The Shire of Esperance wants the state government to incentivise developers, get out of private rentals and fund a workforce village to alleviate the town's housing shortage.
The Shire of Esperance hopes a new campaign championing its unpredictable weather will bring more tourists to the south coast town during the winter visitor lull.
The Shire of Esperance is the latest council to join a mounting list of regional towns putting their hand out to the WA government to help fund workers housing projects.