Property development
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The two inner-city councils that have to open up their streets to density
Inner suburbs such as Prahran and Thornbury, and outer suburbs including Dandenong, have been identified as the next hubs for the development of extra housing.
- Kieran Rooney and Rachel Eddie
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How a ham and cheese toastie could upend the state’s planning laws
The Victorian government insists its changes to planning laws won’t change heritage overlays. This is partly true. It’s also disingenuous.
- Chip Le Grand
Coastal residents promised free beach buses while Mandogalup students plead for public transport
Labor has pledged to introduce a free bus service for people living in Stirling to get to Scarborough Beach. Meanwhile, 40km south in the premier’s electorate, school children cross treacherous roads to get to class.
- Sarah Brookes
Automatic green light for townhouses, small apartments to speed up builds
Neighbours will lose appeal rights for three-storey projects if the plans meet a set of strict standards aimed at streamlining low-rise residential development.
- Rachel Eddie
Time to grow up: Perth ranked among worst in the world for apartments
Perth – often dubbed the world’s most isolated big city is being re-positioned as an aviation gateway to the world. But why are we so far behind other grown-up cities in building apartments?
- Sarah Brookes
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Housing targets scaled back across Melbourne
The state government also says it is cutting back plans for medium-density development because of response from the community.
- Rachael Dexter
The new type of home that property investors are choosing
The off-the-plan apartment boom of the mid-2010s is long over, but investors are piling into another relatively affordable opportunity.
- Elizabeth Redman
The Allan government has shrunk its suburban high-rise plans. Here’s what’s changed
The state government has downsized its ambitions for the first tranche of its so-called activity centres, reducing height limits for medium-density apartment buildings and reducing development boundaries.
- Chip Le Grand and Adam Carey
Revealed: 171 Sydney spots getting more apartment blocks in pared-down density reforms
The government’s medium-density reforms were delayed until after last year’s local government elections following strong pushback from councils.
- Megan Gorrey
‘We were here first’: Fremantle music venue fights to stay open over new hotel noise concerns
“A live music venue which has been operating since 1986 should not be put at risk by a catastrophically dumb planning decision”.
- Brendan Foster and Mark Naglazas
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