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1.1 Build up activity centres as a focus for high-quality development, activity and living for thewhole community

1.2 Broaden the base of activity in centres that arecurrently dominated by shopping to include awider range of services over longer hours, andrestrict out-of-centre development

1.3 Locate a substantial proportion of new housingin or close to activity centres and other strategicredevelopment sites that offer good access toservices and transport

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Melbourne 2030

POLICY 1.1

Build up activity centres as afocus for high-qualitydevelopment, activity and livingfor the whole community

Activity centres in urban settings are

used every day as people shop, work,

keep appointments, do business or

relax. They vary greatly in size and in

usage. They may be shopping and

community centres at local or regional

level. They may be places that provide

education and health facilities, such as

university campuses or regional

hospital complexes.

Activity centres will be the focus of majorchange in metropolitan Melbourne over thenext 30 years. They are uniquely placed toprovide for much of the anticipated growthin households. They are, or will be, well-served by public transport, and they offer awide range of services and facilitiesbenefiting the whole community.

Activity centres will be developed as centresfor business, shopping, working and leisure.Most will also contain community facilitiesrelated to public administration, education,health and emergency services. They will alsobe important locations for the developmentof different types of housing, including formsof higher-density housing.

The key objectives for the development ofactivity centres are to:

• reduce the number of private motorisedvehicle trips by concentrating activitiesthat generate high numbers of (non-freight) trips in highly accessible locations

• encourage economic activity andbusiness synergies

• broaden the mix of uses appropriate tothe type of centre and the needs of thepopulation served

• provide focal points for the communityat different geographic scales

• improve access by walking, cycling andpublic transport to services and facilitiesfor local and regional populations

• support the development of the PrincipalPublic Transport Network.

Melbourne 2030 seeks to increase theconcentration of activities in metropolitanMelbourne within a network of activitycentres, both existing and planned. Thisnetwork will comprise a range of centres thatdiffer in size and function and are connectedby public transport. Catchments of thesecentres may overlap, allowing as manypeople as possible the maximum choice inservices, employment and social interaction.

The Government intends that the planning,investment and development processes willencourage growth at those activity centresthat are well-located. This will discouragedevelopments outside the activity centres,and it will discourage continued growth atcentres that cannot meet performancestandards for public transport accessibilityand other criteria.

Activity centres will be the focus ofmajor change over the next 30 years

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Role andfunction of centresMetropolitan Melbourne’s activity centres areclassified into five types:

• Central Activities District

• Principal Activity Centres

• Major Activity Centres

• Specialised Activity Centres

• Neighbourhood Activity Centres.

The classification defines the role andfunction of centres, including preferred uses,scale of development and links to the publictransport system.

Central ActivitiesDistrictThis is metropolitan Melbourne’s largestcentre of activity with the greatest variety ofuses and functions and the most intenseconcentration of development. It providesservices and functions such as commercial,retail, housing, highly specialised personalservices, education, government and tourism.

The Central Activities District will continue tobe the preferred location for activities thathave State or national significance, and foractivities that have a significant impact astrip generators, drawing users from aroundthe metropolitan area and beyond, andhence benefiting from being at the centre ofthe Principal Public Transport Network.

The three municipalities that make up CentralMelbourne (Melbourne, Yarra and PortPhillip) contain a rich network ofinterconnected activity centres of all types.Policy 4.2 describes the function of CentralMelbourne and Melbourne 2030’s proposalsfor reinforcement of its role.

Principal ActivityCentresMetropolitan Melbourne has a network ofabout 100 Principal and Major ActivityCentres. These centres provide some30 per cent of retail turnover, substantialemployment, and a wide variety of recreationand community facilities. Each is an important focus for its surroundingcommunity.

Continued development at Principal ActivityCentres provides scope to accommodateongoing investment and change in retail,office, service and residential markets.

Development of this network of activitycentres is critical to metropolitanMelbourne’s future economic performance.The intent is to substantially reinforce thenetwork by connecting the Principal ActivityCentres into an expanded public transportnetwork – the Principal Public TransportNetwork (see Policy 8.1) – and encouragingmore mixed-use development inappropriately located centres.

