September 17, 2026 — 7:30pm

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New redevelopment plans for one of Melbourne’s biggest public housing towers provide no guarantee of supplying public homes, as the government prepares to introduce hundreds of market-rate rentals.

The state government briefed the City of Yarra on its plans for the tower at 139 Highett Street, Richmond, which currently has 220 public housing flats, on September 11.

The number of apartments is set to almost quadruple to 800 as part of the major demolition and development project, according to the council’s…

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