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Implementation plans
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Actions
Action 1 – Plan to meet our housing
needs
Action 2 – Pursue affordability
in housing
Action 3 – Lead by example
How does this plan relate to Melbourne
2030?
The actions outlined reinforce Direction
1 of Melbourne 2030 – ‘a more compact city’,
and Direction 6
– ‘a fairer city’.
These directions establish policies for housing that seek to locate
a substantial proportion of new housing in or close to activity
centres and other strategic redevelopment sites that offer good
access to services and transport (Policy
1.3) and increase the supply of well-located affordable housing
(Policy 6.1).
Other directions relevant to housing include
These directions aim to better manage urban growth in and around
the metropolitan area by establishing limits to urban development,
managing growth in rural areas, making neighbourhoods more liveable,
making our city more sustainable and ensuring that growth is part
of an integrated transport network.
What are the recommended actions?
Actions designed to address the issues outlined above and to achieve
the directions of Melbourne 2030 are grouped as follows:
- plan to meet our housing needs
- pursue affordability in housing
- lead by example.
These are summarised for easy reference in the accompanying table.
Housing actions
| Action area |
Task |
Time frame (short,
medium, long)* |
Lead agency |
Involved |
Relevant initiatives
in Melbourne 2030 |
| Plan
to meet our housing needs |
achieve
regional solutions to housing issues through regional
housing working groups |
short,
then ongoing |
DOI |
local government
and key stakeholders |
1.3.4
9.4.1 |
develop
local housing strategies, policies and controls
|
short,
then ongoing |
local government
|
DOI |
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4 |
| monitor
land supply |
ongoing |
DOI |
local government
and other key agencies and stakeholders
|
1.3.1
2.3.3 |
| incorporate
environmental and neighbourhood principles into the residential
subdivision provisions |
short |
DOI |
key stakeholders
|
5.1.3
5.5.1
7.4.6 |
| develop
State guidelines for higher-density housing |
short |
DOI |
local government
and key stakeholders |
1.3.3
5.1.3 |
| Pursue
affordability in housing |
monitor
housing affordability |
short,
then ongoing |
DOI with
the Office of Housing |
local government
and key stakeholders |
6.1.1 |
| increase
the supply of affordable housing |
medium |
DOI |
other government
agencies, local government and key stakeholders |
6.1.2
6.1.5 |
| revitalise
public housing stock |
ongoing |
Office
of Housing |
DOI and
relevant councils |
6.1.3
6.1.4 |
| Lead
by example |
provide
a range of housing in Transit Cities developments |
ongoing |
DOI |
Office
of Housing, Urban and Regional Land Corporation, local
government and other key stakeholders |
6.1.6 |
| make best
use of surplus government land |
medium |
DOI |
Office
of Housing and other government agencies |
6.1.7 |
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* Short – start within 12 months
Medium – start in 1–2 years
Long – start in 2–5 years
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