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Collie recently provided town planning services for a Specialist Disability Accommodation development in Knox, which will comprise accommodation for twenty residents plus carers. SDA accommodation is funded typically under the National Disability Insurance Scheme and provides accessible accommodation for residents...
Congratulations to Development Victoria on the recent rezoning of its land at 621 Burwood Highway, Knoxfield. Collie has appreciated being part of the project team which has secured the rezoning. The land is a significant parcel (approximately 19 hectares) on...
Collie recently assisted the client in obtaining town planning approval for the development of a first floor office space addition to a property in the Diamond Creek town centre. Although only a small project, the interesting aspect was that it...
Kyle Vander Kuyp is an Olympian and an ambassador for indigenous employment and was the guest speaker at a Property Industry Foundation event attended recently by Collie. Kyle talked about how his passion for hurdling and his early success in...
Collie was engaged to assist Celine in obtaining a planning permit for the new Celine store at 109 to 113 Collins Street, Melbourne. Collie worked closely with the project architects (Arkhe Tekhne) to lodge a planning permit application for advertising...
Last week a member of the Collie team attended a VPELA seminar on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, which comprised presentations from members of Heritage Services, the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and a Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP). Some interesting points emerged: Aboriginal...
Last weekend Collie staff members attended a City of Melbourne event in Blackwood Street, North Melbourne that focused on sustainable initiatives including on how streets of Melbourne may look in the future. A notable focal point was the driverless bus,...
The 2019-2020 Victorian State Budget was delivered by the Treasurer on Monday 27 May 2019 in which a wide range of funding announcements were made for what is the Andrews State Government's fifth budget. The following aspects of the budget...
You may have read about The Eden Project in the UK. It has involved the transformation of a disused quarry in Cornwall into a space of giant plastic domes that house tropical rainforests. It has been an ecotourism success since...
Melbourne Council is refreshing its Transport Strategy for 2019. The number of people in the city each day is set to grow from 911,000 to 1.4 million in less than two decades. The key pedestrian elements in the draft 10-year...