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A great place to be

Melbourne 2030 aims to create memorable places in which to live, work and play.

Excellence in urban design will be pursued so that future urban environments are of better quality, safer and more functional, providing more open space in areas where this is lacking, and an easily recognisable sense of place and cultural identity. New standards for the development of communities will be based on the Neighbourhood Principles, ensuring sustainability.

Indigenous and non-Indigenous heritage will be protected.

Areas of special resource, environmental and landscape significance will also be protected, with improved environmental and other standards for locating urban and rural living development.

Melbourne 2030 proposes new regional parks on the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, and in the green wedges west, north and south-east of the city. This will make the distribution of major parks more equitable. The pattern of urban development proposed (including directing fringe growth into well-defined growth areas) will also support the retention of areas of open land close to urban development.