Victorian government offers to settle class action over towers' COVID-19 lockdown for $5 million

Residents of public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne were locked down in July 2020. (Supplied: Chris McLay)

The Victorian government has proposed a $5 million settlement to public housing tower residents who were subjected to a contentious COVID-19 lockdown.

The class action was launched by residents of nine public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne, who were locked down during Melbourne's second lockdown in July 2020.