Bundoora, in Melbourne’s north, has poor public transport but the former Victorian premier – now a university chancellor – will push on with plans to make the precinct a second CBD.
The plans were spectacular: a glittering, waterfront tech-city complete with 50-storey skyscrapers and homes for nearly 100,000 people. Years later, sheep still graze the paddock, and the development - and the 60,000 jobs it promised - remain nothing but a dream.
The plans were spectacular: a glittering, waterfront tech-city complete with 50-storey skyscrapers and homes for nearly 100,000 people. Years later, sheep still graze the paddock, and the development - and the 60,000 jobs it promised - remain nothing but a dream.