Federal funding at risk in urban planning showdown

Jason Dowling  December 4, 2010   The AGE

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Victoria's new Planning Minister, Matthew Guy, has warned Canberra against dictating to the states on urban planning.

''The federal government can manage Canberra and their affairs up north - the Victorian government is responsible for managing Melbourne and Victoria's planning scheme and that's the way we intend it to stay,'' Mr Guy told The Age.

The Baillieu government promised to scrap new planning rules facilitating high-density housing along public transport corridors and move immediately to expand the urban growth boundary in areas where there are ''logical inclusions''.

''We will not turn Melbourne into Sydney, we will not allow the entire metropolitan area to become a construction site - we will have urban renewal and higher-density development in targeted areas,'' Mr Guy said.

Comment:  Lets hope Coldstream is a "LOGICAL INCLUSION" for expansion of the UGB.