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_DID YOU KNOW?
Melbourne, Australia is in the same time zone as Vladivostok, Russia. A lot of water lies between the two with only part of PNG and a number of Pacific islands breaking-up that water link.
_News
_10 / 30 RIGHT – HELPING MAKE VICTORIA FIRE-READY
...so proclaimed the media release from the Minister for Environment and Climate Change announcing the inclusion of Interim Measures for Bushfire Protection in the Victoria Planning Provisions (specified municipalities) until 31 August 2010. Developed with the expectation that the bushfire...
_COWRA LAND USE STRATEGY
Cowra Shire is in the Lachlan Valley in central west New South Wales, approximately 300 kilometres west of Sydney. The Shire covers approximately 2,800 square kilometres, with a growing population in excess of 13,000 people. The major urban centre is...
_ACTIVITY CENTRES
The Minister for Planning has recently: approved boundaries for five 'market-ready' activity centres; approved criteria to be used to set the boundaries for other activity centres; introduced a new Activity centre zone (ACZ) into the Victorian Planning Provisions (VPP); applied...
_ROOF TOP GARDENS
During a recent overseas trip Collie staff members were able to visit the new Highline Park in West Manhattan, New York. It was interesting to see the comparisons with the Paris La Promenade Plantee (also known as Coulee Verte) which...
_RECENT RAINFALL
The recent rainfall in Melbourne has exceeded the average for September. It is now more important than ever to drought proof our gardens and landscapes to lock in the recent soil moisture from the spring rains. This can be done...
_FLEXIBLE CONTROLS
Just like the Urban Growth Zone, the Activity Centre Zone is very similar in structure to the Priority Development Zone, which is similar to the Capital City, Docklands and Comprehensive Development Zones and even to the old Merri Urban Development...
_ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE
The Federal Government Stimulus Package has certainly had a positive effect on Collie through the Building Education Revolution and Social Housing Initiatives notwithstanding, the other indirect effects. It seems that the stimulus package has generated work throughout the construction industry...
_COLLIE NEWS AND CONNECTIONS
Collie staff attended the recent Australian Landscape Conference 2009 which comprised two days of presentations and discussion on designing liveable landscapes. Highlights included the presentations on green roof design, mains water neutral design solutions and the kitchen garden schools program....
_DID YOU KNOW?
Melbourne's oldest hotel is reputedly the Duke of Wellington Hotel (corner Flinders and Russell Streets) built in 1850 and licensed in 1853.