Rockbank development: Former green wedge to make way for sprawling suburb

By Bianca Hall
Updated August 28 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 5:39pm
An artist's impression of public space at the new Rockbank housing estate. Photo: Victorian Government
An artist's impression of public space at the new Rockbank housing estate. Photo: Victorian Government

A former green wedge area in Melbourne's west will make way for a sprawling new suburb, after the state government unveiled plans on Friday to transform the sleepy township of Rockbank into a new suburb home to 25,000 people.

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