The City of Melbourne has welcomed the Victorian Planning Minister's decision to approve a planning permit for what it has described as Australia's most sustainable mixed-use development on the Council-owned Munro site.
THE Victorian Government last week said that drivers in Melbourne's south-east are a step closer to the 'congestion-busting' Mordialloc Freeway, with two contractors now shortlisted to start works on the new freeway.
THE Heritage Council of NSW has released a draft design guide intended to make it easier to manage heritage design works, with the document on public exhibition until 17 August 2018.
The City of Sydney last week said its $1.6 billion 10-year budget for capital works will increase open space, build major community infrastructure, reduce carbon pollution and provide new facilities for its growing population.
CONSTRUCTION of the M4-M5 Link, the most important stage of WestConnex is moving ahead with applicants shortlisted to build the WestConnex Rozelle Interchange and Iron Cove Link, the NSW Government announced last week.
LEGISLATION has passed the NSW Parliament to create the Sydney Metro statutory authority, a NSW Government controlled agency to deliver the city's new world-class metro railway system.
THE West Australian Government last week said the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and Yanchep Rail Extension have reached an important milestone, with the introduction of enabling legislation to State Parliament.
THE 2018-19 METRONET Budget is Western Australia's biggest ever investment in rail infrastructure, and will lay the foundation for a more sustainable and connected city as the population grows, the State Government said last week.
THE West Australian Government, in partnership with local industry, will invest $394 million in social and affordable housing projects to complement METRONET, creating 2,350 new jobs in the construction industry and associated sectors.
THE West Australian Government last week announced a partnership opportunity for the private sector to deliver some of the state's biggest urban infill and job-creating projects.
THE West Australian Government last week announced plans to amend the Metropolitan Region Scheme to allow a 2,206-hectare area of land in East Wanneroo to be rezoned from Rural to Urban Deferred.
MAJOR improvements to Darwin's inner-city road network are on the way, with construction work kicking off on the Barneson Boulevard project, the Australian and Northern Territory governments announced last week.
A TENDER for engineering and planning for the proposed Morley-Ellenbrook Line has been awarded to a team led by Arup, while applications are now open to help develop a business case for the vital METRONET project, the WA Government announced last week.
OFF-PEAK public transport fares, an expansion of the car parking levy and an overhaul of bus services are among key recommendations made by Infrastructure Victoria to tackle growing congestion in Melbourne.
THE City of Melbourne has released the third of eight transport discussion papers to inform a new Transport Strategy for the municipality, with its latest Public Transport Network discussion paper describing the public transport system as being critical to a liveable, prosperous and sustainable city.
THE Victorian Government last week said that procurement will begin on the North East Link project within the first 100 days of a re-elected Labor Government, with the 2018-19 State Budget to include $110 million to fast-track the completion of detailed planning and design.
THE Victorian Government last week said that passengers will soon find it easier to move between trains and trams at South Yarra Station, with funding announced for a multimillion dollar upgrade of the interchange.
THE NSW Government last week announced that it will invest $31 million for councils to build up to $500 million worth of essential infrastructure to support growing communities.
THE Victorian Government last week announced plans to make it easier for locals in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs to get between Caulfield and Rowville, with planning and design to begin on a new tram route to connect the precincts.
THE Australian Government has committed $5 billion to a proposed rail link connecting Melbourne Airport to the CBD, with an expectation that the Victorian Government signs up to a 50:50 funding partnership to build and own the new infrastructure.
GOSFORD City Centre will become a significant district which will greatly improve the city's commercial, retail and cultural life, according to recommendations announced by Minister for Planning and Housing, Anthony Roberts.
THE NSW Government last week unveiled its new $290 million Open Spaces and Greener Sydney package, which includes $100 million to secure strategic green space, $20 million to build more than 200 new or upgraded playgrounds and $30 million to open up 81 school ovals and playgrounds for public use during school holidays.
THE NSW Department of Planning and Environment has given the green light for the development of a new master planned community in Wilton, in Sydney's south west, which will contain around 3,600 new homes for an estimated 9,600 future residents.
