In August 2021, after a period of community consultation and a call for expressions of interest, council resolved to sell the allotment at the corner of Sloane and Cahill Streets in Stawell to PassivePlace Ltd.
PassivePlace is now contracted by council as the developer for the Sloane Street development project in Stawell.
In December 2022, PassivePlace finalised their designs for one- and two-bedroom display homes, which are designed with, and are currently being built using, passive house principles.
The homes that are delivered as part of the five-year development will be the first in Victoria to be certified by One Planet Living and will be the first Net Zero Community in Australia.