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_DETROIT: A NEW PLANNING DIMENSION
Tired of Detroit’s status as the symbol of everything wrong with urban America, its new mayor has come up with a radical solution: to bulldoze the City. Click here to read more.
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_WELCOME TO AAMI PARK
Victoria’s burgeoning rugby and football codes (real football!) have long awaited a dedicated stadium to accommodate elite level crowds in a way that provides the intimate viewing experience afforded by purpose built venues. AAMI Park provides the missing link in...
_DID YOU KNOW? WORLD CUP
The highest attendance at a World Cup match was 199,854 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janerio for the 1950 decider between Uraguay and Brazil. Brazil is the only country to have appeared in all 19 finals tournaments from...
_MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF MOONEE VALLEY
One of the most rewarding parts of any project is seeing the commencement and then completion of construction. It is exciting therefore, to see construction complete for one major project in the City of Moonee Valley and construction underway on...
_VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATVIE TRIBUNAL – MAJOR CASES LIST
VCAT’s new Major Cases List for planning developments worth more than $5 million commenced on 3 May 2010. The Major Cases list is designed to speed up decision-making in the Planning and Environment List. VCAT has received additional funding...
_DAVEY STREET BRIDGE
As an exploration by Collie in considering its response to the Frankston City Council open design brief to create artwork for the new Davey Street Bridge (which connects the commercial precinct with the foreshore), our landscape studio contemplated the Bridge...
_COLLIE DUGONGS – MS 24HOUR MEGASWIM 2010
The ‘Collie Dugongs’ participated on 26 and 27 February in the MS 24-Hour Mega Swim at the Fitzroy Pool for the seventh year. The event raises money for multiple sclerosis and the Dugongs have been very active with their fundraising,...
_DID YOU KNOW…? MELBOURNES FIRST SKYSCRAPER
Melbourne’s first ‘skyscraper’ was the ICI building on Nicholson Street, East Melbourne, now known as the Orica Building. Until 1958, building heights had to be less than 132 feet, as this was the highest fire ladders could reach. From November...
_FORMER AUSTRAL BRICKS SITE, STUD ROAD
Collie has been working on an exciting project to provide around 1,000 dwellings and a local activity centre on the former Austral Bricks quarry and brickworks site on Stud Road, Scoresby. Background Collie has provided planning advice to Mirvac Victoria...
_SWANSONG FOR TRAFFIC ON SWANSTON
The Lord Mayor has done a back flip on one of our iconic streets. What has been approved and will it work? The redevelopment of Swanston Street, officially endorsed by City of Melbourne (Council) on Tuesday 2 February 2010, is...