Victoria's independent infrastructure adviser is calling on the state government to fast-track approvals of good quality townhouses in Melbourne's established suburbs and phase out stamp duty.
given Melbourne's projected population and the existing pressure on infrastructure in the growth areas"For each decade to come we're going to have around a million more people coming to Melbourne, and that's welcome, but we need to plan for it," Dr Spear said.Larissa Strzadala and Doipayon Halder recently moved from Brisbane to a new estate in Melbourne's outer south-west.
She said she is reasonably happy with the local infrastructure, especially looking at future schools for their three-year-old daughter, but said there are problems, especially when it comes to transport."We don't have a bus service that comes up this way just yet, so in order to get to work in the Melbourne CBD we have to drive to the station, so we have to make sure we leave early enough to get a park," she said.
Dr Spear said he was not recommending more high-rise apartments, or changes to heritage planning requirements,. which contains hundreds of millions of dollars in unallocated funding for projects including train stations and bus linesDr Spear said another important reform would be removing stamp duty, which he argued lead people to buy bigger houses than they needed,
RMIT Professor Jago Dodson says local residents should be consulted at the beginning of the development process.
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