Planning
Gathering speed
In mid-March it was announced that Kuala Lumpur-based developer UEM Sunrise had chosen Probuild as its preferred builder for Aurora Melbourne Central.
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Let’s talk about density
On Monday, February 9 the commercial broadcast media was all fired up with sensationalist headlines and shallow reporting on the release of a report which sought to “investigate planning policies that deliver positive social outcomes in hyper-dense, high-rise residential environments”.
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Councillors compromise on housing strategy
After more than eight years of talking about it, the City of Melbourne has a housing strategy but no one, it appears, is very happy with it.
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Riding roughshod over the law
The clippity clop of hooves on CBD streets is soothing to most but is increasingly annoying to the City of Melbourne.
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High hopes for the ‘other’ east-west link
Proponents of the Melbourne B1 Veloway are confident that the new State Government will accept their novel idea to separate cyclists from CBD motorists and pedestrians.
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Call for plan for the central city
Some order may come to the apparent planning chaos within the CBD if City of Melbourne planning chair Cr Ken Ong has his way.
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Parking has peaked in CBD
Car parking has peaked in central Melbourne and is now in decline.
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Waiting to learn new rules
It’s a new year, we have a new state government, an updated project database and potentially a new planning approval regime for the Capital City Zone which encompasses the CBD, Southbank, Docklands and Fishermans Bend.
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Monumental occasion for Docklands
The stunning Monument Park is being unveiled this month in NewQuay in Docklands.
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Fancy a rickshaw ride?
Come December and rickshaws will be a familiar sight in the city.
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Warm welcome for students
Melbourne Fringe Festival turns 40
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