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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...
The 'Gateway' new community development project is now underway in Truganina South with the opening recently of the sales centre on the corner of Sayers Road and Palmers Road. Sales in the Central Equity Land Corporation project are progressing well,...
The Minister for Planning recently issued a media release that announced the Planning Permit Activity Report for 2010-11. The media release celebrated an increase in planning and development activity and the total number of planning permit decisions, including ‘highlights’ such...
The headline in today’s Age ‘Melbourne’s sick suburbs’ is an interesting reminder about the roots of the town planning profession. Oddly however, while early instances of ‘town planning’ focused on separating houses from each other (and from other land uses)...
The team at Collie would like to congratulate Sophie Jordan for winning the ‘2012 Rising Star Scholarship’. Sophie was awarded the scholarship for her essay ‘Woman and Home: An Investigation into Equitable Forms of Housing’. Sophie is currently working at...
The Minister for Planning, Matthew Guy, was the guest speaker at the UDIA monthly luncheon on 2 March. The Minister spoke about the need to provide further growth and development opportunities in Victoria by continuing to reform the planning system....
The Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association (VPELA) held an interesting seminar on 28 February regarding "the key ingredients to building sustainable growth area communities". A panel of speakers led by Jane-Frances Kelly from the Grattan Institute and Brian Haratsis...
Collie has provided 3 Point Motors with town planning services over a number of years. Previously, Collie obtained planning permits for 3 Point Motors to undertake a commercial and used car dealership on Heidelberg Road, Fairfield as well as a...
Jay Hollerich from Collie recently presented expert planning evidence to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) in relation to the development of a single dwelling at Beach Road, Hampton (the development site). Collie became involved with the project with...