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Inquiry hears pipelines pose environmental risk

Inquiry hears pipelines pose environmental risk

Subsea pipelines used by the oil and gas industry may contain naturally occurring radioactive materials, mercury, hydrocarbons, and heavy metals that pose a risk to human health and the environment, a parliamentary inquiry into decommissioning offshore oil and gas infrastructure has heard.

Bringing Victoria’s solar boom to apartments

Bringing Victoria’s solar boom to apartments

As Victoria accelerates toward its renewable energy targets, a growing focus is falling on the state’s apartment residents, households historically left behind in the rooftop solar boom that has transformed Australia’s suburbs.

Inquiry calls for a halt to housing towers plan

Inquiry calls for a halt to housing towers plan

Infrastructure | 11 December 2025

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has called for an immediate pause on the state government’s plan to demolish and redevelop Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers, citing a lack of evidence and transparency around the multi-billion-dollar project.

Embracing a ‘build-back-better' approach to climate resilience

Embracing a ‘build-back-better' approach to climate resilience

Infrastructure | 14 August 2025

Victoria should shift from a traditional like-for-like rebuilding model to a ‘betterment’ approach that prioritises climate resilience and long-term infrastructure sustainability, according to a report tabled in the Legislative Council.

Towers ‘past their use-by date’: Homes Victoria

Towers ‘past their use-by date’: Homes Victoria

Infrastructure | 11 August 2025

Representatives of Homes Victoria have told a parliamentary inquiry they estimate it would cost $2.3 billion over 20 years just to maintain Melbourne’s public housing towers in their current condition.

Bill paving the way for wind energy passes

Bill paving the way for wind energy passes

Infrastructure | 10 May 2024

The Parliament has passed a new bill designed to support the establishment of a Victorian offshore wind energy industry.

Drivers need to change to protect most vulnerable

Drivers need to change to protect most vulnerable

Infrastructure | 7 May 2024

Two out of every five lives lost on Victorian roads so far in 2024 have been of those who have little or no protection in the event of an accident on roads, footpaths and driveways.

Legislative Council passes renewable energy targets

Legislative Council passes renewable energy targets

Infrastructure | 14 March 2024

The Legislative Council has debated and passed a new bill to set renewable energy targets for Victoria.   

Pandemic proves a speed bump for safer streets

Pandemic proves a speed bump for safer streets

Infrastructure | 10 August 2023

The Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee is investigating changes to road users’ behaviour during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this affected the safety of people most at risk on the road.

Victoria might mandate minimum size for new apartments

Victoria might mandate minimum size for new apartments

Infrastructure | 2 August 2022

Victoria could follow the lead of New South Wales and Western Australia by setting a minimum size for all new apartments built in the state.

Improving environmental infrastructure in Victoria

Improving environmental infrastructure in Victoria

Infrastructure | 16 February 2022

A landmark report makes 57 recommendations to improve the provision of environmental infrastructure for growing populations across Victoria.

Apartment design standards inquiry holds hearings

Apartment design standards inquiry holds hearings

Infrastructure | 12 December 2021

An inquiry examining apartment design standards in Victoria has been holding public hearings.

Report on school bus use

Report on school bus use

Infrastructure | 30 November 2021

A comprehensive analysis of Victoria’s long-running School Bus Program has recommended no major changes to its operation in rural and regional Victoria.