Planning
How a century-old ‘zombie subdivision’ became Melbourne’s ‘worst case of urban blight’
A prime site in Melbourne’s west boasts river frontage, city views and proximity to transport links. Yet Solomon Heights has remained undeveloped for a century.
- Adam Carey
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Woolworths has waited five years to build this supermarket. Its plans have divided a community
Locals in a Blue Mountains town have taken sides on a proposed new supermarket – now they are waiting for the verdict.
- Ellie Busby
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- Victorian budget
Cost of planning new suburbs skyrockets as approvals collapse
New analysis has revealed a dramatic slowdown in the delivery of new suburbs by the state’s planning authority.
- Daniella White
We’re in for a long hot summer. It’s time now to grow your own shade
Looking forward to lazy days in the shade? Start planting now to manage the blazing sun and keep your cool.
- Megan Backhouse
Brick-by-brick rebuild of bulldozed pub becomes a concrete ‘Temu Corkman’
Nearly a decade after its illegal demolition, the Corkman Pub is going back up. But what’s emerging has left those who fought for its rebuild feeling cold.
- Rachael Dexter and Clay Lucas
The new ‘local oasis’ you can watch fireworks from – but not until 2028
A park on Sydney’s lower north shore will provide stunning views of the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks once it opens after a three-year delay.
- Cindy Yin
‘Tick-box’ apartment standards stifle housing solutions, award-winning developer warns
Victoria’s apartment standards mean that unconventional plans, like boutique “lofts” similar to warehouse conversions, struggle to meet definitions for approval, Neometro says.
- Lachlan Abbott
Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.
- Rachael Dexter
Let there be light: Lessons from Melbourne’s first apartment high-rise
Apartments in the 1961 tower are larger and more light-filled than modern ones. An architect who has done refurbishments of the building says rules around high-density development must be loosened.
- Sophie Aubrey
Callan Park’s crumbling buildings slated for demolition
Nine buildings in Callan Park will be demolished for more green space, but critics warn a concurrent push towards commercialising parkland could spell trouble.
- Cindy Yin
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