The Australian region’s population will be energized in the coming decades as the boundaries of major centres are redrawn to alleviate the housing crisis.
The document features 22 specific actions, including careful management of outward spreads in local cities and towns to accommodate more homes.
As long as councils and other authorities can provide critical infrastructure such as water and sewerage to deal with more people, boundaries will expand if they align with the local vision.
According to the 92-page document, many small places do not expand.
Details were revealed by Prime Minister Jacinta Alan and Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny on February 28th.
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Melbourne’s defined boundaries, etc., were identified or immediately found to be present at the Bellaline Peninsula, the base and surf coast, and the Macedon range.
Alan, who lives in Bendigo, said the plan will promote sustainable growth and protect farmland.
The dream of home ownership has become impossible for many millennials and working families, and the state has had one chance to fix it, the prime minister said.
“We have to break the status quo,” she told reporters in Ballarat.
Over 7 million people live in Victoria, the second-highest population of the state or territory, but the Australian Bureau of Statistics has risen to 11.5 million by 2055.
To address this, the government estimates that an additional 2.24 million homes will be needed across Melbourne and the region.
Opposition leader Brad Battin questioned why the government wanted to “suddenly” leave Melbourne to begin decentralization, and whether appropriate roads and public transport would also be funded.
“We’ve seen them try to come up with plans that have more pictures than they actually say and say they actually make a difference when it comes to Victoria’s area,” he said.
Labour was on the fastest ground for housing announcements after holding a small, traditionally secure seat in Werribee in the by-election sparked by Tim Pallas’ retirement.
The policy is a housing approval target for all 79 councils across the state, a new townhouse code, revealing 60 final locations in Melbourne alongside for increased housing density.
The entire city of Melbourne and Yarra local government areas were designated “activities centres” by 2051 to build more than 300,000 homes in suburban areas near train and tram links.
Under the controversial rezoning plan, the building height limit will increase to 3-12 stories in most centers, up to 20 stories in the largest residential hub.
