Planning
“Tip the balance for good”: residents sound alarm over final Yarra Park Master Plan
The future of Yarra Park is again under scrutiny, with the East Melbourne Group preparing to hold an emergency meeting over fears the final master plan for the park will tip the balance too far towards commercial and event use.
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Council backs St Nicholas Church redevelopment in East Melbourne
The City of Melbourne has approved a long-running planning application for St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church in East Melbourne, giving the green light to a heritage-sensitive redevelopment.
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RMIT maps out a more flexible future for its campuses with new Living Places Plan
RMIT University has launched a new long-term framework to guide how it evolves its campuses, setting out a broader vision for the future of its spaces at a time when the institution is thinking more deeply about its place in Melbourne and the communities around it.
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St Patrick’s Cathedral renewal project launched
The Archbishop of Melbourne has launched a $190 million project to repair and renew St Patrick’s Cathedral and “reimagine” its precinct, with an appeal to parishioners and other potential donors to “be part of the vision”.
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Calls grow for a master plan to guide Lygon Street’s next chapter
The idea of a long-term master plan for Lygon St is gaining momentum, with traders, residents and civic leaders increasingly converging around the view that Carlton’s most iconic strip needs a coordinated strategy to secure its future.
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University Square upgrade a centrepiece of council’s new Garden City push
A major second stage upgrade of University Square in Carlton is set to be one of the headline local green space investments in the City of Melbourne’s draft 2026-27 budget, as the council prepares to pitch more than $26 million for new and improved parks across the municipality.
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Yarra Park master plan nears finish line as residents push back on “commercial creep”
A new long-term master plan for Yarra Park is understood to be close to finalisation, setting up what could become one of the most consequential planning updates for East Melbourne’s best-known public space in more than a decade.
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Sky rail proposal over Park St moves forward, but Royal Park concerns deepen
Plans to elevate the Upfield rail line over Park St at the northern edge of Royal Park are progressing, with some local residents viewing the emerging design as having limited impact on nearby homes.
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Cyclists protest Yarra’s Elizabeth St bike lane downgrade in Richmond
Cycling advocates and local residents gathered on Elizabeth St in Richmond on Sunday, March 15 to protest the City of Yarra’s decision to narrow the street’s protected bike lanes, warning the move will make one of inner Melbourne’s key east-west cycling links less safe.
Read MoreSky rail proposal over Park St moves forward with limited impact on Royal Park
Plans to elevate the Upfield rail line over Park St at the northern edge of Royal Park are progressing, with early design work suggesting relatively limited impacts for nearby Parkville residents
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University Square final concept design endorsed
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