YIMBY Melbourne
@yimby.melbourne
People-led. Grassroots. For housing abundance.
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Our CEO, Jonathan O'Brien, spoke on ABC News Radio about how Australia's National Construction Code is misaligned with the reality of keeping our homes livable and comfortable →
August 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Our CEO, Jonathan O'Brien, spoke on ABC News Radio about how Australia's National Construction Code is misaligned with the reality of keeping our homes livable and comfortable →
Everybody wants house prices down. The only way we can get there is by building more homes.
July 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Everybody wants house prices down. The only way we can get there is by building more homes.
"The fact that most of the residential land in our cities is locked up under highly restricted zoning makes sense of why we can't build the homes we need."
The Australian Zoning Atlas is out now (see the link below)!
The Australian Zoning Atlas is out now (see the link below)!
July 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"The fact that most of the residential land in our cities is locked up under highly restricted zoning makes sense of why we can't build the homes we need."
The Australian Zoning Atlas is out now (see the link below)!
The Australian Zoning Atlas is out now (see the link below)!
More Melburnians deserve the choice to live close to transport, jobs and the city.
That's exactly what the Activity Centres Program delivers.
That's exactly what the Activity Centres Program delivers.
June 29, 2026 at 7:15 AM
More Melburnians deserve the choice to live close to transport, jobs and the city.
That's exactly what the Activity Centres Program delivers.
That's exactly what the Activity Centres Program delivers.
BREAKING: Wealthy Bayside Council is taking the Victorian Government to the Supreme Court to block upzoning, paving the way for a broader legal challenge.
NIMBYs would rather burn hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers than let young people live in their neighbourhood.
NIMBYs would rather burn hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers than let young people live in their neighbourhood.
June 24, 2026 at 12:42 AM
BREAKING: Wealthy Bayside Council is taking the Victorian Government to the Supreme Court to block upzoning, paving the way for a broader legal challenge.
NIMBYs would rather burn hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers than let young people live in their neighbourhood.
NIMBYs would rather burn hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers than let young people live in their neighbourhood.
Victoria’s planning reforms are working. There's been nearly a 50% increase in Townhouse permits since last year.
Turns out it's not complicated: make building easier, and the homes follow.
Turns out it's not complicated: make building easier, and the homes follow.
June 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Victoria’s planning reforms are working. There's been nearly a 50% increase in Townhouse permits since last year.
Turns out it's not complicated: make building easier, and the homes follow.
Turns out it's not complicated: make building easier, and the homes follow.
EVENT: Our very own Katie Roberts-Hull will be representing us at a lively discussion about what's causing the housing crisis and how to fix it!
Join us @ Table Scraps: Housing, who gets to belong? Tuesday, June 2nd
Join us @ Table Scraps: Housing, who gets to belong? Tuesday, June 2nd
May 21, 2026 at 11:01 PM
EVENT: Our very own Katie Roberts-Hull will be representing us at a lively discussion about what's causing the housing crisis and how to fix it!
Join us @ Table Scraps: Housing, who gets to belong? Tuesday, June 2nd
Join us @ Table Scraps: Housing, who gets to belong? Tuesday, June 2nd
Grattan Institute’s new report shows that letting Australian homebuyers choose the car-parking they need will:
→ make housing cheaper,
→ get more homes built faster, and
→ create more walkable cities.
→ make housing cheaper,
→ get more homes built faster, and
→ create more walkable cities.
May 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Grattan Institute’s new report shows that letting Australian homebuyers choose the car-parking they need will:
→ make housing cheaper,
→ get more homes built faster, and
→ create more walkable cities.
→ make housing cheaper,
→ get more homes built faster, and
→ create more walkable cities.
Our own Jonathan O'Brien represented Abundant Housing Network Australia at the recent Commonwealth Inquiry into Productivity. Here he is talking about why our cities are the engines of Australia's economy:
April 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Our own Jonathan O'Brien represented Abundant Housing Network Australia at the recent Commonwealth Inquiry into Productivity. Here he is talking about why our cities are the engines of Australia's economy:
Rents fell in Austin when they built more homes. Good things are possible when you do planning reform 🏗️
April 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Rents fell in Austin when they built more homes. Good things are possible when you do planning reform 🏗️
Jonathan O’Brien, Lead Organiser for YIMBY Melbourne, accused [the NIMBYs] of being “tone-deaf”, saying the proposal appeared to be compliant, and the apartments would get built.
“Grandstanding against common-sense inner-city housing is just a really embarrassing look in 2026”
“Grandstanding against common-sense inner-city housing is just a really embarrassing look in 2026”
April 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Jonathan O’Brien, Lead Organiser for YIMBY Melbourne, accused [the NIMBYs] of being “tone-deaf”, saying the proposal appeared to be compliant, and the apartments would get built.
“Grandstanding against common-sense inner-city housing is just a really embarrassing look in 2026”
“Grandstanding against common-sense inner-city housing is just a really embarrassing look in 2026”
Building more homes works
April 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Building more homes works
“Old people don’t need places to live” say local NIMBYs.
Plans to build a mid-rise retirement village on the site of an abandoned building received 51 formal objections in Vermont.
Plans to build a mid-rise retirement village on the site of an abandoned building received 51 formal objections in Vermont.
April 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
“Old people don’t need places to live” say local NIMBYs.
Plans to build a mid-rise retirement village on the site of an abandoned building received 51 formal objections in Vermont.
Plans to build a mid-rise retirement village on the site of an abandoned building received 51 formal objections in Vermont.
Falling house prices? That sounds like a good housing market to me...
March 31, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Falling house prices? That sounds like a good housing market to me...
