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Following on from our article last week regarding the refusal of a 47-storey interconnected twin-tower proposal at 447 Collins Street by the Minister for Planning (the Minister), we heard on Tuesday morning that after negotiations with developer Cbus Property, the...
Collie has provided the town planning services in the application and issue of a planning permit for a large medical centre in Highlands, Craigieburn. The medical centre is located on the corner of Aitken Boulevard and Central Park Avenue, in...
The Victorian State Government is moving forward with its election promise of conducting an independent review of the reformed residential zones, The 'Managing Residential Development Advisory Committee' has been appointed to report on the application of the zones. Submissions in...
As many of you would be aware, Collie recently moved office and is now located in the heart of the Melbourne central business district at Level 16, 356 Collins Street. The move went relatively smoothly despite a few minor hiccups,...
The decision of the Minister for Planning to refuse a proposal for a 'twin-tower' development at 447 Collins Street, Melbourne (previously known as the National Mutual building with its large open plaza along its Collins Street frontage between William and...
At a Council meeting on Tuesday, councillors at the City of Port Phillip adopted a masterplan for the St Kilda Triangle site, which is occupied by the historic Palais Theatre and an adjacent at-grade car park. The Masterplan proposes a...
Last Wednesday I attended a VPELA seminar on transport and infrastructure. The guest speakers included Adam Fennessy from the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (also on the board of Infrastructure Victoria), Henry Turnbull from Traffix Group and Sallyanne...
The Cranbourne-Pakenham railway line is one of the busiest in Melbourne and patronage is expected to more than double in the next fifteen years. The State Government has committed to a number of substantial upgrades on this line, including nine...
Recently, Planning Minister Richard Wynne gazetted (Amendment GC41) changes to the Baw Baw, Frankston, Melbourne, Monash, Port Phillip and Stonnington Planning Schemes, which introduced protection for the flight paths used by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services operations of hospitals within the...
Last Tuesday I attended a VPELA seminar where the Minister for Planning (Richard Wynne) was the guest speaker. The purpose of the evening was for the Minister to provide an update on how the State Government is progressing with reforming...