Article: 4000 homes, but no new station

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The Age: Plans for billion-dollar suburb of 4000 homes at Werribee

A $1 billion housing development near Werribee will cater to Melbourne's future growth. But there has been no provision made for a new train station for the suburb. Simon Johanson reports.

DEVELOPERS will carve out a 4000-home suburb on Melbourne's western fringe amid growing concern about infrastructure and traffic congestion in the city's fastest-growing areas.

Delfin Lend Lease will build a billion-dollar urban community for up to 12,000 people on 438 hectares about three kilometres west of Werribee after a deal with a local land owner.

The master-planned community between Black Forest, McGrath and Bulban roads will feature four schools, community, sport and recreation facilities, open space with lakes and waterways, and a shopping centre, Delfin Lend Lease said.

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Makes you wonder what all the developer fees are actually being spent on?
What does the government do with all the money they get for this?