Parliamentary inquiry into community consultation practices finds that local government ‘opt-in’ consultation is biased against renters and the young →
March 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Parliamentary inquiry into community consultation practices finds that local government ‘opt-in’ consultation is biased against renters and the young →
A massive victory in the war against upper-level setbacks!
The Mid-Rise Code offers greater housing certainty for Melburnians. It also winds back one of the most damaging and poorly evidenced planning controls: upper-level setbacks.
The Mid-Rise Code offers greater housing certainty for Melburnians. It also winds back one of the most damaging and poorly evidenced planning controls: upper-level setbacks.
March 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
A massive victory in the war against upper-level setbacks!
The Mid-Rise Code offers greater housing certainty for Melburnians. It also winds back one of the most damaging and poorly evidenced planning controls: upper-level setbacks.
The Mid-Rise Code offers greater housing certainty for Melburnians. It also winds back one of the most damaging and poorly evidenced planning controls: upper-level setbacks.
Huge thanks to everyone who made our last event such a success.
We heard from Brendan Coates and Alain Bertaud, followed by a panel joined by Jonathan O'Brien and Matthew Bowes (subbing in for Brendan).
We heard from Brendan Coates and Alain Bertaud, followed by a panel joined by Jonathan O'Brien and Matthew Bowes (subbing in for Brendan).
March 13, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Huge thanks to everyone who made our last event such a success.
We heard from Brendan Coates and Alain Bertaud, followed by a panel joined by Jonathan O'Brien and Matthew Bowes (subbing in for Brendan).
We heard from Brendan Coates and Alain Bertaud, followed by a panel joined by Jonathan O'Brien and Matthew Bowes (subbing in for Brendan).
TONIGHT 👇
Join Alain Bertaud (author of Order without Design) and Brendan Coates (Grattan Institute) to discuss how to make Australian cities work better for everyone.
[Link to tickets in next tweet]
Join Alain Bertaud (author of Order without Design) and Brendan Coates (Grattan Institute) to discuss how to make Australian cities work better for everyone.
[Link to tickets in next tweet]
March 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
TONIGHT 👇
Join Alain Bertaud (author of Order without Design) and Brendan Coates (Grattan Institute) to discuss how to make Australian cities work better for everyone.
[Link to tickets in next tweet]
Join Alain Bertaud (author of Order without Design) and Brendan Coates (Grattan Institute) to discuss how to make Australian cities work better for everyone.
[Link to tickets in next tweet]
Are cities just giant labour markets?
Alain Bertaud argues that cities should be designed by millions of individual trade-offs, not a single planner's estimated "average".
Alain Bertaud argues that cities should be designed by millions of individual trade-offs, not a single planner's estimated "average".
March 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Are cities just giant labour markets?
Alain Bertaud argues that cities should be designed by millions of individual trade-offs, not a single planner's estimated "average".
Alain Bertaud argues that cities should be designed by millions of individual trade-offs, not a single planner's estimated "average".
Melbourne's planning reforms are nation-leading 💪
March 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Melbourne's planning reforms are nation-leading 💪
💯 bang on the money. Younger Australians are facing worse and worse trade-offs in pursuit of housing affordability.
To reverse intergenerational inequality, Governments must make our major cities accessible again.
To reverse intergenerational inequality, Governments must make our major cities accessible again.
February 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
💯 bang on the money. Younger Australians are facing worse and worse trade-offs in pursuit of housing affordability.
To reverse intergenerational inequality, Governments must make our major cities accessible again.
To reverse intergenerational inequality, Governments must make our major cities accessible again.
Last week, our lead organiser, Jonathan O'Brien, was on A Current Affair. He argued that we should not empower a loud minority to block new homes being built where people want to live.
February 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Last week, our lead organiser, Jonathan O'Brien, was on A Current Affair. He argued that we should not empower a loud minority to block new homes being built where people want to live.
PRESS RELEASE → Whilst YIMBY Melbourne applauds the Coalition’s more positive housing vision, their plans leave too much to be desired.
February 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
PRESS RELEASE → Whilst YIMBY Melbourne applauds the Coalition’s more positive housing vision, their plans leave too much to be desired.
[Hosted by our Lead Organiser — Jonathan O'Brien]
Australia gives billions of dollars to charity each year. But the rules governing where those dollars can go are outdated and often misaligned with impact.
Is the DGR system the biggest handbrake on Aussie charity? 👇
Australia gives billions of dollars to charity each year. But the rules governing where those dollars can go are outdated and often misaligned with impact.
Is the DGR system the biggest handbrake on Aussie charity? 👇
February 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
[Hosted by our Lead Organiser — Jonathan O'Brien]
Australia gives billions of dollars to charity each year. But the rules governing where those dollars can go are outdated and often misaligned with impact.
Is the DGR system the biggest handbrake on Aussie charity? 👇
Australia gives billions of dollars to charity each year. But the rules governing where those dollars can go are outdated and often misaligned with impact.
Is the DGR system the biggest handbrake on Aussie charity? 👇
Help shape the future of Melbourne’s Activity Centres!
Community Reference Groups (CRGs) are being formed right now to provide local feedback to the upzoning plans.
If we want walkable, transit-oriented, and affordable neighbourhoods, we need YIMBYs in the room!
Community Reference Groups (CRGs) are being formed right now to provide local feedback to the upzoning plans.
If we want walkable, transit-oriented, and affordable neighbourhoods, we need YIMBYs in the room!
February 19, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Help shape the future of Melbourne’s Activity Centres!
Community Reference Groups (CRGs) are being formed right now to provide local feedback to the upzoning plans.
If we want walkable, transit-oriented, and affordable neighbourhoods, we need YIMBYs in the room!
Community Reference Groups (CRGs) are being formed right now to provide local feedback to the upzoning plans.
If we want walkable, transit-oriented, and affordable neighbourhoods, we need YIMBYs in the room!