Broadmeadows Transforms Through Years of Strategic Housing and Community Investment

The Banksia Gardens project on Coleraine Street received planning approval in May 2024 to deliver approximately 120 new social housing homes, jointly funded by the Australian and Victorian Governments. This approval marked a concrete step in addressing housing needs through social housing delivery.

Long-Term Planning Frameworks Set the Direction

The finalized Broadmeadows Activity Centre Plan now guides development for the next 10 to 30 years. It mandates more homes in the core near the train station while directing lower-rise apartments and townhouses to the surrounding 10-minute walk catchment. The Greater Broadmeadows Framework Plan builds on this by identifying the Meadowlink area, 60 hectares north of the cycle network, for transformation into a 20-minute neighbourhood that includes diverse housing and community facilities.

Revitalisation Investments Support the Shift

Major revitalisation investments include $60 million for Stage 1 of the Broadmeadows Kangan Institute redevelopment along with the Broadmeadows Town Hall redevelopment in collaboration with Hume City Council. These commitments provide infrastructure backing for the housing and neighbourhood changes outlined in the activity centre and framework plans.

Approval Trends and Remaining Gaps

Recent data shows an average of 156 new dwelling approvals annually over the past five years, with 80 percent being medium and high-density housing. A supply shortfall still exists relative to projected population growth to 2041, indicating that further delivery will be needed to match the scale set by the guiding plans.

These elements together show the sequence of approvals, plans and funding that have brought Broadmeadows to its present development position. Future steps will focus on implementing the activity centre and framework directions through continued project delivery.