Melbourne

Melbourne's once grotty laneways have now become a haven for small restaurants, shops and bars. Image: Gary Sauer-Thompson.
Planning & policy

Rob Adams on the forces reshaping Melbourne for better… and for worse

by —February 23, 2018

‘View of Melbourne, Victoria, from the Botanic Gardens’, Henry Gritten / NGV (1866).
Planning & policy

Reimagining Australia’s “temperate Kakadu”

by —January 25, 2018

The Paddock, a deliberative development in Castemaine, Victoria. Images: Emergent Studios
Planning & policy

Common ground: how deliberative development could transform our suburbs

by —December 27, 2017

The Victorian Government has announced plans to demolish Federation Square's Yarra Building for an Apple store.
Culture

From Federation Square to Apple Plaza: Melburnians respond

by —December 21, 2017

Planning & policy

Ageing, isolating and unequal: Melbourne’s Chief Resilience Officer on the city’s problems

by —December 14, 2017

An artist's impression of the Noble Park Station precinct, sitting in Melbourne's south-east. Image: LXRA.
Parks & places

The inverse high-line: Melbourne’s Skyrail linear park

by —December 7, 2017

What's the plan for Tasmania, where 48 percent of adults lack essential literacy and numeracy skills?
Planning & policy

After metrics: new narratives to revive the regions

by —November 14, 2017

The urban-agricultural divide in Wyndham Vale, an outer-western suburb of Melbourne. Image: Google Maps.
Agriculture & environment

Not just future suburbs: Planning our food future

by —October 29, 2017

The Creative Legacy of Edna Walling, ArtSpace at Realm, Melbourne, September 19 to 12 November
Culture

Edna Walling’s living legacy

by —October 10, 2017

Melbourne's rather rudimentary concrete bollards have witnessed a citizen-led decoration effort.
Parks & places

When bollards are not enough

by —August 24, 2017

The new face of the game: An AFLW match.
Culture

Melbourne is running out of room for its secular religion, AFL

by —August 22, 2017

Marnebek pupils enjoying the sea-themed courtyard play.
Parks & places

Prepping a Victorian playground for a bear hunt

by —July 21, 2017