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Council aims to double the number of houses in the city by 2051
The City of Melbourne aims to double the number of homes within the municipality over the next 25 years. However, councillors have raised concerns about the feasibility of this goal.
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Zero affordable homes delivered under central city uplift scheme
Almost a decade after it was introduced with the promise of delivering community benefits, the state government’s central city floor area uplift (FAU) scheme has failed to produce a single affordable housing unit in Melbourne’s CBD or Southbank.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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“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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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Housing definitions
“Make Room” homelessness housing project a step closer despite objections
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