The state’s big regional cities are hurtling towards radical demographic change. Here’s where things have gone wrong - and what needs to improve.
A city of almost 200,000 people, powered entirely by renewables. Stately apartment buildings that rise above celebrated historic streetscapes. Tram and train networks moving an increasingly young population about town rather than cars.
People from around the world descended on regional Victoria for the 19th century gold rush, and Geelong rode to prosperity on the sheep’s back. Albury-Wodonga, meanwhile, grew its way to success in the fields surrounding it. Monash University urban planning senior lecturer Liz Taylor wants to see trams running again in Bendigo and Ballarat, saving cars for longer trips.
RMIT Centre for Urban Research professor Andrew Butt says Geelong, which has a population exceeding 276,000, should embrace “game-changing infrastructure”. Think of a mini metropolitan rail system or light rail connecting growing suburbs to the city centre.
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