The strategic framework

The vision is the Government’s clear aim for the future of metropolitan Melbourne.

The principles are integral to the Government’s view of how Melbourne 2030 should be implemented. They have helped shape Melbourne 2030 and will guide decisions on planning, transport and infrastructure investment.

The key directions summarise the means by which it is proposed to work with current trends – either altering or reinforcing them – to achieve a better future for metropolitan Melbourne. These directions embody a whole-of-government approach which accepts that some past policies and practices are no longer sustainable.

Just as the Government’s policy framework, Growing Victoria Together, balances economic, social and environmental goals and actions with the need for economic growth, so Melbourne 2030 aims to ensure that land-use and transport planning and investment always contribute to economic, social and environmental goals. This systemic approach to urban and regional growth lies behind the development of the key directions.