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17 March 2026
Untangling Victoria’s Planning Reforms: Housing, Heritage and the Future of Our Cities
Victoria is in the midst of the most significant transformation of its planning system in a generation. Driven by a genuine housing challenge, the …
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17 March 2026
Victory for Urban Biodiversity: Bellbird Streets Excised from Blackburn Activity Centre
In a victory for community advocacy, backed by a 50 year old cultural landscape classification by the National Trust, the Department of Transport a…
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28 November 2025
Advocacy Position & Recommendations: Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025
Feature Image: Buildings and trees frame a distant city view. Credit: Johan Mouchet. Source: unsplash.
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria…
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14 November 2025
Victorian Government Proposal to Re-write the Planning and Environment Act
Earlier this month, Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny introduced the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 to the Victorian Pa…
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13 June 2025
Heritage Housing Solutions: National Trust Nominates to the State Design Book
Feature Image: Former T.B. Guest & Co. Biscuit Factory converted to apartments
As Victoria grapples with increasing housing demand, the Victoria…
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