Property developers and builders opted not to press ahead with a record number of units in the last five years – despite them being approved by councils.
The Allan government is preparing a second round of reforms to tackle the housing crisis,including proposed targets for councils and a new universal liveability charge.
Christopher Lee,who lived in the Lygon Street towers in Carlton,recalls spacious and light-filled rooms,bold architecture and fond childhood memories. That’s why he wants them protected.
Opposition to the state government’s plan to raze 44 towers is mounting,including from a former Labor deputy prime minister and a 97-year-old industry icon,architect Peter McIntyre.
Labor’s control of the crossbench is changing as progressives warn they won’t be taken for granted and those frozen out under Andrews welcome a new approach.
Parks and nature reserves are vital for wellbeing. But at the rate Melbourne is densifying and expanding,access to public open space could fall dramatically.
The new version of the State Electricity Commission looks set to be exempt from a levy designed to stop government businesses having a competitive advantage.
More people in Victoria rely on the arduous freedom of information regime to access records than in any other jurisdiction in the country,with increasing delays and redactions prompting calls for an overhaul.
Supreme Court finds that IBAC had the right to publicly grill developer John Woodman in 2019.
Toll road users and their lawyers are calling for an end to aggressive debt collection tactics,especially for vulnerable drivers.
Lynette Smith’s experience buying a private apartment on an old public housing estate has raised questions about the state’s plan to build more affordable homes.