Independent expert analysis
Charter29
Charter 29 is a group of environment professionals who believe that planning in Victoria is failing in many of it’s fundamentals.
- “Reforming the Reforms”. Charter 29. (Visit)
- How the Property Industry has Captured the Victorian Labor Party. Charter29 – May 2025 (Read)
- Providing Future Housing for Victorians. Charter29 – April 2025 (Read)
- The great housing con is turning Melbourne into an Asian-style megacity. Michael Buxton & David Hayward. The Age – 7 August 2024 (Read)
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
The MAV is the official voice for local government in Victoria.
- Local Government Position: Planning Amendment Bill 2025. Municipal Association of Victoria – 6 November 2025 (Read)
- Bill to rewrite Planning Act must be scrutinised in order to deliver homes Victorians need. Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) – 28 October 2025 (Read)
Heritage Bodies
- Joint Statement on Victorian Planning Reforms. Royal Historical Society of Victoria – 10 July 2025 (Read)
- 5 Reasons why the TIMBY Approach is Best. National Trust – 11 December 2024 (Read)
- Call to Heritage Action. Royal Historical Society of Victoria – 25 November 2024 (Read)
- Myth Busting Heritage: “Older buildings are not environmentally sustainable”. National Trust of Australia – 18 October 2024 (Read)
- Heritage and the New Housing Zones. Royal Historical Society of Victoria – 26 August 2024 (View)
Other experts
- Preservation or Progress? Rethinking Heritage Overlays. Sam D’Amico – 12 September 2025 (Read)