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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...
If you are going to the The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Melbourne, at the weekend, keep an eye out for Collie town planner, Tessa Bond, who is performing with OzScot Australia, an international Highland Dance Team, featuring dancers from...
The Residential Development Advisory Committee (the Committee) on behalf of the Victorian State Government is conducting a review of the residential zones and has released a series of reports suggesting some initial improvements to the zones. We welcome this review...
We were surprised to learn from an article on The Age website earlier this week, that some Melbourne municipalities require permits for social gatherings of a particular size. In areas where permits are required, patrolling council officers check to make...