40-547: Fishermans Bend (formerly Fishermen's Bend) is a precinct within the City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne . It is located on the south of the Yarra River in the suburb of Port Melbourne and opposite Coode Island , close to the Melbourne central business district . Fishermans Bend originally included the area now known as Garden City , which was renamed in 1929. Since 2012
80-531: A fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held in October 2020. The current council, elected in 2020, in order of election by ward, is as follows: + deceased ^ = territory divided with another LGA 37°51′S 144°58′E / 37.850°S 144.967°E / -37.850; 144.967 Richard Wynne Richard William Wynne (born 6 October 1955)
120-511: A heritage-listed pub, the Carlton Inn . Initially, the case saw the developers fined in Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal . However, in 2019, before the case was to appear in court, he cut a deal with the developers allowing them to build a 12-storey tower on the site instead of rebuilding the pub, as long as they did it by 2022, with possible financial benefits for the developers from
160-559: A preliminary business case for the project. The Framework also outlined two possible options for metro stations as part of the proposed Melbourne Metro 2 tunnel, which would connect the Werribee line with the Mernda line through a new underground rail link. After the release of the plan, industry figures and some media outlets called for funding for the proposed public transport links. City of Port Phillip The City of Port Phillip
200-511: A single large reserve known as Westgate Park, a large artificial wetland . In 2012, then-Planning Minister Matthew Guy under the State Government of Ted Baillieu made a surprise decision to rezone 250 hectares of Fishermans Bend from urban industrial land to mixed use, placing the area as part of Melbourne's Capital City Zone. This move was highly controversial, as it led to a large increase in property prices for current land-owners before
240-767: Is a local government area of Victoria, Australia on the northern shores of Port Phillip , south of Melbourne 's central business district. It has an area of 20.7 km and had a population of 113,200 in June 2018. Port Phillip contains a number of varied and substantial retail, entertainment and leisure precincts. These include Bay Street (Port Melbourne), Victoria Avenue (Albert Park), Clarendon Street (South Melbourne), Armstrong Street (Middle Park), Fitzroy Street (St Kilda), Acland Street (St Kilda), Carlisle Street (Balaclava) and Ormond Road (Elwood). A number of significant employment areas lie within Port Phillip, including part of
280-768: Is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2022, representing the electorate of Richmond . He served as the Minister for Planning between December 2014 and June 2022 and the Minister for Housing between November 2018 and June 2022. He also served as Minister for Multicultural Affairs between November 2018 and March 2020. Wynne previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Justice (1999–2002), Cabinet Secretary (2002–2006), Minister for Housing (2006–2010), Minister for Local Government (2006–2010) and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (2007–2010) in
320-514: Is bounded by White Reserve and Todd Road to the west, the West Gate Freeway , Kings Way and Dorcas Street to the north, St Kilda Road , High Street, Punt Road , Queens Way, Dandenong Road , Orrong Road, Inkerman Street, Hotham Street, Glen Huntly Road, St Kilda Street and Head Street generally to the east and the foreshore of Port Phillip to the south. Adjacent councils include the City of Melbourne , City of Bayside , City of Glen Eira and
360-649: The 1996 Olympic Games (that was won by Atlanta ). A keen sports fan, Wynne oversaw plans to rebuild the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). He served as electorate officer (1988–90) to the Honourable Barry Pullen MLC, state member for Melbourne Province , (in the Cain state Labor government), and as ministerial adviser to Pullen when he was Minister for Housing in
400-765: The 2010 election . Wynne was appointed Minister for Planning in the First Andrews Ministry in December 2014, and continued to hold the role in the Second Andrews Ministry . He was also appointed Minister for Housing and Minister for Multicultural Affairs in November 2018. He controversially approved apartment towers at Flemington Race Course in 2017. He relinquished the multicultural affairs portfolio in March 2020. In November 2021, Wynne announced he would retire at
440-407: The 2022 state election . He continued to hold the planning and housing portfolios until stepping down on 27 June 2022. The Victorian Parliament handbook lists Richard Wynne's interests as 'family and reading'. He is a keen supporter of Australian rules football , fencing , and hockey . Carlton Inn - Court case Wynne started a case in 2016 to prosecute rogue developers that had demolished
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#1732847992000480-558: The Aeronautical Research Laboratories and regional facilities for Boeing . Fishermen's Bend Aerodrome remained in use until 1957. Previous industries included the car manufacturers Australian Motor Industries (later Toyota Australia ) and the Rootes Group , GKN Aerospace Engineering Services and a campus of RMIT University dedicated to aerospace engineering. Fishermans Bend is a primarily industrial centre at
520-666: The Bracks state Labor government following the 2002 election , which he held until 2006. At the 2006 Victorian state election , he achieved a better result than in 2002, after contesting the seat against the Greens and other opponents in a hard-fought campaign. Following the successful re-election of the Bracks Labor Government in Victoria in November 2006 , Richard Wynne was appointed by
