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yimby.melbourne
People-led. Grassroots. For housing abundance.
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Heritage madness, again. Heritage tensions threaten new retirement village for downsizers 👇

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Less parking in new developments actually reduces car ownership and reliance on driving, shaping more sustainable transportation habits. Reducing parking minimums is good for affordability and sustainability!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

You can't make this up. The City of Melbourne blocked the redevelopment of the former Cancer Council building due to its heritage. A downzoning of the area was just approved, again, due to heritage. The City of Melbourne is now considering taxing the owners for not developing!

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Local government lobby groups mislead the public at critical junctures of the debate around planning reform. It's disappointing but increasingly common.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Community consultation models are broken. They give a megaphone to older, time-rich residents while locking out younger, time-poor voices. The result is a political system tilted toward short-term thinking and against long-term progress.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Another day, another example why giving NIMBYs veto powers to block housing is a Bad Idea. www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

submitted 13 days ago • 2 comments

Do NIMBYs deserve the right to veto housing? We don't think so 👇

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

The OECD tells Australia we need to fix our broken planning systems to get out of our housing crisis 👇

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Banyule Council opposes 200 affordable housing units because of car parking and the lack of community veto.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

The mandate for building more is clear. Now it's time to do it. 🏗️🏬

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

The YIMBY vibeshift continues.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Youth homelessness is one of the clearest signs of a broken housing system. Lives are derailed nation-wide just as they’re getting started, and yet the way we fund social housing makes it harder to help. Let’s talk about why 🧵 www.theage.com.au/national/vic...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Boroondara's conservative planners have the incoherent position that there is both too much tax and too little tax on housing. Serious economic analysis from people who determine how our housing system functions. 😀

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

A new report from CEDA reaffirms what we know: our broken urban planning systems are making it more costly to build more homes.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Not enough trees Too many trees The wrong trees The right trees (but too many) The trees too big The trees not big enough The trees too native The trees not native enough The canopy being removed The canopy not being removed enough We have to stop taking NIMBYs seriously

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

The undiscussed headline of last week: Victoria is the only state even close to achieving their housing target under the National Housing Accord. This is huge news for housing affordability in Melbourne and state-wide.

submitted 28 days ago • 2 comments

The real story here is how detached house knockdown-rebuilds are exempt from many infrastructure charges also. That means that Melbourne's most high-end, expensive housing goes untaxed—letting wealthy homeowners get off without paying for their fair share of infrastructure.

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

The new report from the National Housing Supply & Affordability Council is the first from them that I've seen take planning reform seriously. They celebrate the NSW and VIC reforms—and encourage those governments to go further. An enormous vibe shift from NHSAC.

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

It's fantastic to see @greatercanberra.org.au strong advocacy for zoning reform is paying off! The only way to end this housing shortage is to build our way out.

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Many Melbourne-based NIMBYs push for decentralisation as a solution to the housing shortage. This ignores the reality that NIMBYs are everywhere. We should build more homes where people want to live, whether in Melbourne, Ballarat, or anywhere else in our great state.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

I like my reforms like I like my architecture: minimal setbacks.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

The off-the-plan stamp duty concessions have been extended! This makes it easier to kick off homebuilding projects — even in today’s tough economic climate — bringing more housing options to more Melburnians. More homes, more choice, and a step closer to tackling the crisis.

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

Not all public land sales are equal, but the Piedimonte redevelopment is a winner: ✅Much-needed lot consolidation for more homes ✅Fair market compensation for the land ✅A brand-new laneway gifted to the council to keep pedestrian access A win for everyone.

submitted 41 days ago • 1 comment

The new height limits around the Royal Exhibition Building won’t protect heritage—but they will block homes for Melbourne families near the CBD.

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment