Melbourne spent millions in a failed attempt to green its grey laneways. A successful scheme shows the better way to beautify the city comes from empowering residents.
Councils across Melbourne warn of fundamental changes to their suburbs after the state government ordered them to find space for millions of new homes.
The City of Melbourne program was completed in 2017,but there is little to show for the money now.
Councils will be told to find room for thousands of new homes as the government releases fresh targets to boost housing stock by more than 2 million.
Apartment towers have been approved in Macaulay,but for five years the state government has sat on plans to create parkland.
Ron Robertson-Swann’s sculpture Vault has had its share of admirers and detractors across more than four decades. Now it is destined for heritage listing.
The sails on the West Gate service stations are set to be protected by a heritage overlay after the canopies were found to be of local significance.
The City of Melbourne on Tuesday unveiled its $781 million draft budget,which crept into surplus for the first time in five years.
Two car parks will be converted into 100 apartments under a plan to be outlined in the City of Melbourne’s budget next week.
A truckload of books has been taken away under plans to reduce shelving at Melbourne’s City Library and replace it with meeting spaces.
The derelict site of the former Kilkenny Inn and Goldfingers strip club will be turned into a temporary park by the City of Melbourne because construction on a promised multimillion-dollar development won’t begin next month.