Mitchell Shire Council has welcomed a $2.6 million investment from the Australian Government to help plan a new regional city in Melbourne's north.
The funding, delivered through the Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program, will support the Pioneering Urban Innovation: Planning a New City in Melbourne's North project - a regional partnership between Hume City Council, Mitchell and Whittlesea councils, Stockland, and Wurundjeri (Registered Aboriginal Party).
The project will explore the creation of a mixed-use activity centre on Cloverton Boulevard, unlocking new opportunities for housing, employment, and transport across Melbourne's northern growth corridor.
It comes after the three councils co-signed a Regional Partnership Agreement in 2023 to formally commit to the collaborative planning and delivery of the proposed new city, which will service a regional catchment of approximately 380,000 residents and support around 50,000 jobs once complete. Cloverton will become the primary employment and service hub for the growing areas of Beveridge and Wallan.
The Council partnership was created to work together to ensure Cloverton will be effectively developed as a new city for the north of Melbourne.
