Victorian Premier’s High-Rise Plan Leaves Residents, Opponents Feeling Flat

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has come under fire for plans to develop 50 sites around Melbourne’s inner-city transport network as the state grapples with a housing crisis. The proposed sites would centre around well-serviced train stations, and high-rises and townhouses would be built, providing 30,000 additional homes for Victorians by 2051. When announcing the plan on Oct. 20, Allan said some of the first 25 zones would be close to stations, including Hawthorn, Toorak, Brighton, Armadale, Tottenham, Carnegie, and Glen Iris. “Building more homes around these zones means young people and families will have more opportunity to rent or buy a place, close to public transport, jobs and services,” she said on X, formerly Twitter....