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Monday, 13 January 2024 < 1 min read

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  • Government VIC
  • 12/10/2026
  • 11:08
Smart Justice for Young People

Youth offending is down. Locking up children won’t keep it down.

Victoria's youth offending figures may be heading in the right direction, but this cannot be attributed to imprisoning more children, says Smart Justice for Young People (SJ4YP), a coalition of more than 50 community, legal, health and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. Locking up children is proof of systemic failure and misplaced priorities and will make us all less safe in the long term. If the next government wants a safer Victoria then they must invest in what stops children reoffending: prevention and early intervention, not in more prison cells. This includes a whole of government approach with agreed goals and measures…

  • Building Construction, Government VIC
  • 12/10/2026
  • 06:00
Australian Institute of Architects (Victorian Chapter) and Planning Institute of Australia

Density done well needs good design: planners and architects call for ongoing funding for Office of the Victorian Government Architect

Embargoed until 6:00am Monday 12 October The Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) and Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) have joined forces to call on all parties to back good design as the foundation of Victoria's housing growth, by supporting ongoing funding for the Office of the Victorian Government Architect. As Victoria faces a housing supply challenge, we need to ensure growth also delivers liveability, sustainability and long-term public value. Density done well is essential to the feasibility, success and social licence needed to deliver the housing Victorians need. RAIA and PIA strongly support more homes for Victorians, particularly more choice…

  • Government VIC, Transport Automotive
  • 09/10/2026
  • 17:42
Sustainable Cities / Friends of the Earth Melbourne

BUS ADVOCATES IN MELBOURNE’S WEST WELCOME ‘FAST, FREQUENT GRID’ ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICTORIAN GREENS

MEDIA RELEASE: Western Suburbs communities wait for Liberal and Labor response as Victorian Greens announce election commitment to grid-based bus reform across suburban Melbourne Yesterday the Greens released their Victorian state election platform, promising to spend $270 million to ‘progressively reform buses into a fast, frequent grid, across suburban Melbourne, and upgrade local buses in regional Victoria’. This is the first time any party has committed to grid-based bus network reform in Victoria, and is seen as a huge win for the Better Buses for the West campaign, run by the Sustainable Cities collective at Friends of the Earth Melbourne.…

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