A contentious high-rise apartment building,part of Frankston’s “Great Wall” overlooking Port Phillip Bay,has been approved.
A rejected bid to build 84 two-storey townhouses on a former Xavier College campus looks set to go ahead,with the state government taking over control of the development from the council.
The Allan government has sought more time to address major reforms requested by the Yoorrook Justice Commission to child protection,justice and police oversight.
Owners of Paddle Battle,which combines table tennis with a licensed restaurant and bar,are hoping it’ll open near Melbourne Central this year. That won’t happen without a fight.
Underloved Frankston is having a moment in the sun,with a byelection due in March and big plans brewing for the city centre. But not everyone is happy.
Fourteen months ago,166 Bowen Street in Echuca was submerged by floodwaters. Now,the regional council has granted a planning permit to build 16 townhouses on the flood-prone site.
Without more funding,tenancy support services fear some renters are at risk of homelessness or living with malnourishment by copping a rent increase they can’t afford.
Legal experts think there’s lots of money out there to be claimed and that thousands of Victorian renters could be entitled to refunds.
A Supreme Court fight looms over whether apartment buildings should be built instead of houses near a promised railway station in Melbourne’s outer west.
The future of affordable housing in Melbourne might resemble New York,Hong Kong and now Brunswick – apartments under 25 square metres with common spaces and no car parking.
A modern redevelopment of the century-old landmark building has been floated,but a group of locals is fighting to scuttle it.