This paper explores how the geography of household putrescible waste disposal facilities (tips and landfills) has changed in Melbourne over the period 1966 to the present; and how this may relate to residential amenity.

In Australia, the suburbs have historically been the favoured place to raise children. However this is being challenged both by social change and government policy encouraging innerurban renewal. This paper examines how inner-urban areas compare with more traditional suburban locations as places to raise a family.

There is increasing Australian and international interest in integrated planning that promotes health and wellbeing. This paper examines the extent to which key Victorian legislation supports integrated planning that promotes health.

Open space has long been a valued amenity in metropolitan settings for the multiple dividends delivered: active recreation, passive leisure, conservation, scenery, community gardens, environmental management. This paper reviews efforts to better utilize and manage a particular type of neighbourhood greenspace.

The paper discusses the extent of a key worker housing affordability issue for key workers in the City of Melbourne. The paper aims to determine whether the key worker housing affordability issue is a valid concern for key worker employers in the City of Melbourne.