New Principal Activity Centres will have to beon the Principal Public Transport Network orbe linked to it as part of the cost ofdeveloping the site.

Melbourne’s 25 Principal Activity Centreshave, or should have, the followingcharacteristics:

• a mix of activities that generate highnumbers of trips, including business,retail, services and entertainment

• being generally well served by multiplepublic transport routes (many being onthe rail network), and on the PrincipalPublic Transport Network or capable ofbeing linked to that network

• a very large catchment covering severalsuburbs, and attracting activities thatmeet metropolitan needs

• the potential to grow and supportintensive housing developments withoutconflicting with surrounding land uses.

They have developed along two paths:

• town centres are located at current orplanned nodes of the Principal PublicTransport Network, and are characterisedby a mix of uses. They are the Transit Citiesof Dandenong, Frankston, Ringwood,Box Hill, Epping, Broadmeadows,Footscray, Werribee and Sydenham, andthe centres of Greensborough, Sunshine,Moonee Ponds, Coburg, Prahran/SouthYarra, Camberwell Junction, GlenWaverley, and Cranbourne

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Principal Activity Centres are a focus for community activity, services,

and investment

• stand-alone centres developed asstand-alone shopping centres during the1960s and 1970s. They are Chadstone,Highpoint, Southland, Northland, KnoxCity/Towerpoint, Doncaster, NarreWarren/Fountain Gate and Airport West.Generally they are freestanding, remotefrom the rail system, and depend largelyon car access. Most provide for a lesserrange of uses than the longer-establishedcentres, although some have begun totake on a wider role as meeting pointsfor the communities they serve.

The size and/or location of Principal ActivityCentres mean they have an especiallyimportant role to play as a focus forcommunity activity, services and investment.Melbourne 2030 identifies them as alocation for priority government investmentand support. The Government will work withthe private sector to help effect improvementsto public transport at Principal ActivityCentres. The Transit Cities program will focuson these centres to produce better, moreintegrated, land-use and transport outcomes.

Each Principal Activity Centre can serve as afocus for a range of government andcommunity facilities and services. Those thatdeveloped as town centres need to have theirgrowth carefully managed, in order to achievemore sustainable transport and to givenearby residents access to many of thebenefits at present enjoyed only by residentsof inner suburban areas. Those thatdeveloped as stand-alone centres will besupported in order to broaden their role,achieve a greater mix of uses, and make themmore accessible by public transport throughlinks to the Principal Public Transport Network.

Where catchments overlap in any part of thenetwork of centres, priority for investmentand location of significant land uses will begiven to Principal Activity Centres.

Major ActivityCentres This classification takes in most of the rest ofMelbourne’s largest activity centres. Theyhave similar characteristics to Principal ActivityCentres but serve smaller catchment areas.

Continued development at Major ActivityCentres supplements the network of PrincipalActivity Centres and provides additionalscope to accommodate ongoing investmentand change in retail, office, service andresidential markets.

As with Principal Activity Centres, thedevelopment of this network of Major ActivityCentres is critical to metropolitan Melbourne’sfuture economic performance. The intent is tosubstantially reinforce the network byconnecting most of these centres into thePrincipal Public Transport Network (see Policy8.1) and encouraging more mixed-usedevelopment in appropriately located centres.

Melbourne 2030 encourages continuedbroadening of the range of uses in MajorActivity Centres and upgrading of publictransport services. Existing Major ActivityCentres that lack good public transport linkswill not be allowed to grow substantially atthe expense of better-located centres servingthe same catchment. New Major ActivityCentres will have to be on the Principal PublicTransport Network or be linked to it as part ofthe cost of developing the site.


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Specialised ActivityCentres These important economic precinctsplay a vital role in metropolitanMelbourne’s economy.

They include:

• Melbourne Airport

• major university campuses

• key research and development precincts,including the specialised precincts ofparticular importance to the State’sinnovation economy, which are identifiedin the Biotechnology StrategicDevelopment Plan for Victoria as:

• Parkville medical and bio-scientificinstitutes (including Bio 21)

• Prahran – Alfred Medical Researchand Education precinct

• Clayton – Monash University/HealthResearch precinct – science andtechnology park (including theproposed Synchrotron)

• Werribee – animal and food researchcentre

• Bundoora – La Trobe and RMITuniversities technology parks

• Heidelberg – Austin and RepatriationMedical Centre Biomedical Allianceprecinct – health research.

