Archive for February 2023

Do you like to gaze at a Melbourne CBD icon – knowing that you helped build it? Or do you prefer to grow the fabric of your local community by building a childcare centre? Your answer can help you decide which level of construction is right for you. But before you make up your mind,…

Multiplex is celebrating their progress on the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) hotel, achieving practical completion five weeks early. Located opposite the Queen Victoria Market, and adjacent to the ANMF headquarters, the hotel sits behind the fully restored heritage façade of the Central Club Hotel. At completion, the hotel will contain 29 rooms across…

Kane Constructions has put to bed another vital health project, with the updated Wonthaggi Hospital officially opening its doors this week. The new facility features more emergency department treatment spaces, inpatient beds, and increased surgical capacity. There are also 32 new inpatient beds and 18 additional emergency department treatment spaces – which will treat an…

Thousands more Victorians with heart conditions will receive urgent care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) after Plan Group completed the refurbishment of a third cardiac catheter laboratory. The project involved the demolition of the existing consultation rooms, as well as the construction of the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory, new patient recovery bays, sterile and non-sterile…

The City of Whittlesea has approved plans for a $2 billion-dollar, mixed-use development in Melbourne’s north by local developer, Riverlee. Dubbed ‘New Epping,’ the project will transform the former quarry into a mini city that will include the largest medical hub in Melbourne’s north. There are also plans for 110,000 sqm of commercial, retail and…

Melbourne’s north-west will soon house almost 1,000 new families thanks to two residential developments in Craigieburn and Greenvale. Australian company Potter George Group splurged $76 million on a 25.6ha site on Mickleham Road in Craigieburn, to be known as Montview Estate. Construction is expected to begin in July 2023, with completion slated for 2028. The…

Global investment manager Hines has lodged plans with the City of Port Phillip for an 18-story tower on Bank Street, South Melbourne. The new building will house 355 apartments and is the company’s third build-to-rent (BTR) project in Melbourne. Designed by Rothelowman Architects, the project includes a mix of apartment sizes ranging from studio to…