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Bundoora Community Members Discuss Local Infrastructure Projects
Residents in the area are tracking the rollout of dozens of projects that will reshape transport, housing and employment options.
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Bundoora is tracking 52 identified infrastructure projects expected to affect the suburb, a volume that places the area in the top 10 percent nationally for nearby activity.
The projects matter now because several are already under construction or advancing through staged approvals, with completion dates clustered through late 2026 and beyond. Multiple councils share responsibility for the suburb, and residents cross local government boundaries daily for work, study and services.
Key developments named in local records
Specific projects listed in area planning documents include the M80 Ring Road Completion, Bundoora Centre Expansion, the Dysons depot electrification that will house up to 188 electric buses, the $1 billion University Hill mixed-use development by MAB Corporation, the $500 million Polaris 3083 residential and retail hub on the former Larundel Hospital site, and La Trobe University’s $5 billion campus transformation plan.
These initiatives sit alongside advocacy priorities already lodged with state agencies, including construction of the E6 road from the Metropolitan Ring Road to Bridge Inn Road and extension of tram route 86 from Bundoora to South Morang.
Scale of change documented in planning data
Records show the 52 projects coincide with a projected addition of 1,800 residents and 700 new dwellings by 2036. Only 45 percent of the suburb’s population falls inside the City of Whittlesea, with the balance served by Darebin and Banyule councils, which affects which bodies oversee individual works. Current public transport options centre on the Route 86 tram along Plenty Road, Watsonia and Macleod stations on the Hurstbridge line, and several bus routes along Plenty Road and Grimshaw Street.
Community members continue to monitor how these overlapping works will alter access to La Trobe University, local shopping nodes and employment sites over the coming decade. Planning documents note that further detail on sequencing and traffic management will be released through council channels as individual projects reach construction milestones.