Specialised Activity Centres provide a mixof economic activities that generate highnumbers of work and visitor trips. Theyrequire similar transport managementresponses to other types of large centres.Their planning and development shouldreinforce their specialised economic function.They should contain only uses that supportand are consistent with continued growth intheir primary function. Mixed uses thatcomplement the role of these centres areencouraged, but they should not competewith nearby Principal or Major ActivityCentres. Nor should these centres attractmixed uses that serve a wider catchmentand might inhibit their specialised role. They must be located on the Principal PublicTransport Network.

Future planning and development of theresearch precincts should emphasise theirability to foster interaction betweenresearchers and industry. Space is requiredso that new and emerging applicationscan benefit from co-location.

NeighbourhoodActivity CentresMetropolitan Melbourne has more than 900 Neighbourhood Activity Centres. Theseare dominated by small businesses andshops. They offer some local convenienceservices and at least some public transport.

Their key features are:

• generally, a limited mix of uses meetinglocal convenience needs

• generally less than 10,000 square metresof retail floor space

• accessible to a viable user population bywalking/cycling

• accessibility by local bus services, andpublic transport links to one or morePrincipal or Major Activity Centres

• their role as important community focalpoints, ideally close to schools, libraries,child care, health services, police stationsand other facilities that benefit fromgood public transport.

From a metropolitan perspective, thesecentres contribute to the goal ofencouraging walking, cycling and local publictransport use, particularly where they arepart of a network of centres. Redevelopmentin middle and outer suburbs anddevelopment of new growth areas shouldprovide viable locations for NeighbourhoodActivity Centres in areas where their currentdistribution is inadequate.

Their location should be planned inconjunction with the design of local publictransport services.

Higher-density housing will be encouraged inand around Neighbourhood Activity Centres.It should be designed to fit the context andenhance the character of the area whileproviding a variety of housing options fordifferent types of households. Developmentof these centres can improve access to localservices and accommodate the changinghousing needs of those who do not want tobreak their links with their local community.

They should contain only uses

that support and are consistent

with continued growth in their

primary function

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Bus and tram network (existing and proposed)

Melbourne metropolitan rail network

Existing urban area

Urban growth boundary

Major road

Central Activities District

Principal Activity Centre

Major Activity Centre

Specialised Activity Centre

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Principal Public Transport Network

