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Victorian Government Takes 1st Step Towards Redeveloping 44 Public Housing Towers

Victoria’s housing minister says the state will power ahead with plans to build bigger, better social housing towers.
Victorian Government Takes 1st Step Towards Redeveloping 44 Public Housing Towers
An aerial view of the public housing towers on Racecourse Road, North Melbourne, in Australia on Aug. 26, 2020. Daniel Pockett/Getty Images
Crystal-Rose Jones
Crystal-Rose Jones
11/28/2024|Updated: 11/28/2024
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A Victorian government scheme to retire or redevelop 44 public housing towers in Melbourne by 2050 has edged a step closer.

The plan, which was first announced by former Premier Daniel Andrews last year, was met with resistance by residents in those towers, the majority of whom joined a class action against the move.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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