_HOT LAP
A member of our team was the guest on 31 May at Sandown of the Laser group and with the expert driving of Steve Richards, was driven on a hot lap (plus) of the Sandown Racetrack. The racing enthusiasts out...
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_FEE OR COST RECOVERY
A Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared for the proposed Planning and Environment (Fees) Regulations 2016 and the proposed Subdivision (Fees) Regulations 2016. The most noticeable proposed change to the Regulations proposes fees to be expressed in fee units. The...
_THROUGH THE LENS
The Planning Institute of Australia has released recently its report Through the lens: megatrends shaping our future. The report is available on-line through PIA and contains 40 odd pages of trends based on population statistics and more. Some interesting snippets...
_PROPERTY COUNCIL LUNCH WITH THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING
Last Tuesday at a Property Council of Australia lunch in Victoria, the Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, presented to a sell-out crowd. The first part of the presentation centred on the State Budget and as expected, the "fully funded" delivery...
_MELBOURNE CBD AND SOUTHBANK BUILDING CONTROLS
Planning Minister Richard Wynne has released updated draft permanent building controls for Melbourne's CBD which will now be sent to an independent planning panel for review. The updated draft controls are further to the interim controls introduced last year (see...
_VICTORIAN STATE BUDGET – A FOCUS ON TRANSPORT
The 2016-2017 Victorian State Budget 'Getting it Done' was handed down by the Treasurer on Wednesday 27 April 2016. Several announcements for public transport and road infrastructure have formed a so called centrepiece of the Victorian Budget totalling more than...
_VAN CLEEF & ARPELS, 101 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE
Collie congratulates Van Cleef & Arpels on obtaining a planning permit for its new store in Collins Street, Melbourne. The store is within the Collins East Precinct which is known as the ‘Paris’ end of Collins Street with a strong...
_NEW CARTIER STORE IN COLLINS STREET
Collie congratulates Cartier on obtaining a planning permit for its new store in Collins Street, Melbourne. Located almost opposite its previous store, the new store on the north side of Collins Street is substantially larger allowing for the display of...
_TAILORED PANTS
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...
_NEW MEDICAL CENTRE IN HIGHLANDS
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...