More Jobs, New Housing And Better Transport For Key Precincts
11 June 2019
A new focus on the detailed planning,
development and delivery of key urban
precincts around
Melbourne will
mean more
jobs, new housing options and better transport connections for
residents, workers and visitors.
The Victorian Budget 2019/20 invests $25 million to develop priority
precincts including Parkville, Arden,
Fishermans Bend, Sunshine and the
Richmond to Docklands corridor.
The previous Liberal government showed how much damage can be done to a
precinct when
planning approvals fail to account for the need for
community necessities like schools,
public transport and green open
space.
Under the Liberals, Fishermans Bend was rezoned to create massive
windfalls for
property developers but with no plans or funding to
deliver basic amenities, forcing the Andrews Labor Government to later
buy back land at much higher prices just to build schools and other
community facilities.
To safeguard against this sort of reckless approach, the Labor
Government has created the new Priority Precincts portfolio. It will
ensure that our most important
urban renewal precincts are properly
planned to protect the liveability of our city while delivering new jobs
and opportunities for business and educational developments.
Central to this work will be the continuing delivery of the Fishermans
Bend framework, creating a leading design and engineering hub, alongside
homes for 80,000 people, new schools and parkland.
At Arden, the construction of a new station is underway as part of the
Metro Tunnel project, allowing the development of a precinct that will
be home to 15,000 residents – including affordable housing – and over
34,000 jobs with a focus on
technology, health and education.
In Parkville’s
Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, the Government will work
with our world-leading biomedical organisations to attract new
private-sector investment and make it a thriving and vibrant place to
work and study.
The vital employment and innovation clusters at Sunshine, Monash,
Dandenong, La Trobe and Werribee are key to maximising the community
benefit of the Government’s record infrastructure investment and
delivering on the precinct plans for these hubs will mean more jobs for
our suburbs as Melbourne’s population grows.
The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions will lead and coordinate
precinct planning and delivering, working in partnership with local
government and the private sector to deliver great places to live and
work for Victorians.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Priority Precincts Gavin
Jennings
“People will be at the heart of all our decisions when it comes to
developing Melbourne’s priority precincts.”
“From Fishermans Bend to Dandenong and Arden to Werribee, we want to
make sure we’re delivering more jobs and better places to live and work
close to the city and around our suburbs.”
“As the priority precincts take shape, we want to see residents having
reliable access to jobs, services and transport, with housing that is
affordable.”
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