A number of documents inform the strategic planning process in Victoria. Relevant plans include:
■ Plan Melbourne: Metropolitan Planning Strategy,310 which was based on projections that Melbourne's population will grow from 4.3 million in 2014 to 7.7 million in 2051, and acknowledges a need for increased use of public transport;
■ the Victorian Freight and Logistics Plan,311 which outlines a long-term strategy to improve freight efficiency; and
■ the Network Development Plan,312 which projected that average weekday boardings for rail will more than double to 1.7 million passengers per day by 2031, and sets out the introduction of a metro-style system within 10 years.
The newly-elected Government set out its policy goals in Project 10,000,313 and its Plan for Jobs and Growth.314
Other relevant plans include:
■ the City of Melbourne's Future Living,315 which identified the need for an additional 42,000 homes in the City of Melbourne by 2031, to house an additional 80,000 people; and
■ the Committee for Melbourne's Melbourne Beyond 5 Million,316 which also identified anticipated population growth in the city, projecting a population of five million people by 2025 and noting the need for a 50-year plan to cater for Melbourne's growth - including land use, transport and physical and social infrastructure.
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310. Victorian Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (2014c). The Victorian Government indicated in late March 2015 that it is reviewing Plan Melbourne.
311. Victorian Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (2013)
312. Public Transport Victoria (2012)
313. Victorian Labor (2014)
314. Victorian Labor (2012)
315. City of Melbourne (2013)
316. Committee for Melbourne (2010)