temporary accommodation bid for coal mine workers

Beverley Smiles remembers her hometown as a bustling community, but says the expansion of a nearby coal mine has "decimated" the village.

The company said the facility was necessary to address shortages in housing supply within the region. Wollar resident Rodney Pryor moved to the town in 1975 and said the "vibrant community" has been "decimated" by the decline in housing availability."It just seems unbelievable that in the middle of a housing crisis you can have a multinational corporation demolishing houses," Mr Pryor said.

"Our application for an accommodation facility within our mining lease is specifically designed to alleviate the strain on the local housing market provide safe, modern living conditions for our skilled workforce," a spokesperson said.Housing pressure "We really want to see something like that being funded by these proponents to be able to leave a legacy behind," Mr Cam said.

"There might be some legacy approaches around these camps that are built closer to town and utilising that infrastructure for the future," he said.10,000 people are expected to flock to this renewables hub, but where will they live?Four people found dead in a house in Melbourne's north

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