Badly needed housing upgrades in Mossman Gorge will help encourage home ownership and 'normalise services' a community leader says. 

Mossman Gorge's governing body - Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku [BBN] - will meet with key stakeholders later this month to discuss a $1.5 million infrastructure and housing project funded by the state and federal government.    

Currently 26 Mossman Gorge dwellings run on power cards imported from Germany by BBN. 

The council's CEO Peterson Opio said the outdated card system - which are sold to community members for $20 each - may be replaced by power meters.

"We're trying to get that changed so that the community has access to a more efficient system," he said.

"In a sense it will move us towards normality and ... get us electricity upgrades, better infrastructure within social housing and a better outlook for community members." 

As part of the project, Mr Opio said he hoped all dwellings in Mossman Gorge would fall under a uniform housing policy.

The Queensland government is the trustee for 10 homes in the community and are subject to different policies than the remaining 26 houses administered by BBN. 

Subdivisions will be created meaning community members may for the first time be able to receive their mail at home. 

"I think it'll make a great difference to people's lives," Mr Opio said. 

"In a way, it just affirms the government's commitment to welfare reform to close the gap in this community."

Member for Cook David Kempton said the infrastructure would provide a lasting benefit to the community.

"The funding is part of a joint government initiative that aims to alleviate overcrowding in homes in remote Indigenous communities," he said.

"There's also some opportunity for employment for people in the community."

Mr Opio said the community had welcomed legislation passed last week allowing residents in Queensland Indigenous communities the chance to buy and sell their own homes. 

"We initially had a survey last year and we had an overwhelming response from people [seeking] home ownership opportunities," he said. 

"The board of directors see it as a step forward giving people an opportunity to work towards home ownership just like every other Australian."