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PLANNING SYSTEM REVIEW - ADVISORY COMMITTEE INITIAL REPORT A recent media release from the Minister for Planning, Mr Mathew Guy, was titled "Government declares war on planning red tape". The media release accompanied the Victorian Planning System Ministerial Advisory Committee...
Last week the Minister for Planning formally approved an amendment to the Coburg Hill Development Plan. The amendment increases the maximum allowable floorspace for shops located within the Coburg Hill 'neighbourhood hub' from 2,000 square metres to 4,500 square metres....
Melton Shire Council issued this week a planning permit for a 90-lot residential subdivision on Taylors Road, Plumpton. The site is located within an area affected by the Taylors Hill West Precinct Structure Plan and is located immediately to the...
In a recent article we referred to the Titanic. You may be interested that it had two sister ships: the Olympic (launched about a year earlier than Titanic) and the Britannic (launched about two years later). The Olympic was at...
Collie has recently provided planning services to the Eastbound Medical Centre, obtaining a planning permit for renovations and extensions to the existing medical centre on Boundary Road in Bentleigh East. The approved works when completed will provide additional training rooms,...
Central Equity Land has secured a third permit in as many months at Truganina. The latest approval by Wyndham City Council is for a 254-lot residential subdivision, known as 'Highgrange', on land in the north east of the Truganina South...
On Saturday 31 March 2012, The Titanic Signature Building, now known as Titanic Belfast, was opened at Queens Island in Belfast following three years in construction. The 97 million pounds development was opened in time for the Titanic centenary year....
100 years ago, the Titanic was the largest ship in the world at: 882 feet 9 inches in length, 92 feet in width and it weighed 46,328 tonnes. Today the largest ships in the world are the Allure of The...
Bus / tram shelters are obviously useful for those waiting for a service but you have to ask yourself sometimes who decides on their locations. Look at this example in Swan Street, Richmond near Stawell Street. Note the location in...
This week Collie attended the VPELA hot topics seminar. One of the presenters was Mark Dwyer, Deputy President, VCAT. Mark outlined the new practice notes which were released by VCAT on 15 March 2012, some of which have impacts on...