Dandenong

Werribee

Greensborough

Ringwood

FrankstonGeelong

Ocean Grove

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Monash Precinct

Sydenham

Coburg

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Network of activity centres


CentralActivitiesDistrict

PrincipalActivity CentresAirport West

Box Hill

Broadmeadows

Camberwell Junction

Chadstone

Cheltenham, Southland

Coburg

Cranbourne

Dandenong

Doncaster

Epping

Footscray

Frankston

Glen Waverley

Greensborough

Maribyrnong, Highpoint

Moonee Ponds

Narre Warren, FountainGate

Prahran/South Yarra

Preston, Northland

Ringwood

Sunshine

Sydenham

Wantirna South, Knox Cityand Tower Point

Werribee

Major ActivityCentresAltona

Altona North

Ascot Vale, Union Road

Balaclava

Bayswater

Bentleigh

Boronia

Brighton, Bay Street

Brighton, Church Street

Brunswick

Burwood East, Kmart Plaza

Burwood East, Tally Ho

Carlton, Lygon Street

Carnegie

Caulfield

Chelsea

Cheltenham

Chirnside Park

Clayton

Croydon

Deer Park Central

Deer Park, BrimbankCentral

Diamond Creek

Doncaster East, The Pines

Elsternwick

Eltham

Endeavour Hills

Fitzroy, Brunswick Street

Fitzroy, Smith Street

Forest Hill Chase

Gladstone Park

Glenhuntly

Glenroy

Hampton

Hastings

Heidelberg

Hoppers Crossing

Ivanhoe

Karingal

Kew Junction

Lilydale

Malvern/Armadale

Melton

Melton, Woodgrove andCoburns Road

Mentone

Moorabbin

Mordialloc

Mornington

Mount Waverley

Mount Waverley, PinewoodCentreway

Mountain Gate

Mulgrave, WaverleyGardens

Niddrie, Keilor Road

North Essendon

Northcote

Nunawading

Oakleigh

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Pakenham

Parkmore Keysborough

Port Melbourne, Bay Street

Preston, High Street

Reservoir

Richmond, Swan Street

Richmond, Bridge Road

Richmond, Victoria Street

Rosebud

Rowville, Stud Park

Roxburgh Park

Sandringham

South Melbourne

South Morang

Springvale

St Albans

St Kilda

Sunbury

Toorak Village

Werribee Plaza

Wheelers Hill, BrandonPark

Williamstown

SpecialisedActivity CentresAlfred Medical Researchand Education Precinct –Prahran

Austin Biomedical AlliancePrecinct – Heidelberg

Deakin University, Burwood

La Trobe Technology Park,Bundoora

Melbourne Airport

Monash University/HealthResearch Precinct – Clayton

Parkville Medical andBioscience Precinct

RMIT Technology Park,Bundoora

Victoria University,Footscray

Werribee Animal and FoodResearch Precinct

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The way activity centres are planned andmanaged can generate a number of benefits.As the centres become better-served bypublic transport, there is less need to usecars. They offer access for all to a range ofservices. Because activities are clustered,employment opportunities multiply, and theyprovide a range of housing options.

Renewed planning of existing activity centresshould emphasise implementing policies forclustering higher-density housing in andaround centres, and improving local andregional public transport.

Accordingly, to encourage developmentwithin centres, local councils will beencouraged to review the purpose andfunction of individual centres and to reviselocal planning policies to ensure consistencywith Melbourne 2030. Detailed structureplanning can help with this process.Structure planning should:

• set the strategic framework for theuse and development of land in andaround the centre and give cleardirection to investors about preferredlocations for investment

• support the role and function of the centregiven its classification, the policies forhousing intensification, and developmentof the public transport network

• show the scale and direction ofdevelopment needed to reflect the needsof the community, now and in the future

• reflect the Strategy’s performancecriteria.

Each centre should be assessed againststandard performance criteria (see‘Performance criteria’) before developingdetailed planning responses. Councils shouldidentify the boundaries of each centre, orwhere necessary redefine them, in order toprovide for new and expanded activity so asto reduce the need for out-of-centredevelopment. In some cases, this will involvechange to the urban form of the centre.

Councils will be encouraged to give priorityattention to those Principal and MajorActivity Centres that have good publictransport access and will be essential tothe development of the Principal PublicTransport Network. Careful structureplanning will provide a basis for supportingmore intensive and varied developmentwithout compromising the amenity ofsurrounding land-uses.

The role of localgovernment inplanning activitycentres


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PerformancecriteriaActivity centres best meet Melbourne 2030’svision, principles and key directions whenthey fulfil integrated performance criteria,as follows:

Social

• improve the liveability (safety,convenience, comfort, aesthetics) ofthe area

• increase opportunities for socialinteraction and provide a focus forthe community

• contribute to the area’s natural, culturaland historical heritage

• make a wide range of services andfacilities more accessible to all

• relate well to surrounding development,land uses and landscapes

• meet the needs of all segments ofthe population

• maintain or improve transport choicefor all

• maintain or improve public health

Economic

• contribute to economic competitivenessof the network of centres that provideswide community benefit

• promote urban forms that minimiseoverall land and transport requirements

• ensure more efficient use of land andprovision of infrastructure

• improve freight movement and businesslogistics

• improve business and employmentopportunities

Environmental

• encourage the development of urbantransport systems that will limit pollutionfrom fossil fuels and reduce greenhousegas emissions

• improve energy-efficient building designand layout

• limit the amount of waste generated fordisposal off-site

• increase water conservation, includingwater-sensitive urban design

• control noise emissions to achievereasonable levels near sensitive uses.

Over time, the performance of each centre inthe network will be assessed against thesecriteria and other relevant standards toprovide a benchmark for determining thedirection and magnitude of changes requiredto improve the network of centres.

