KEEP MELBOURNE LIVEABLE
If we’re not careful, this city could become a carpark. Melbourne is the greatest city in Australia, because of our culture, our gigs, our food, our pubs and our art. We all know that.
But the last two years have been tough for us in Melbourne. We’ve sacrificed so much of what we love about our city to protect our community from the coronavirus. But things have been tough for a while. Inequality is rising. Most of us can’t afford to buy a home and renters are getting squeezed out. It’s time to fight to keep Melbourne liveable.
The Greens can lead this fight because unlike Labor and the Liberals, we don’t take donations from big property developers or the big corporations and billionaires.
Our plan
Save Live Music & The Arts
Live music and the arts need urgent support. Iconic music venues like The Curtin in Carlton are being sold, possibly to big developers. We’re calling on State and Federal governments to provide urgent financial assistance to save live music, funding to future-proof venues and theatres and intervention to save iconic venues like The Curtin.
Join the campaign to Save Live Music
Revitalise the CBD
The CBD has been one of the hardest hit areas of Melbourne, after surviving two years of lockdown and work from home orders. We need to rebuild our community, not just our economy. We have a plan to revitalise the CBD and inner-city, with rent reductions for creative and innovative businesses, more affordable housing and long-term funding for arts festivals and organisations.
Sensible planning
Growth in Melbourne must be appropriate and planned. I’ve worked with residents to stop inappropriate development.
A million new homes
Build a million affordable, accessible, high-quality homes to end homelessness and slash public and social housing waiting lists and provide options for young people seeking affordable, secure, quality homes.
Renters rights
We need stronger protections for renters – including capped rents, increased renters’ rights, rent payment holidays, European-style long-term leases and increases to Centrelink Rent Assistance.
Tackle homelessness
The Greens will build affordable homes and provide $500 million per year for transitional housing and crisis services and make sure those experiencing homelessness have access to emergency housing.
Make our buildings safe
We’ll keep up the pressure to ensure urgent action to fix deadly flammable cladding.
Revitalising our local shopping strips
Our bustling high streets are the social and economic heart of our community, filled with the shops, restaurants and cafes we love. But COVID-19 has hit local traders hard. We’ll be working alongside the community to help revive our local shopping strips.
World-class transport
For decades, dysfunctional Liberal and Labor governments have failed to plan ahead and meet the demands of our growing city.
Rather than build public transport infrastructure to meet community need, our city and transport options are being decided by corporations and big toll road companies, whose donations corrupt the policies of the major parties.
Our transport plan for Melbourne prioritises clean, safe, affordable public and active transport.
