Planning
Council green-lights major expansion of Chapman Street Reserve
North Melbourne is set for a significant boost in greenery, with the City of Melbourne approving the final concept plan for the expansion of Chapman Street Reserve as part of its new Garden City campaign.
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Parliamentary Inquiry calls for Victorian Government to pause public housing demolition
A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that the Victorian Government halt work on its plan to demolish and redevelop 44 public housing towers, prompting renewed calls from community legal centres for greater transparency and evidence behind the policy.
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The Macaulay “complexatron”: council’s latest push for more open space along Moonee Ponds Creek
The City of Melbourne has taken fresh steps to unlock long-promised parkland along Moonee Ponds Creek, as councillors grapple with what has been dubbed the Macaulay “complexatron” – a tangle of drainage funding gaps, fragmented land ownership and rising development pressure in the fast-growing urban renewal area.
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Macaulay planning rules take key step as four councillors exit over donation conflict
Long-awaited permanent planning controls for the Macaulay urban renewal precinct have taken a major step forward.
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West Gate Tunnel finally opens, promising major freight and transport gains despite years of delays and cost blowouts
After a turbulent construction period marked by delays, disputes and ballooning costs, the West Gate Tunnel officially opened on December 14 – three years later than planned and at more than double its original price tag.
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TAP delays, gas main bungle and “wait and see” approach anger North & West Melbourne residents
Less than one-eighth of the $100 million Transport and Amenity Program (TAP) has been spent as the West Gate Tunnel prepares to open, with City of Melbourne councillors questioning delays, broken promises and a “laughable” design bungle on Hawke St.
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Council selects partner for key worker housing project in West Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has selected a preferred community housing provider (CHP) to develop new affordable housing for key workers on council-owned land in West Melbourne.
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Two new tram extensions proposed for Arden as part of Victoria’s 30-year infrastructure strategy
Two major tram extensions into Arden have been proposed as part of Victoria’s new long-term infrastructure blueprint, with planners arguing the upgrades are critical to supporting population growth in the inner north-west.
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RACV names Racecourse and Flemington roads among Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections
A major gateway between North Melbourne, Kensington and Parkville has been named among Melbourne’s most dangerous intersections, with the Flemington Rd and Racecourse Rd junction singled out by the RACV as one of the city’s highest-risk locations for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.
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Man dies after fall from tram in West Melbourne
The death of a man in West Melbourne has been reviewed and will be included in the lives lost tally, Victoria Police confirmed on October 22.
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