New Epping's 'city in the suburbs'

New Epping, a ‘city in the suburbs’, is being ‘masterplanned’ for Melbourne’s north. It promises a gracious and sustainable neighbourhood bisected by Edgars Creek with an 11-hectare public green spine of rehabilitated wetlands, flora and fauna. It’s exciting.

But what’s also exciting is the inclusion of history and heritage in the making of this brand-new place.

Old stories give new places complexity and character and historians are placemakers - our task is to discover the array of layers, textures and legacies that go into making places so that today, those of us who live in, work in or wander through them can appreciate their unique-nesses and peculiarities. That was the task given to us earlier this year by Riverlee, the owners and developers of New Epping – a history study that would be ‘the bedrock for the tone of the development’.

Riverlee wanted us to find the who, what, when, where, why and how. So, what did we find?

You can find out here.