By Angela Dorizas The western edge of Melbourne has become the fastest growing region in Australia, according to new research. KPMG demographer Bernard Salt said the municipalities of Wyndham and…
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Counting Melbourne’s homeless
The City of Melbourne has conducted its third annual street count of homeless people sleeping rough. To provide the councils with information on homelessness in the city, teams of volunteers…
Melbourne to host hot rock summit
By Angela Dorizas Victoria has been recognised as a leader in renewable energy, with Melbourne winning the right to host an international geothermal summit. Organised by the International Geothermal Association,…
‘Treechange’ alternatives required for Melbourne suburbs
By Rob O’Brien State and local governments must look at alternative forms of settlement in the wake of the Victorian bushfires, according to KPMG consultant and demographer Bernard Salt. Salt told…
Melbourne has a new Lord Mayor
By Adam Coleman Former Victorian Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle has defeated 11 other mayoral candidates to become the City of Melbourne’s next lord mayor. Mr Doyle was declared the…
Melbourne beats Sydney in sustainability stakes
Melbourne has been named one of the world’s top ten leading “2020 Global Sustainability Centers”. The 2020 Global Sustainability Centers (GSC) study by the well-regarded New York-based Ethisphere Institute took…