Tag Archives: Richard Wynne

Seeing the light: Victoria’s draft apartment standards released

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Michael Smith

After many months of speculation, the Victorian Government has finally released a draft of the minimum apartment standards. The standards are a compromise but none the less a welcome step in the right direction. The big headline from Sunday’s announcement, … Continue reading →

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Red + Black interview with Richard Wynne, Victoria’s Minister for Planning – Part 2

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Michael Smith

It is almost a year since the Andrews Labor Government swept to power in Victoria. In the months since, Richard Wynne has been busy pushing through significant reforms as Victoria’s Minister for Planning, such as refreshing Plan Melbourne, restricting building plot ratios … Continue reading →

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Red + Black interview with Richard Wynne, Victoria’s Minister for Planning – Part 1

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Michael Smith

It is almost 1 year since the Andrews Labor Government swept to power in Victoria. As noted at the time, the 2014 election was dominated by built environment issues. The then Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, had recently rezoned Fishermans Bend … Continue reading →

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The complexity of Fishermans Bend. Interview with Rob McGauran

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Michael Smith

Fisherman’s Bend has a long history as an industrial, commercial and scientific precinct close to but disconnected from Melbourne’s CBD. Towards the end of the previous State Government’s term, the then Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, rezoned part of the massive … Continue reading →

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Victoria’s Push for Better Apartments (Part 1)

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Michael Smith

In May, Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne released the government’s discussion paper entitled Better Apartments. This document is the next stage of the process that began under the previous government looking at how to improve the design quality of Victoria’s … Continue reading →

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2015 National Architecture Conference Day 2

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Michael Smith

Day 2 of the 2015 National Architecture Conference: Risk saw the beginning of talks at the Melbourne Convention Centre from a collection of inspirational speakers from Australia and overseas. If you missed the Day 1 highlights click here to see highlights … Continue reading →

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The Andrews Government, 100 Day Report Card

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Michael Smith

In August 2014 during what turned out to be the last few months of the Napthine Liberal Government it had become very apparent that Victorian State politics had gone from being design smart to design stupid in a matter of a few of … Continue reading →

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