Category: tourism
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Sydney Road is the beating heart of Brunswick and Coburg. More should be done for this, and other important local shopping strips. Strip shopping differentiates Melbourne’s inner and middle suburbs. Melbourne’s “high streets” are an important cultural, social and economic feature of our city and need ongoing care and attention. See my posts on Sydney…
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The Victorian government’s new short-stay levy will increase the price of short-stay accommodation for anyone wanting to stay in Victoria – including for Victorians. Allowing local councils to limit or ban short-stays will likely marginally reduce the supply of short-stay accommodation further driving up prices. However, neither of these measures comes with any certainty about…