Planning
Residents angry over “secretive” local West Gate Tunnel impact projects
Outraged North and West Melbourne residents claim a $100 million “transport and amenity program” aimed at easing traffic impacts when the West Gate Tunnel opens is being spent in a “secretive fashion” on projects in the CBD.
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Parkville Gardens residents demand action against “rat-run” drivers
Parkville Gardens residents fed up with drivers using their housing estate as a shortcut during peak hours are calling on authorities to act on the growing concern.
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South Kensington Station: Unarguably the worst in Melbourne
A senior figure working for Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) – the state government department delivering the Melbourne Metro Tunnel – has dubbed South Kensington Station as “unarguably the worst metro station in Melbourne”.
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Council supports new development in Macauley as structure plan remains on the shelf
City of Melbourne Deputy Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece has called on the state government “to get a move on” with approving the Macauley Structure Plan, despite the council endorsing plans for a 12-storey development in the urban renewal precinct.
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Arden Station completed ahead Melbourne Metro Tunnel opening
In a significant development for Melbourne’s public transport system, Arden Station, the inaugural stop in the expansive Metro Tunnel project, has been completed and is now ready for testing.
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Campus style village under way in Kensington
Construction of a “village precinct” comprising a landscaped courtyard, an outdoor pool, and retail shops is well under way as part of a build-to-rent project in Kensington.
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Student accommodation to be redeveloped after five years
The City of Melbourne has endorsed a plan to knock down and redevelop a North Melbourne student accommodation complex despite a 12-storey building having been built five years ago.
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Council review finds lack of social and affordable housing a “major planning issue”
A once-per-term City of Melbourne review has pinpointed key areas of concern, and questioned the time now taken for planning scheme amendments to be approved.
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West Melbourne site on offer for $11 million
A prominent triple-fronted site in West Melbourne, which has a planning permit for a six-storey mixed-use development, is up for sale, with an asking price of $11 million.
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“No one will be left behind”: how government’s social housing model could play out at public housing towers
Could the state government’s “ground-lease” social housing model, as seen in recent developments such as those in Prahran, provide the formula for what’s to come at the 44 soon-to-be-demolished public housing towers across Melbourne?
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