First Home Owner Grant changes for regional Victoria

Published on 03 March 2017

The First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) has increased from $10,000 to $20,000 for new homes built in regional Victoria and valued up to $750,000.

The $20,000 FHOG will apply for contracts signed from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2020. Eligible first-home buyers of new homes in metropolitan Melbourne will continue to receive the $10,000 FHOG.

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Regional areas of Victoria

The following are regional councils where first-home buyers will qualify for the $20,000 FHOG:

• Alpine Shire Council
• Ararat Rural City Council
• Ballarat City Council
• Bass Coast Shire Council
• Baw Baw Shire Council
• Benalla Rural City Council
• Borough of Queenscliffe
• Buloke Shire Council
• Campaspe Shire Council
• Central Goldfields Shire Council
• Colac Otway Shire Council
• Corangamite Shire Council
• East Gippsland Shire Council
• Gannawarra Shire Council
• Glenelg Shire Council
• Golden Plains Shire Council
• Greater Bendigo City Council
• Greater Geelong City Council
• Greater Shepparton City Council
• Hepburn Shire Council
• Hindmarsh Shire Council
• Horsham Rural City Council
• Indigo Shire Council
• Latrobe City Council
• Loddon Shire Council
• Macedon Ranges Shire Council
• Mansfield Shire Council
• Mildura Rural City Council
• Mitchell Shire Council
• Moira Shire Council
• Moorabool Shire Council
• Mount Alexander Shire Council
• Moyne Shire Council
• Murrindindi Shire Council
• Northern Grampians Shire Council
• Pyrenees Shire Council
• South Gippsland Shire Council
• Southern Grampians Shire Council
• Strathbogie Shire Council
• Surf Coast Shire Council
• Swan Hill Rural City Council
• Towong Shire Council
• Wangaratta Rural City Council
• Warrnambool City Council
• Wellington Shire Council
• West Wimmera Shire Council
• Wodonga City Council
• Yarriambiack Shire Council