Planning
Kensington Rec Centre plans approved
The Kensington Community Recreation Centre (KCRC) is one step closer to redevelopment, with the plans for the centre endorsed by the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) last December.
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“We want them here”: pain over public housing loss lingers
Late last year the Victorian Government announced it would invest more than $36 million to build a new vertical primary school on land being redeveloped as part of its Public Housing Renewal Program in North Melbourne.
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West Melbourne planning delay “very frustrating”
A new planning framework for West Melbourne remained awaiting state government approval in what one City of Melbourne councillor described as “unnecessary” and “very frustrating”.
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Macaulay’s planning rules need urgent work
Macaulay, one of Melbourne’s urban renewal precincts, was planned to be developed into a mid-rise, walkable neighbourhood. Are loose planning controls putting that at risk?
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New pocket park for North Melbourne
A “pocket” park in North Melbourne was among 13 new mini-parks announced by the state government in January.
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Docklands “sleeper agent” switches attention to Arden
After 10 years helping shape neighbouring Docklands, Development Victoria’s (DV) development director Ronan Mellan is moving on to help build the vision for renewal in both the Arden and Fishermans Bend precincts.
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Changing direction: Koorie artist turns road signs into jewellery
The naming of lanes
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