The wall raised water levels for at least 240 homes in Maribyrnong during 2022’s downpour,including some homes that likely would have avoided inundation if it had not been built.
By its own admission the Maribyrnong flood inquiry was never truly independent and leaves many questions unanswered. So what was the point?
Property buybacks could also be needed in flood-prone areas along the Maribyrnong River,but the jury is still out on the Flemington flood wall.
Thousands of new homes could finally be built next to Highpoint shopping centre after the federal government revealed it is prepared to pay to decontaminate the former Defence site.
Highpoint’s new supermarket-sized Asian grocer includes live seafood tanks,a premium butcher,sushi counter and oyster bar,Chinese barbecue restaurant,bakery,dumpling factory and canteen-style dining hall.
The previous century was an extraordinary era of design and architecture,but community buy-in is crucial to preserving its legacy.
The removal of heritage protections from almost 900 post- and inter-war homes in Melbourne’s inner-west has been celebrated as a win for housing affordability.
A tornado warning was briefly issued for some remote towns south-west of Mildura after forecast heavy rain and damaging winds prompted the prime minister to cancel a visit to Horsham.
A soccer club in Melbourne’s inner west is concerned for its future – and the future of other community sporting clubs – after the Western Bulldogs began training at a newly refurbished oval.
Decades-old flood modelling will be upgraded after Melbourne Water failed to predict a major deluge,while Victoria Racing Club’s submission about the Flemington Racecourse flood wall is invoking disappointment.
Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing says development on floodplains is a key area of inquiry over the record-breaking flood in Maribyrnong,despite the water authority ruling out a planning review.