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Feedback on Victoria Street
We thank council for the opportunity to provide feedback on Item 8.3. Notice of Motion No.14 of 2026 – Victoria Street. At its core, this issue is about public safety. Strong Towns wrote: What if one of the most important parts of public safety is just ordinary people being out on the street? Jane Jacobs…
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Feedback on draft Economic Development Strategy
We agree with the challenges identified in the draft Economic Development Strategy, i.e. the high cost commercial space, the high cost of housing, and increasing transport congestion: We recommend that each challenge be met with a response, such as: More customers = better for business Businesses need customers. Colliers Urban Planning studied how to revitalise…
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Feedback on draft Victoria Street Revitalisation Plan
The draft should be revised to reflect the facts identified within the Colliers Urban Planning report, and to propose actions that actually have a chance of making a difference. The facts: What council should do: Vietnamese cuisine is popular Vietnamese cuisine is popular all over Melbourne, which means that Victoria Street has lost its point…
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Housing targets
The state government has asked the City of Yarra to build 44,000 new homes by 2050. Where will they go? In January 2026 the state government published Planning Practice Note 90: Planning for Housing. It asks councils to use the new Housing Capacity Assessment Platform (HCAP) to estimate housing capacity. If the capacity isn’t enough,…
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Protecting residents from commuters
On 23 September 2025 Council’s Planning Decisions Committee (PDC) refused an application for a planning permit mainly on the basis that the proposal failed to provide enough off-street car parking, which would lead commuters to park in nearby residential streets. By rejecting the application, Council sought to protect residents from commuters. Context The planning application…
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80% growth in population
Yarra’s population is forecast to grow by 80% to 2050, owing to the state government’s target of 44,000 additional dwellings by 2050, as part of Plan for Victoria. This is a big step up on our existing population of approximately 100,000 people. The year 2050 is only 25 years away; we are closer to 2050…
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Publish the Workforce Plan
The Local Government Act requires each council to develop a Workforce Plan, as part of an Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework: What is a Workforce Plan? Workforce Planning is ‘the systematic identification, analysis and planning of organisational needs in terms of people’ LGPro Workforce Planning Training Handbook Why is a Workforce Plan important? A Workforce…
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Feedback on draft Cremorne UDF
We support the vision, objectives and most actions of the draft Cremorne Urban Design Framework. Unfortunately, the content of Theme 3 ‘connected and accessible Cremorne’ doesn’t adequately deliver against the stated objectives. We recommend that council re- draft that section, to deliver outcomes that are better aligned with the Cremorne Place Implementation Plan, Yarra’s Community…
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Productivity Commission supports Yarra’s Housing Strategy
Yarra’s Housing Strategy was adopted in September 2018: The strategy supports housing growth and housing choice, and directs growth toward ‘appropriate locations’. The strategy seeks to direct new housing to areas within or close to activity areas that have good access to public transport, open space, and other services and limit housing growth in established…
