Complex sentence: The Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government urban planning blueprint for the full extent of Greater Melbourne intended to cover the period 2001-2030 in which the population of the urban area is expected to grow by almost a million people to just under 5 million.
Split into simpler sentences: The Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government strategic planning policy framework for the metropolitan area of Greater Melbourne, intended to cover the period 2001-2030. During this period the population of the metropolitan area is expected to grow by almost a million people to just under 5 million.