The Albanese Government is investing over $7 million to support the planning and development of innovative urban precincts across Melbourne.
The City of Melbourne will receive over $4.4 million for the Birrarung Riverfront Activation Precinct proposal (the Greenline Project).
This funding builds upon the $20 million commitment from the Albanese Government to the Greenline Project and will go towards investigating how to reinvigorate this section of riverfront that has been underused and disconnected from the surrounding city for decades.
This precinct area will connect Federation square, the Flinders Street Station precinct, Banana Alley, Sandridge Bridge and more with the Yarra River, Birrarung.
The City of Hume will receive $2.6 million for their Pioneering Urban Innovation: Planning a New City in Melbourne's North project.
The precinct proposal will be one of Australia's most ambitious urban planning projects, pioneering a regional partnership between the Hume, Mitchell and Whittlesea councils, Stockland, and Wurundjeri (Registered Aboriginal Party) to create a regional hub of employment, transport, housing and community activity on Cloverton Boulevard.
It will feature a transport hub and mixed-use precinct, exemplifying sustainable, inclusive, and innovative urban design.
Funding is being provided through the latest round of the Government's $150 million urban Precincts and Partnerships Program (uPPP).
