Red Tape Slashed for $3 Billion Education and Housing Projects
Source: Victoria. Minister for Planning. Media Release
"The Brumby Government has slashed red tape and streamlined the planning system to secure $3 billion worth of education and social housing projects and 9,000 jobs funded through the Commonwealth Nation Building and Economic Stimulus Plan. Planning Minister Justin Madden said the changes would pave the way for the largest number of simultaneous education and housing projects to be undertaken in Victoria’s history. “These reforms will mean a significant number of non-government schools will be exempt from the need for a planning permit; so they can start works sooner and secure their share of the federal funding available to Victorian schools,” he said."