<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>High-rise precincts featuring up to 20-storey housing developments could be built in proposed </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> activity hubs earmarked by the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title=" Victorian"><span>Victorian</span></a><span> government.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Draft maps released today outline the vision for the remaining 23 of 50 "Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres" described by the government as "vibrant places where people access public transport, shop, work, connect with family and friends, as well as live".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The activity centres have been positioned along public transport lines as part of the Allan Government's housing crisis solution to deliver 300,000 new homes near trains and trams by 2051.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/six-names-in-epstein-files-redacted-sultan-ro-khanna-thomas-massie-usa-news/5dca7843-114e-4188-89da-dbb1f291b6fa" target="_blank"><strong><span>Six redacted names in Epstein files identified</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny said the government wanted to make it "easier and fairer" for more Victorians to live in suburbs of their choosing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We're releasing them in these areas because they're really well connected to public transport, to infrastructure, to jobs and services, and we also know they're areas where too many Victorians have been priced out," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Train and Tram Zone Activity Centre in Caulfield would have the loosest height restrictions, with up to 20 storeys allowed near the Caulfield Racecourse and Monash University.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-activity-centres-draft-plans-unveil-20storey-building-strategy-to-solve-victorias-housing-crisis/a7a52a4c-3e59-49e4-acb6-94abd097ee70" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Height restrictions vary from four to 16 storeys in other suburbs near stations in Windsor, Blackburn and Springvale, while a five-kilometre zone is outlined between Malvern and South Yarra stations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Buildings near Chapel Street in Prahran could also soar to 16 storeys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Toorak and Armadale are slated for developments up to 10 storeys high.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In less dense activity zones such as Mentone, Noble Park and Dandenong, height restrictions are capped at eight storeys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/lotto-winners-reveal-first-reactions-to-life-changing-wins-ahead-of-80-million-powerball-draw/2fe49627-6650-4c3c-a1ab-260efb4ea39b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Inside the secret book of Australia's lottery winners ahead of Powerball's $80 million draw</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This is about putting more homes where it makes sense, so higher buildings in the cores in the centres, and then a more gradual density the further out you move from those cores," Kilkenny said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What we've been seeing is our growth suburbs carrying the burden of more homes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Places like Melton and Wyndham are growing over the last 30 years by more than 400 per cent, whereas places like Booronarra Bayside, growing roughly around 24 to 28 per cent."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Locals are invited to give feedback on the draft plans over the next month through the Engage Victoria website until March 22.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Have a look at the maps, engage with us, consult with us, and provide feedback on these draft maps, and help us show where more homes can go over the next couple of decades, as we plan for the future," Kilkenny said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> 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