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People-led. Grassroots. For housing abundance.
July 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
May 21, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Read the full report below:
grattan.edu.au/report/waste...
May 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A vast majority of social housing tenants do not own cars. Adding extra car parking, to no benefit to the tenants, would increase the cost of each apartment by up to $60,000. Potentially blowing out the project cost by more than $2.7 million.
April 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Everyone deserves the choice to stay in their local community as they age.

Diverse housing choices make our neighbourhoods stronger, not weaker.
April 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Read the full final report into community consultation practices here:

www.parliament.vic.gov.au/493f7b/conte...
March 23, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Here's where the Mid-Rise Code will apply:
March 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Should the code prove effective, the government should expand its applicability by expanding the Residential Growth Zone and establishing Activity Centres around more of Melbourne’s train stations.
March 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
As we face long-term fuel cost uncertainty, it is critical that we enable more homes to be built near jobs and public transport. In a high-cost era, we cannot afford the long delays of arbitrary processes—and that is exactly what the Mid-Rise Code seeks to overcome.
March 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM