Developers, councillors, and concerned citizens gathered to discuss these problems and give their two cents on the Griffith City Council's draft housing strategy, which is currently up for public exhibition.

Much more land needs to be made available for senior housing, according to Martin Ruggeri from Planning Matters.

Mr Ruggeri said the supply of senior housing had failed to keep up with the changing demographics of Griffith, which has seen a shift towards older homebuyers coming in from Leeton, Coleambally, and the surrounding areas.

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Wiradjuri woman Veronica Bamblett-Collins said she was outraged by the lack of Aboriginal housing, and said she'd be prepared to set up a tent city if nothing changes soon.

"In my community we are below poverty, and I know people out there who are working but who are still homeless," she said.

"We need to deal with poverty in this town. It's about time everybody had a fair go."

Griffith City Council manager Brett Stonestreet said he agreed with Mrs Bamblett-Collins, but that council needed co-operation from the state and federal level to lay the infrastructural groundwork and get the ball rolling.

"This is where the rubber hits the road in terms of direct housing provision," Mr Stonestreet said.

"If this falls over none of the direct housing will happen."

Copies of the draft housing strategy are up for public exhibition and can be found at council chambers and on the council website.

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