Series
All roads lead to the CBD. But congested Melbourne needs second cities
In this series, The Age explores the best options for a new city.
- Special Series
- Development
Melbourne’s CBD is bursting at the seams. Here is where its next cities could be
Decades after planners sought to decentralise Melbourne, it still has only one CBD.
- Sophie Aubrey
- Special Series
- For subscribers
The sprawling suburb that is the city’s greatest hope for a second CBD
This south-eastern suburb has a secret weapon that could cement it as Melbourne’s second CBD.
- Sophie Aubrey
- Special Series
- For subscribers
Why this high-rise heart of suburbia could be our new business district
A little over 14 kilometres from the city centre there’s a rapidly developing suburb that could have everything a CBD needs.
- Sophie Aubrey
- Special Series
The unassuming suburb that could become the capital of the West
Local and state governments have a unified goal to transform a suburb plagued by generational disadvantage into an economic powerhouse.
- Sophie Aubrey
Watch: Where and how Melbourne could spread out
We explore three of Melbourne’s best prospective secondary business districts decades after first plans were drafted to decentralise the city.
Northern lights: In John Brumby’s field of dreams this is Melbourne’s second CBD
Bundoora, in Melbourne’s north, has poor public transport but the former Victorian premier – now a university chancellor – will push on with plans to make the precinct a second CBD.
- Sophie Aubrey
Other series
Life in the burbs
We’re celebrating Sydney’s suburbs and local writers have been penning pieces about the neighbourhoods they know best. Read all their stories here.
- 8 stories
Australia’s baby bust
The fertility rate in Australia is at a record low. We explore why we’re having fewer babies – and what that means for the country’s future.
- 15 stories