Mavis Streten may be 87 and born in the year Australian men fought their first war, but she clearly recalls what the housing shortage was like after World War II.
“There were a lot of people in Brisbane that had nowhere to go,” Mavis said. “I don't know what we'd have done without the Housing Commission.”
Mavis, a single mother, had to find a job and a house – the Commission helped with half.
Mavis moved into her Holland Park Housing Commission home in December 1949. She raised her three children there and still lives there today. “I've got fond memories of that time,” she said.
“The Housing Commission did the most wonderful job. We moved in as they were finishing the house and I got to choose between this one and one the next door. I chose this one because it had an extra cupboard.”
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