Melbourne 2030

Transit CitiesThe Transit Cities program aims torestructure parts of metropolitanMelbourne and the regional centresserviced by fast rail by focusing higher-density mixed-use development around keytransport nodes. Projects at Transit Citieswill be focused on strategic transportinterchanges and associated facilities.Most of these locations will require new orupgraded rail stations, bus interchanges,and associated facilities, in order toencourage nearby commercial investmentin mixed-use and high-density residentialdevelopment. Matters of land acquisitionand assembly will be important inidentifying development opportunities.

The Transit Cities program aims to:

• improve public transport usage and theintegration of transport services

• provide opportunities for increasedprivate investment and businessinnovation

• improve the overall quality of places andencourage sustainable city development

• develop high-density housing at strategicredevelopment sites near transit centres

• build communities that offer fairaccess for all to services andemployment opportunities.

• provide a range of housing including theprovision of affordable housing.

Initiatives1.1.1 Work with local government to

revise local planning strategies, andto identify types of activity centresand actions that will improve thenetwork of existing centresconsistent with the policies inMelbourne 2030

1.1.2 Work with local government toprepare structure plans that providefor growth and change at Principaland Major Activity Centres in termsof development, land use, higher-density housing, roads and publictransport, services and communityinfrastructure, giving priority toSunshine, Knox City/Towerpoint,Cranbourne, Doncaster and NarreWarren/Fountain Gate

1.1.3 Implement demonstration projectsthat involve government and thecommunity, such as railway stations,bus interchanges, car parking andland assembly at Principal ActivityCentres including the metropolitanTransit Cities of Dandenong,Frankston, Ringwood, Box Hill,Epping, Broadmeadows, Footscray,Werribee and Sydenham

1.1.4 Encourage development in Principaland Major Activity Centres andprovide assistance through theUrban and Regional LandCorporation with site assembly,master planning and preliminaryinfrastructure development

1.1.5 Review existing business zones witha view to creating specific zones toimplement the activity centre policy

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POLICY 1.2

Government can contribute to the

growth of strong activity centres by

the decisions it makes about locating

public facilities. When additional

facilities and services are located in

activity centres, the provision of public

transport services becomes more

viable and people using the centre can

make one trip to meet several needs

at one destination. More people,

including those without cars, also

have access to the centre.

Significant new education and healthfacilities – including secondary schools,university and TAFE campuses, libraries andhospitals – that attract users from largegeographic areas, as well as justice,community and administrative facilitiesshould be located in or on the edge ofPrincipal or Major Activity Centres with goodpublic transport. Such co-location will helpshare resources and will make the most ofinfrastructure and transport services. Thesefacilities should be located at centres that arewithin the service catchment of the facility,and in a type of centre appropriate to theintensity of service, measured by tripgeneration, and to the primary functions ofthe facility (for example, research anddevelopment, user services).

New small-scale education, health and othercommunity facilities that meet local needs –including maternal and child health centres,kindergartens, local branch libraries andprimary schools – will be encouraged tolocate in or next to Neighbourhood ActivityCentres. These are important local uses forthe community. Their siting should createeffective links with related activities, reducethe need to make trips, and encouragewalking, cycling and use of local publictransport services.

Out-of-centredevelopmentNew single-use retail, commercial andrecreational facilities that are remote fromother attractions and from public transportgenerate in aggregate more car trips andlonger journeys than similar facilities that areco-located and more easily accessible. Wheredevelopment takes place distant from anactivity centre, that is, ‘out-of-centre’, it isharder to provide equitable access to servicesand facilities for all the population. This formof development does not contribute to alocal sense of place, and encourages peopleto use their cars more, thus increasing coststo the community. It can also divert theactivity necessary to sustain a thriving anddiverse range of accessible services at existingactivity centres.

Broaden the base of activity in centresthat are currently dominated byshopping to include a wider rangeof services over longer hours, andrestrict out-of-centre development

Proposals for development or expansion ofactivities remote from activity centres will bediscouraged by giving preference to locationsin or on the border of an existing activitycentre. Out-of-centre proposals will only beconsidered where it can be convincinglydemonstrated that the proposed use ordevelopment is of net benefit to the communityin the region served by the proposal.

