Melbourne Assembly

Low-density living and jobs in the CBD make it difficult to implement the concept that everything you need should be a 15-minute walk away from home.

Over breakfast with her mum at the Eastfield Coffee Co, manager Ebony Talbot says she was unaware the area was a pilot for a 15-minute-city. Penny Stephens Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

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Share A A A Melbourne Assembly brings together the people, ideas and conversations shaping the future of our city. See all stories . Trucks and cars speed past the intersection of Eastfield and Bayswater roads in Croydon South. A sprawling car park on the corner services a strip of shops with slightly faded signs for a laundrette, fish and chip shop, cafe and pharmacy.