Planning » Housing
Council backtracks on planning strategy
Ambitious housing targets set by the state government have sent the City of Melbourne back to the drawing board to rethink its approach to planning.
Latest
Melbourne’s supportive housing project opens doors to first residents
In a groundbreaking move for Australia, the City of Melbourne and Unison Housing have successfully transformed a former council building into supportive housing, with Make Room now preparing to welcome its first residents.
Read More
Melbourne’s rising “ghost properties”
A new report has shed light on the significant number of vacant and underused properties in the City of Melbourne.
Read More
“Make Room” homelessness housing project nears completion
A new $24.9 million project transforming a City of Melbourne-owned building into a specialist homelessness accommodation in the CBD is close to opening its doors.
Read More
“People’s panel” proposes higher tax on vacant properties
A randomly selected group of everyday Melburnians has come together to recommend ways the City of Melbourne can address the “severe shortage” of affordable housing.
Read More
Works begin on 50 new apartments for rough sleepers
The renewal of a vacant Little Bourke St building as part of the “Make Room” project has begun.
Read More
State government flags converting CBD offices into apartments, but criticised for “nonsense” claim
A long-awaited Housing Statement has vowed to explore turning unused commercial space into “around 10,000-12,000 apartments and mixed-use properties”.
Read More
Forty randomly selected locals to make up “people’s panel” on affordable housing
The City of Melbourne says “now is the time” to create an Australian-first community panel on the complex issue of affordable housing.
Read More
Housing crisis prompts council action on short-stays
The City of Melbourne is the latest Victorian local council looking at doing what it can to mitigate the growing number of short-stay apartments in its municipality in a bid to open the market to more long-term renters in the city.
Read More
“Make Room” homelessness housing project a step closer despite objections
Plans for 50 studio apartments to house rough sleepers in a six-storey Little Bourke St building are progressing.
Read More
“Make Room” homelessness housing project a step closer despite objections
Melbourne’s rising “ghost properties”
Download the Latest Edition