Planning
Melbourne’s Arts Precinct to be transformed by a new garden, Laak Boorndap
The Victorian Government has released new designs and a new name for the 18,000sqm urban garden in the centre of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation.
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Council calls for a “strategic reset” in City North
The Melbourne Innovation District in City North is touted to become one of the city’s most exciting precincts, but to reach its “maximum potential” the City of Melbourne has agreed that a strategic planning reset is required.
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“A no-brainer”: council urges greater disclosure of building sustainability credentials
The City of Melbourne is pushing the federal government to expand its Commercial Building Disclosure Program further as it seeks greater transparency from property owners and tenants regarding their building’s energy performance.
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Minister approves three towers for Queen Victoria Market’s Southern Site
Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has approved permits for long-awaited plans to redevelop Queen Victoria Market’s (QVM) “Southern Site” into three separate towers.
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Design competition launched for QVM’s “Queens Corner Building”
The City of Melbourne will invite designers from across the country to reimagine both Queen Victoria Market’s Queens Corner Building and Southbank’s “red stairs” as part of a “design competition”.
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Council erects pop-up park at Kilkenny Inn site
The City of Melbourne has opened a temporary park at the former Kilkenny Inn site in the CBD.
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City of Melbourne bans share hire e-scooters from the CBD
The City of Melbourne has walked back on its contracts with e-scooter share hire providers Lime and Neuron, citing community safety concerns.
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Cloud hangs over STH BNK by Beulah, but developer remains “committed to delivering our vision”
Uncertainty continues to loom over the future of Australia’s largest high-rise development STH BNK by Beulah, with the developer understood to be desperately cutting costs in order to save its project.
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New e-scooter regulations not enough to curb residents’ safety concerns
Local residents’ groups have called on the City of Melbourne to consult the public before it proceeds with a further rollout of commercial e-scooters following Melbourne’s two-year trial.
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Minister for Planning ignores heritage council to approve Shell House plans
Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny has exercised call-in powers to greenlight the redevelopment of the iconic Shell House despite opposition from the Heritage Council of Victoria and the City of Melbourne.
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