Office for Suburban Development

**Suburban Development** **Delivering for Melbourne’s suburbs** The Department of Transport and Planning supports the suburban policy agenda for the Victorian Government. Our work begins with understanding places and people, and leads to local action. We’ve engaged with local stakeholders and communities to identify their needs and aspirations, and have delivered projects to improve local community involvement, infrastructure and services. We’ve collaborated with business and community leaders, service providers, local government and other government departments to: - identify what communities need to improve local living - develop solutions to meet those needs - facilitate on-ground delivery of works and programs, turning solutions into realities. We’ve invested in projects and programs that have renewed and transformed suburban places and supported local job creation. These include: - better bike and pedestrian links to shops and services - landscaping projects to beautify and keep public places cool - pop-up parks near shops and cafes - upgraded community hubs and facilities - youth jobs and skills programs, and - community-led events.