A developer’s legal challenge looms as a test of the Allan government’s policy to rein in unrestrained housing sprawl on Melbourne’s fringes.
Merri-bek City Council wants to build apartments,townhouses,parks and a plaza in Coburg’s concrete heart.
Council-funded security officers will patrol the streets of Truganina from next week,in a contentious six-month trial in the City of Wyndham.
Cleanaway wants to make Melbourne’s biggest tip bigger to manage rubbish loads,but the regulator warns this would worsen litter,vermin and odour problems.
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Residents of Thornhill Park are shunning the council’s posted detour during long-term roadworks,and taking an off-road shortcut instead.
In the heart of the inner west,22 sites with planning permits for more than 4000 homes are sitting idle as developers are accused of landbanking.
Electrification of the Melton line will not begin until the Sunshine Superhub is built,with upgrades to the booming Wyndham Vale corridor delayed even further.
The outer west has absorbed more of Melbourne’s growing population than any other area. Investing in local jobs would transform the booming region.
An inquiry has found former Whittlesea mayor Aidan McLindon failed to take the role seriously and brought the council into disrepute through bizarre public remarks.