New evaluation criteria will be developedagainst which these proposals will bemeasured (see ‘Out-of-centre assessmentcriteria’).

Sports and entertainment facilities generate asignificant number of trips. They should belocated within or at the edge of activitycentres. Large facilities of metropolitan, Stateor national significance may be consideredfor out-of-centre locations, but they shouldbe on the Principal Public Transport Networkand at locations that are highly accessible totheir catchment of users.

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Initiatives1.2.1 Lead by example in decisions by

State government departments andagencies on the location of newhealth, education, justice,community and administrativefacilities, ensuring consistency withMelbourne 2030

1.2.2 Work with local councils to reviewtheir policies on the location of newcommunity and administrativefacilities for consistency withMelbourne 2030

1.2.3 Adopt new development assessmentguidelines and standards, andreview the Victoria PlanningProvisions, to encourage theconcentration of new developmentin activity centres and to controlout-of-centre development

1.2.4 Further develop and improve theMelbourne Cricket Ground/Melbourne Park/Olympic Parkprecinct as the major sportingprecinct for Melbourne and ensurethat other major sporting facilitiesare well located for public transport

Out-of-centreassessment criteriaCriteria will be developed for the assessmentof out-of-centre development proposals. Thecriteria will establish the tests appropriate forsuch proposals, and the types of uses anddevelopments affected. They will be used inaddition to more localised or site specificassessments required by local planningpolicy. Their application will seek to achieveall of the following outcomes:

• avoidance of unreasonable impacts onthe economic viability or social andcultural vitality of existing or proposedcentres in the network

• location on and accessible to thePrincipal Public Transport Network

• a comparable proportion of work andvisitor trips by public transport,compared to that achieved by similaruses located in activity centres

• a location in an existing cluster of out-of-centre developments (or adjacent tosuch an existing cluster if the site isalready used for non-residentialpurposes), and improvement to theeconomic, social and environmentalperformance of that cluster (see‘Performance criteria’).

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Locate a substantial proportion ofnew housing in or close to activitycentres and other strategicredevelopment sites that offer goodaccess to services and transport

A large number of new dwellings will

be required over the 30-year planning

period. Current trends indicate that

most will be households of fewer

people – on average – than today.

Melbourne 2030 provides for an

increasing proportion of housing to

be developed within the established

urban area, particularly at activity

centres and other strategic sites

suitable for redevelopment.

Encouraging higher density development onsites that are well located in relation toactivity centres and public transport will:

• provide for the forecast increase inpopulation and households

• ensure the available housing stock bettermatches changing demand by wideninghousing choice, particularly in middleand outer suburbs

• support opportunities for a wide rangeof income groups to choose housing inwell-serviced locations

• increase the local population basethat supports activity centres andlocal businesses

• encourage walking, cycling and publictransport as viable transport alternatives.

Presently, more than 130 majorredevelopment sites have been identifiedacross metropolitan Melbourne withpotential for large residential development(more than 100 dwellings) outside activitycentres. Additional strategic redevelopmentsites will be identified by local planningauthorities with government assistance.Locations should be:

• in or around the Central Activities District

• in or within easy walking distance ofPrincipal or Major Activity Centres

• in or beside Neighbourhood ActivityCentres that are served by localpublic transport

• abutting tram, train, light rail and busroutes that are part of the PrincipalPublic Transport Network and close toPrincipal or Major Activity Centres

• in or near major modal public transportinterchanges that are not in Principal orMajor Activity Centres

• major redevelopment sites – that is, ableto provide 10 or more dwelling units,close to activity centres and well-servedby public transport.

Strategic redevelopment sites will be studiedin greater detail to identify and providecoordinated responses to any relevant localconstraints that could affect the ability toprovide more intensive types of residentialdevelopment. Constraints may include localdrainage problems or proximity to busytraffic intersections with excessive noiselevels. Heritage aspects will be respected,preserved, and integrated into newdevelopment.

The Government will help councils to developappropriate local planning policies.

Structure planning for new urbandevelopment in growth areas shoulddesignate suitable sites (with goodaccessibility to public transport) for activitycentres, and should provide for higherhousing densities and a mix of housing typesaround such centres.

