维多利亚州批准在墨尔本火车站和电车站附近建造更高的公寓, 以增加住房供应. Victoria approves taller apartments near Melbourne train and tram stations to boost housing supply.

维多利亚州政府已经确定了墨尔本60个活动中心中的35个的规划规定,允许在布朗斯威克和科伯格等地区的火车站附近建造20层公寓,同时限制奥克利和基夫交叉口等其他地方的高度. The Victorian government has finalized planning rules for 35 of 60 activity centres in Melbourne, allowing up to 20-storey apartments near train and tram stations in areas like Brunswick and Coburg, while limiting height in others such as Oakleigh and Kew Junction. 改变的目的是加速交通枢纽附近的住房供应,目标是在2051年建成30万套房屋,尽管格拉顿研究所的报告估计只有约110,000套可能在经济上可行. The changes aim to accelerate housing supply near transport hubs, with the goal of building 300,000 homes by 2051, though a Grattan Institute report estimates only about 110,000 may be financially feasible. 计划减少批准延迟,禁止向VCAT提出上诉,并授权理事会快速执行符合规定的项目. The plan reduces approval delays, bans appeals to VCAT, and gives councils authority to fast-track compliant projects. 反对派反对国家主导的做法, The opposition opposes the state-led approach, vowing to return planning power to local councils if elected.