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Housing Development Data Released for Melbourne
The Victorian State Government recently released its Housing development data report “Housing outcomes in established Melbourne 2005 to...
Mar 20, 2018


What do the new residential zones mean for housing in Melbourne’s growth areas ?
The Victorian Government has introduced new garden area requirements to the General Residential Zone. These requirements apply to...
May 5, 2017


The 2017/18 Budget: will it benefit Melbourne’s growth areas?
This afternoon’s release of the 2017/18 Budget saw as always some winners and some losers. Echelon Planning has identified four key...
May 4, 2017


What happens when the Prairie-Dogs abandon their cubicles?
Retaining and creating spaces for the collaborative work revolution. By Mark Woodland (Director of Echelon Planning and founder of...
Mar 29, 2017


A (new?) Plan for Melbourne – Metropolitan Planning Strategy 2017
The new Plan Melbourne was released on Saturday and it has delivered what it set out to do – a refreshed, long term planning strategy for...
Mar 14, 2017


Reformed Residential Zones Announced
The Minister for Planning has today announced the results of the Government review of Victoria’s residential zones. The changes remove...
Mar 11, 2017


Faster approvals for housing in Victoria.
The Victorian government is taking on the State's housing growth challenge with gusto. Yesterday it released the long awaited housing...
Mar 6, 2017

Growing creative industries in inner-city Sydney
A Sydney Council is working with land owners and businesses to nurture the evolution of inner city Marrickville from a traditional...
Feb 20, 2017


Myth-busting some urban planning misconceptions.
A temporary cycle lane trial through Toronto strip centres An interesting article from Toronto on the economics of bike riding, building...
Jan 9, 2017
The much anticipated new Infrastructure Contribution Plan framework and rate released...
The Ministerial Direction in relation to the new ICP system has been released today. It sets standard levies for greenfield locations as...
Oct 27, 2016
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