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Initiatives1.3.1 Ensure an adequate land supply for

urban housing development acrossthe region to maintaincompetitiveness in the housingmarket. This should include anadequate supply of redevelopmentopportunities within the establishedparts of the city to reduce thepressure for fringe development

1.3.2 Work with councils to identify majorsites with potential for intensivehousing redevelopment and toresolve any problems that inhibitappropriate development

1.3.3 Update current developmentcontrols and planning processes, anddevelop new guidelines for moreintensive development so that theplanning system can promote well-designed higher-density housing atstrategic redevelopment sites

1.3.4 Work with councils to developlocal housing strategies thataddress local housing issues andneeds, including:

– identifying projected populationtrends, and any significantchanges in household structureand composition

– providing for a range of housingopportunities to meet increasinglydiverse housing needs

– identifying appropriate locationsfor higher density housing

– ensuring an adequate supply anddistribution of affordable housing

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is addendum replaces pages 50 to 51 of Melbourne 2030, Planningr sustainable growth, October 2002.

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Bus and tram network (existing and proposed)

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Principal Public Transport Network

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Greensborough

Ringwood

Frankston

Geelong

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Doncaster

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Cranbourne

Mornington

Rosebud

Epping

Melton

Cheltenham

Sunshine

Sunbury

Broadmeadows

Pakenham

Hastings

Knox

PrestonMoonee Ponds

Narre Warren, Fountain Gate

Chadstone

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Principal Activity Centres

Airport West

Box Hill

Broadmeadows

Camberwell Junction

Chadstone

Cheltenham, Southland

Coburg

Cranbourne

Dandenong

Doncaster Hill

Epping

Footscray

Frankston

Glen Waverley

Greensborough

Maribyrnong, Highpoint

Moonee Ponds

Narre Warren, Fountain Gate

Prahran/South Yarra

Preston, High Street

Preston, Northland

Ringwood

Sunshine

Sydenham

Wantirna South, Knox Central

Werribee

Major Activity Centres

Altona

Altona North

Ascot Vale, UnionRoad

Balaclava

Bayswater

Bentleigh

Berwick

Boronia

Braybrook, Central West

Brighton, Bay Street

Brighton, Church Street

Brunswick

Burwood East, Tally Ho

Burwood Heights

Carlton, Lygon Street

Carnegie

Caroline Springs

Caulfield

Chelsea

Cheltenham

Chirnside Park

Clayton

Croydon

Deer Park Central

Deer Park, Brimbank Central

Diamond Creek

Doncaster East, The Pines

Elsternwick

Eltham

Endeavour Hills

Fitzroy, Brunswick Street

Fitzroy, Smith Street

Flemington, Racecourse Road

Forest Hill Chase

Gladstone Park

Glenhuntly

Glenroy

Hampton

Hastings

Hawthorn, Glenferrie Road

Heidelberg

Hoppers Crossing

Ivanhoe

Karingal

Kew Junction

Lilydale

Malvern/Armadale

Melton

Melton, Woodgrove & Coburns Road

Mentone

Moorabbin

Mordialloc

Mornington

Mount Waverley

Mountain Gate

Niddrie, Keilor Road

Noble Park

North Essendon

Northcote

Nunawading

Oakleigh

Pakenham

Parkmore Keysborough

Port Melbourne, Bay Street

Reservoir

Richmond, Swan Street

Richmond, Bridge Road

Richmond, Victoria Street

Rosebud

Rowville, Stud Park

Roxburgh Park

Sandringham

South Melbourne

South Morang

Springvale

St Albans

St Kilda

Sunbury

Toorak Village

Werribee Plaza

Wheelers Hill, Brandon Park

Williamstown

Specialised Activity Centres

1. Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Prahran

2. Austin Biomedical Alliance Precinct, Heidelberg

3. Deakin University, Burwood

4. La Trobe Technology Park, Bundoora

5. Melbourne Airport

6. Monash University/Health Research Precinct, Clayton

7. Parkville Medical and Bioscience Precinct

8. Janefield Technology Precinct, Bundoora

9. Victoria University, Footscray

10. Werribee Animal and Food Research Precinct

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