Revealed: The 25 new housing ‘activity centres’ across Melbourne’s suburbs
The next 25 “activity centres” in Melbourne to be targeted as part of the state government’s development of hundreds of thousands of homes have been revealed.
Premier Jacinta Allan and Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny announced on Thursday the last of the hubs, naming inner suburbs South Yarra and Prahran, inner-northern communities such as Brunswick and Thornbury, and outer suburbs like Dandenong.
The next 25 activity centres for extra housing have been announced.Credit: Chris Hopkins
The government hopes to encourage residential development around train stations and tram stops, but is yet to specify height limits for the newest sites. It hopes to add 300,000 homes to the 25 new activity centres by 2051.
“It makes sense to allow more homes and height near public transport hubs – where else is better suited for it?” Allan said in a statement.
Most of the new centres have been added in Melbourne’s east and south-east, including on the Cheltenham line past Caulfield, and on the rail corridor beyond Clayton.
Chadstone, which is currently only serviced by a bus, is also listed alongside Holmesglen, East Malvern and Ashburton in the east.
The 25 new activity centres
- Caulfield Station
- Springvale Station
- Noble Park Station
- Yarraman Station
- Dandenong Station
- Glen Huntly Station
- Ormond Station
- Bentleigh Station
- Mentone Station
- South Yarra Station
- Prahran Station
- Windsor Station
- Elsternwick Station
- Ashburton Station
- Riversdale & Willison Stations
- East Malvern Station
- Holmesglen Station
- Coburg Station
- Brunswick Station
- Heidelberg Station
- High St, Thornbury (tram corridor)
- St Georges Rd (tram corridor)
- Kew Junction (tram corridor)
- Inner city (City of Melbourne)
- Inner city (Yarra)
New centres in Melbourne’s north include Coburg and Brunswick, along the Upfield train line; Preston and Thornbury, along the Mernda line; and another along St Georges Road, which is serviced by tram.
Centres on the Alamein line will be classified as “neighbourhood” activity centres to accommodate smaller growth because of the line’s reduced capacity. Ashburton and Bentleigh will have similar classifications.
