Greater Melbourne
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Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  • [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  •  Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  • [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  • Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  • Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  •  Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  • Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  • [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  • Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  •  [verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what �always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.  • Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.  • Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.  • Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community? •  Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.  • Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.  • Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.  • Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.  • Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.  • 

Stories

Listening to the regenerative pathways for our city

An abstract representation of the complex thrum of a participatory Melbourne

A Participatory City

Imagine if living in Greater Melbourne meant joyfully participating in all aspects of life important to you- in your community, at work and in our future economy - and in doing so, you were contributing to the thriving democratic health of this place.

a picture of a slice of wood on a table

Imagine if...

Every meaningful change that has ever come about first existed in imagination. The work of remaking our city is no different. We must imagine boldly today so that the Melbournians of the future take their reality for granted – just like we take for granted so much that was imagined for us, generations ago.

An AI imagining of a swimmable Yarra Birrarung (Image Credit ChatGPT)

Taking the Plunge

Imagine if you could duck out of the office for half an hour to take a dip in the Birrarung (Yarra River) on a hot summer’s day. The water is clean, and all around you, the riverbank and parklands are teeming with life.

An AI generated image of a city street with lots of greenery and people enjoying themselves

A Wave of Regenerative Streets

Regeneration starts at home, and in our streets, and in our neighbourhoods. It starts with us and our families and friends. Imagine a wave of hyper-local regeneration, woven together to become an integrated blanket of activities, creating reconnection to people and place.

An AI produced image showing a forest from above with pink lines passing through the middle

Technology For Transformation

Technology is like a knife – it isn’t fundamentally good or bad, useful or useless. It’s the use of technology, and the intention of the user, that defines its inherent value and potential. Technology alone won’t get us within the Safe and Just Space. But if harnessed effectively, if could help accelerate our efforts.

Perplexity.ai
A retro video game impression of inner-city agriculture in Melbourne

Moving Feasts

Imagine if Greater Melbourne was a central part of a fair, connected and regenerative Victorian food system.

A community battery being unveiled

Energy Everywhere, All At Once

Imagine if the benefits of renewable energy were not just harnessed at scale across Greater Melbourne, but also distributed to those most in need, as decided by the community?
A drawing of Mint growing from the concrete, drawn by Sayoa Jodar during a workshop

Brick Mint

[verb] That mint, that parsley, that grass that no matter what always finds a way to grow in the cracks of the pavement and bricks.

An AI generated image of a tram covered in greenery with bikes and birds

A City Made for Moving

Imagine if you could leave your front door and be on your way to any suburb of your choosing within a matter of minutes. Imagine if a network of e-bike hubs connected all citizens to cheap, rentable transport that could be booked in a matter of seconds. Imagine if moving around Melbourne was fun, clean and simple.