The Allan government and the City of Casey agree: the people of Melbourne’s booming southeast need more jobs closer to home. But there is one major roadblock.
Five years after the Victorian government confirmed farmland near Pakenham would become a new hub for jobs and housing, the fields of Officer South remain undisturbed by bulldozers.
On top of the slow pace in the approval of that plan, rules prevent development of key parts of the employment precinct until the $800 million Thompsons Road extension is built. City of Casey Administrator Cameron Boardman said the extension is “crucial for our expanding region”. The council, which has been in administration since 2020 and is home to 410,000 people, has blamed the slow pace of planning for pushing up house prices in Melbourne’s growth areas.
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