Planning
New inner-city bike lanes
With office workers returning to the city and traffic becoming a reality again, the City of Melbourne has joined forces with RACV to encourage commuters to consider cycling as a convenient, healthier way of getting around.
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Heritage changes to be finalised
New heritage guidelines are set to be finalised in an upcoming Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting, putting an end to the old grading system which saw many heritage buildings demolished.
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Historic property earmarked for hotel development
Plans to incorporate what is possibly North Melbourne’s oldest surviving house into a $10 million hotel development were given the tick of approval by the City of Melbourne last year.
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The Metro Tunnel western portal’s clashes with residents
Plans for the Metro Tunnel’s western portal in South Kensington in 2015 required the demolition of 10 houses and 14 businesses. But pressure from locals changed those plans. The tunnel entrance was moved, and only one house was demolished.
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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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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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Primary students get a taste of high school life at Discovery Days
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