560-590: The Bracks Ministry and Brumby Ministry . He is a member of the Labor Party and a member of the Socialist Left faction. Prior to being elected to Parliament, Wynne was a social worker, an electorate officer and a ministerial adviser to state and federal Labor ministers. He was a councillor for the City of Melbourne 1986–1991, including a term as Lord Mayor of Melbourne 1990–1991. Richard Wynne grew up in
600-590: The City of Stonnington . When first created, the city was administered by three appointed commissioners, headed by Des Clarke. The first council elections were held in March 1996. Council offices are currently located in the St Kilda Town Hall , Port Melbourne Town Hall and the South Melbourne Town Hall . The council operates several other facilities including local libraries, child care centres, parks, playgrounds and community centres. In 2020 ANAM
640-476: The Sandringham railway line , in addition to bus services. Comprising three multi member wards, it is predominantly an amalgamation of three former cities – St Kilda , parts of South Melbourne , most of Port Melbourne , as well as a small portion of Windsor from the former City of Prahran The city was created with its present borders in June 1994 under the municipal restructure by the state government. It
680-581: The St Kilda Road business district and industrial, warehousing and manufacturing districts in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne . The city has experienced a significant amount of residential development in the 1990s, particularly in areas close to the foreshore. Port Phillip is well served by public transport with a substantial tram network, the St Kilda and Port Melbourne tram lines and two stations on
720-546: The University of Melbourne announced it was building an advanced manufacturing, engineering and design campus in the Fishermans Bend Employment Precinct. Stage one of the new campus is set to open in 2026. The University spent $ 49.8 million to buy seven hectares in the precinct, in the old General Motors Holden site. After a public engagement process, a new planning framework and strategy for Fishermans Bend
760-570: The University of Melbourne . Pursuing a career in social justice, Richard Wynne worked as a Social Worker at the Flemington Community Health Centre from 1982 to 1988. Richard Wynne was elected to the Melbourne City Council representing North Melbourne wards from 1986 to 1991, and was elected as Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1990 to 1991. During his term as Lord Mayor, he was part of Melbourne 's unsuccessful bid for
800-671: The Bend was demolished in 1970, as Webb Dock expanded; the Life Saving Victoria headquarters stand on the site today. The neighbourhood of Fishermans Bend also has a significant place in Australian aviation history, being the home of several prominent historical Australian aircraft design and manufacturing companies, including the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation , Holden , Smorgon Steel , Government Aircraft Factories ,
840-546: The Fishermans Bend Urban Renewal Area at the time of the rezoning. In 2015 the State Government paid $ 30 million for a small industrial site on Buckhurst Street in Fishermans Bend to create a public park, five times its value eight years prior. Following the 2014 Victorian state election in 2015 the new Labor State Government introduced interim planning controls, seeking to reset the planning approach to
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#1732847992000880-505: The Premier Steve Bracks to the twin roles of Minister for Housing (following in the footsteps of his mentor, Barry Pullen ) and Minister for Local Government . One of Wynne's stated goals as Minister for Housing is to solve the current rent crisis sweeping Australia, as investors turn to booming commodities and share markets for better return over the property market. In April 2007, Richard Wynne, as Local Government Minister,
920-470: The State Government up to $ 330 million to buy private land to convert to land for public parks and other public uses. A 2015 report by an expert advisory committee appointed by Guy's Labor successor Richard Wynne found the rezoning lacked a clear rationale, lacked sufficient planning, and occurred before the State had developed a strategy for transport, local services or infrastructure. The committee report labelled
960-404: The area has been designated as a major urban renewal area, with plans for 80,000 residents by 2050. The future framework for Fishermans Bend includes one major employment precinct and four primarily residential suburbs. Fishermen began settling 'Humbug Reach' and 'Fishermen's Bend' along the lower Yarra River in the 1850s. Thirty families lived on the 'Bend', frequently finding additional work in
1000-547: The country, working with the newly elected Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( PASOK ) government in Greece . Richard Wynne was preselected for the now vacant seat of Richmond . At the September 1999 Victorian state election , the statewide result was decided by three independents who supported the formation of the minority Bracks State Labor Government. Richard Wynne won the then safe Labor seat of Richmond comfortably. Richard Wynne
1040-405: The docks and cargo ships and loading ballast for ships returning to Europe. Habitation was in rough shacks along the Bend, made from corrugated iron , flattened kerosene tins or wood. There were no roads, shops, or sewerage. Water was collected from hanging out sail canvases, and stored in iron tanks or casks. Milk came from a nearby farm. Fishing continues on the bay. The last remaining shack on
1080-648: The foot of the West Gate Bridge and contains major establishments for the Defence Science and Technology Organisation , Holden, Hawker de Havilland , the Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures , Kraft Foods , Specsavers , Toyota Australia , and port security. It also has a marina , known as d'Albora Marinas Pier 35, and the Webb Dock container terminal . Fishermans Bend has
