About VicUrban

Who we are

VicUrban has a long history of stimulating housing supply and developing successful communities across the state.

As the Victorian Government’s land development agency VicUrban has been successful in developing sustainable, affordable communities in Melbourne and regional Victoria.

VicUrban is refocusing on supporting more housing in established areas, particularly along major public transport routes, in activity centres in metropolitan Melbourne and in large regional centres.

These new residential developments will demonstrate high quality, affordable and sustainable housing.

VicUrban has been given a mandate to:

Assemble, consolidate and prepare land in existing urban areas for higher density housing development.
Encourage a diverse range of housing types, including smaller dwellings.
Supply competitively priced lots to the housing construction industry.
Work in partnership with housing providers to develop more inclusive residential estates.
Encourage the delivery of affordable, accessible and sustainable high density housing.

VicUrban’s mandate is outlined in the Victorian Integrated Housing Strategy.

Our portfolio

One of Victoria's largest residential land developers, VicUrban has a diverse portfolio of projects including:

Land / House & Land developments in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria
Apartments - New living options in established suburbs, as demonstrated through our projects in Dandenong (Metro Village 3175), Coburg and Geelong
Major projects for nominated sites including Aurora,Melbourne Docklands, Revitalising Central Dandenong, Maribyrnong and VicUrban@Officer

Working in Partnership

VicUrban works in partnership with the public and private sector to deliver new living options in established suburbs and differentiated, compact, sustainable and affordable developments across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Delivering Melbourne @ 5 Million

VicUrban is working with the Victorian Government to deliver Melbourne @ 5 Million.

VicUrban Act

The Victorian Government established the broad functions and responsibilities of VicUrban through the Victorian Urban Development Authority Act (VicUrban Act) - (opens PDF, 183KB).

The Act states VicUrban has responsibility to:

a) carry out urban development
b) develop the Docklands area
c) undertake declared projects and
d) assist in the implementation of Government urban development policies and strategies, including Melbourne 2030