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Collie was involved in an interesting recent planning application relating to the harvesting of Sea Cucumbers (animal not vegetable) and the processing of them to create health supplements in both capsule and tablet form. The process was defined under 'industry'...
Amendment GC296 was gazetted on 18 August 2026. It gives effect to the Connecting Fishermans Bend Integrated Transport Plan, September 2025 through amendments to the Melbourne and Port Phillip Planning Schemes. The 2025 Plan and GC296 deal with a number...
Collie recently assisted a client with planning investigations as part of its due diligence relating to the successful purchase of the site known as the 'Kensington Palace' in Kensington, NSW. The Collie investigations centered around the sites previous / current...
Amendment GC285 to six (Boroondara, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Stonnington and Whitehorse) Victorian planning schemes was gazetted on 22 July 2026. GC285 brings in stage 2 of the Victorian Government announcements on changes to planning schemes to promote housing...
You may recall that Collie assisted Stockland in obtaining a planning permit for its 'Halycon Horizon' residential village on Horseshoe Bend Road in the Armstrong Creek growth area to the south of Geelong. Since the issue of the permit in...
As of last Monday (6 July 2026), a six months trial commenced in Victoria of some time reductions in the process of objector review applications (under section 82(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987) to the Victorian Civil and...
More than a decade since the original approval of residential subdivision known as 'Subdivision Plan 30' (SP30) or Lakeside, within the Highlands masterplanned community, the development area is nearing completion. SP30 is situated within the Craigieburn R2 Precinct Structure Plan...
Collie previously assisted ID_Land in obtaining several planning approvals for its masterplanned community known as 'The Reserve' in Charlemont, Armstrong Creek - a major growth area south of Geelong. (Source: ID_Land) Since the issue of the first permit in July...
Collie assisted Coles in obtaining planning approval for the development of a Local Town Centre within the Orana masterplanned community in Clyde. Collie has continued to provide Coles with further approvals applications at the site, including a permit for the...
The Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Act 2026 makes changes to the Planning and Environment Act 1987. It gained Royal assent on 17 February 2026 but will come into force on different dates (3 June 2026, 3 August 2026...