Tougher penalties for councils and their staff who breach governance rules should be introduced to protect the sector from corruption,a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
Woolworths has sought to overturn a VCAT judgment and applied to Victoria’s planning minister to approve a 148-apartment housing proposal in Elsternwick.
The land for a huge proposed park on Melbourne’s northern fringe could soon be lost to developers,the government has been warned.
Two of the 10 community hospitals promised by the state government in 2018 have been built but remain largely non-operational,frustrating locals who want to start using them.
Community consultation is part of every large project from toll roads to housing towers,but expert research argues the public is being gaslit.
Southern Queenslanders dodged disaster with ex-tropical cyclone Alfred,but are being warned to do more to prepare for more frequent extreme weather in a changing climate.
The Gold Coast’s famous beaches have been gutted and thousands of residents remain without power,but the city is getting back to normal.
Melbourne City Council has begun a trial of two security guards accompanying their officers enforcing anti-begging,drinking and drug-taking laws.
Ease of access to a local pool or library has become a marker of relative advantage in Melbourne. The gap is widening for the city’s fastest-growing communities.
Stamp duty should be phased out and replaced with a residential land tax over the next 30 years,Infrastructure Victoria says in a new report.