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YIMBY Melbourne strongly endorses the new Minimum Standards for rental properties and rooming houses. But loopholes need to be closed, and better information needs to be made available for renters.

The Victorian Government and YIMBY Melbourne both model 40,000 homes a year in Melbourne's inner LGAs—but the devil's in the distribution.

Stonnington is currently seeking feedback on its draft housing policy, and it is essential that a strong pro-housing voice is heard. As a resident of Stonnington, you can be that pro-housing voice.

The budget overview has a section titled 'Building more homes where people want to live'. But in the absence of meaningful reform, the Allan Government is running out of time to blame external factors for why that isn't happening.

YIMBY Melbourne's new Housing Targets report lays out a demand-driven model with carrots and sticks to keep Councils accountable and ensure more new homes get built where people want to live.

After the ABC reported yesterday on the spurious heritage listing of three homes, they were removed by Maroondah Council at the 11th hour. However, the final Overlay passed by Council eight properties whose owners objected remain listed in the final overlay passed by.

The Royal Exhibition Building is a great example of a genuine heritage building. But there is no evidence that surrounding buildings meaningfully impact the value of the structure.

Do you work, live, or ever spend time in the City of Melbourne? The City of Melbourne needs to hear a strong pro-housing voice as part of their consultation process.

The talk series aims to influence the state government's Plan Victoria reforms. The next event, titled 'Unbanning Beauty', will be held on March 13.

The Government’s new high-density precinct plans are promising, but too far in the future for a crisis happening now.