May 16, 2018
On 15 May 2018 the Minister for Planning gazetted Amendment VC143. The amendment includes two primary changes: (1) clarification of the recently introduced Garden Area requirement within the General Residential Zone (GRZ) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ) and...
Mar 5, 2018
Context Increasing population and density in our cities is putting pressure on services in an era where climate change is a paramount concern. Built-form is becoming more intense with hard infrastructure and pavement replacing previous natural environments, producing...
Oct 6, 2017
The reality of living with 50℃ temperatures in our major cities Sydney is facing 50℃ summer days by 2040, new research says. Andy/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Liz Hanna, Australian National University Australia is hot. But future extreme hot weather will be...
May 7, 2017
With the annual Stormwater Victoria Conference held at Lorne last week, it is a good time to look at Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) or Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) as it is referred to in Europe. WSUD is becoming an integral part of the development...
Apr 12, 2017
Associate Professor Grant Blashki, Chris Jensen, Dr Ann-Maree Graham, Dr Kevin Fergusson, Dr Trent Penman, Professor Peter Doherty, AC and Professor Richard Eckard Extreme is the new normal when it comes to weather, with devastation caused by floods, fires and...
Mar 29, 2017
Monday 27th March 2017 saw the gazettal of the altered residential zones in Victoria, via Amendment VC110. The amendment primarily affects the General Residential Zone (GRZ) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ), with minor changes to the Residential Growth Zone...
