A NEW taskforce has been established by the Victorian Government to commence work on a fast-tracked master plan for the Frankston Station precinct, including a 'state-of-the-art' transport hub, a permanent police presence and a new retail and café strip.
THE Victorian Government this week called for expressions of interest to build the first stage of the $500 million West Gate Distributor, which aims to remove trucks from the West Gate Bridge and local roads by providing a direct route between the Port of Melbourne and the West Gate Freeway.
STOCKLAND this week announced that construction will soon begin on the largest masterplanned residential community development it has ever undertaken in Victoria, creating around 11,000 new homes across the 1,141-hectare site in Melbourne's northern growth corridor.
THE Victorian Government this week launched the beginning of the $388 million second stage of the Melbourne Park redevelopment, which includes a new administration and media building, new pedestrian entries and improvements to Rod Laver Arena.
MAKING active transport an easy option would save millions of dollars and help to stem the rising levels of diabetes and other health issues such as depression and dementia, according to a new Melbourne study.
REGIONAL Development Victoria will immediately begin planning and governance arrangements to enable the redevelopment of the Ballarat Station precinct to commence 'as soon as possible', the Victorian Government announced this week.
FRANKSTON City Council has approved plans for a five-level building with 60 apartments and commercial space on a 1,906-square-metre 'island site' in Frankston's city centre and less than 100 metres from Frankston railway station.
THE Linking Melbourne Authority, which was responsible for managing major road projects including Peninsula Link, EastLink and the proposed East West Link, has been disbanded by the new Victorian Government.
THE Victorian Labor Government will fast-track the elevation of Simonds Stadium to trust status to enable the promised $70 million redevelopment of the ground to commence this year, Premier Daniel Andrews and Sport Minister John Eren announced.
THE City of Melbourne last week said the inner-city construction boom hit record levels in 2014 as the number of new dwellings completed within the municipality reached 6,300 – double the number completed in 2013 and three times the long-term average.
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said the City of Melbourne's Development Activity Monitor reveals a further 13,500 dwellings in 59 residential developments are under construction and due to be completed in the next three years.
PLACES Victoria last week announced that it has lodged a planning application with the City of Melbourne for a master plan to guide the future development of Harbour Esplanade in Docklands.
The plan, which was developed with input from the community, sees Harbour Esplanade becoming a place of increased national significance and one of the great post-industrial waterfronts anywhere in the world.
THE removal of 50 level crossings in Melbourne, a twelve-month trial of 24-hour public transport on weekends, the termination of the East West Link project and the construction of the original Melbourne Metro rail tunnel are among a number of plans, policies and promises of the new Victorian Labor Government.
Premier Daniel Andrews and his new Cabinet were sworn in at Government House last Thursday, with Member for Richmond, Richard Wynne, becoming the state's new Planning Minister. The new Minister's responsibilities will include overseeing changes to wind farm rules, a review of the state's residential zones and a review of the Fishermans Bend planning process.
ON the same day that former Planning Minister Matthew Guy was elected leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, new Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and his new Cabinet were officially sworn in at Government House last Thursday.
Richard Wynne, who is the Member for Richmond and had responsibility for portfolios including housing and local government when in Opposition, is the new Minister for Planning. Former Labor shadow planning minister Brian Tee lost his Upper House seat in the election.