1120-489: The new phenomenon of the Victorian Greens Party scoring strong results in the inner city seats of Melbourne saw Wynne go to preferences in the once-safe Labor seat. Previously Labor candidates in inner city seats would either win in their own right, or be helped over the line against Liberal candidates by ( preferentially eliminated) Greens (and other) preferences. Richard was promoted to Cabinet Secretary in
1160-474: The new suburbs of Sandridge and Wirraway along Plummer Street, and the other running through Lorimer and the Employment Precinct along Turner Street. The Framework gives a 'medium term' delivery timeframe of 2020-2025, while Infrastructure Australia also identified the project as a 'medium term' priority. The 2019-2020 state budget allocated $ 4.5 million to plan the tram routes to Fishermans Bend and develop
1200-584: The once working class, inner-city suburb of North Melbourne . He attended St. Joseph's Christian Brothers College in Queensberry Street, North Melbourne (later known as St Joseph's College, Melbourne ). He completed his Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 1972. Richard completed a Diploma in Youth Work in 1977 at Coburg State College, a Bachelor of Social Work in 1982 and a Diploma in Criminology in 1985 at
1240-457: The precinct. The Government expanded the Fishermans Bend regeneration area to include the City of Melbourne's industrial precinct along the river's edge, bringing the total urban renewal area to 480 hectares. In early 2018 the State Government put a hold on all development applications in the precinct until permanent planning controls were put in place, citing the height of proposed developments. In 2017
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1280-463: The provision of any public services or infrastructure. The rezoning delivered significant profits to land-owners in the area, including senior members of the Liberal Party . In the three years following the rezoning, 68 development applications for office and residential buildings were made, 46 of which were between 20 and 64 storeys high. The Age newspaper reported in 2014 that the rezoning cost
1320-645: The rezoning as "unprecedented in the developed world in the 21st century". The report argued: The rezoning mistakenly assumed that the development of an urban renewal area could be managed by the exercise of the same controls and processes as the rest of the Capital City Zone which applies to the ‘Hoddle Grid’ and Southbank where there is a strong Municipal Strategic Statement, existing statutory design and development planning overlay controls, and where public transport, roads, open space, heritage overlays and building form are all in place. None of these factors applied in
1360-584: The succeeding Kirner Labor government 1990–91. He was an adviser to the Hon Andrew McCutcheon , MLA for St Kilda (abolished), Victorian Minister for Planning and Housing, from 1991 to 1992. The Kirner Labor government was defeated by the Liberal Party led by Jeff Kennett at the state election of 1992 . Richard served as senior adviser to Hon. Brian Howe MHR , federal member for Batman , Australian Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services , 1993–96. The Keating federal Labor government
1400-522: The tower construction. This decision was harshly criticised by parties to the case, and the National Trust. Wynne also received criticism in the media, with Crikey 's Guy Rundle saying that Wynne and the Labor government had "pathetically rolled over" to the developers. After the deal was concluded, the state opposition and various groups criticised the decision, with comments that Wynne had effectively "waved
1440-629: Was central to the development of the groundbreaking Victorian Statewide Relationship Register as part of his ongoing involvement in Gay and Lesbian law reform. After the unexpected resignation of Premier Steve Bracks and the subsequent appointing of new Premier John Brumby , Wynne was given a third portfolio as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, as well as maintaining his previous roles of Minister for Housing and Minister for Local Government in Premier Brumby's new cabinet. He served in these roles until Labor lost
1480-452: Was defeated by the Liberal Party led by John Howard at the federal general election of 1996 . In the years 1996–99 Richard Wynne was a consultant to local councils, preparation for his later career as Minister for Local Government . The state member for Richmond (1988–99), Demitri Dollis , was disendorsed by the Labor Party (Victorian Branch) in August 1999 after an extended stay out of
1520-428: Was elected to the sub-cabinet post of Parliamentary Secretary for Justice after the election and served until the state election in 2002 . The role assisting the reformist Attorney General Rob Hulls gave Richard the opportunity to push for law reform in the area of Gay and Lesbian Rights (a strong constituency in his inner-city seat). The Bracks state Labor government was returned in a landslide result in 2002 , but
1560-415: Was given a long lease to South Melbourne Town Hall and council staff there and a few community groups vacated the building. The 2021 census, the city had a population of 101,942 up from 100,863 in the 2016 census ^ – Territory divided with another LGA Since 2016 Port Phillip City Council is composed of nine councillors elected from three wards , up from seven in 2012. Councillors are elected for
1600-551: Was released in October 2018. The plan introduced new planning controls, restricted building heights, mandated building set-backs and articulated the location of future open space, schools and public transport. It defined the creation of five new suburbs in Fishermans Bend: The Framework aimed for 80,000 jobs and 80,000 residents in the area by 2050. Along with new planning controls, the 2018 Framework proposed two tram lines through Fishermans Bend: one running through
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