The painting ‘Wetzlar’ hangs on the wall of our shared work space in Brunswick. It’s one of a series by the Spanish artist Cinta Vidal that explores what it means to live physically close together in a city, but still be far apart in terms of our interior lives. Until March 2020 it was a daily reminder to me of the importance of creating spaces for sharing experiences and purpose in our cities. And after six months of not being in a shared work space, its absence is a reminde

A new provision has been included into Victorian Planning Schemes which pilots a a code for Secondary Dwellings in Greater Bendigo, Kingston, Moreland and Murrindindi. The Code will facilitate small scale dwellings on the same lot as an existing or ‘principal’ dwelling in the Residential Growth Zone, General Residential Zone, Neighbourhood Residential Zone, Township Zone and Mixed Use Zone in the four municipalities. Applications that meet all the code requirements can be con