Archive for August 2023

The forthcoming Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre has been gifted a new title from the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation: Nyaal Banyul Geelong Convention and Event Centre. Nyaal Banyul means ‘open your eyes to the hills.’ The name was chosen to encourage visitors to the centre to pause and appreciate the landscapes of Wadawurrung Country.…

Piccolo has paid a whopping $35 million for 18 Barry Street Kew – an 8,475 sqm site that will soon become the home of the company’s latest development. Piccolo will transform the site into Piccolo House, a collection of luxury residences designed by Woods Bagot, with interior design by Hecker Guthrie. Michael Piccolo, Managing Director…

Global developer Gamuda Land has appointed Crema Constructions to deliver its 20-level apartment development, The Canopy on Normanby. Crucially, Crema will help Gamuda Land achieve a suite of sustainably-led energy solutions at the project – including a few Melbourne-first innovations. This includes developing a Ground Source Heat Pump, installed within the building’s foundation piles. The…

Amazon has announced it will partner with LOGOS to open its second Amazon Robotics fulfilment centre in Melbourne. And at 209,000 square metres –the size of 11 MCGs – it will be Australia’s largest. Located at the AustralianSuper-owned Craigieburn Logistics Estate, the warehouse will hold up to 25 million items sold on Amazon’s Australian website.…

The University of Melbourne has launched its new Estate Master Plan, a blueprint to guide the redevelopment of the university’s campuses. Key components of the vision outlined in the master plan include more pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares, inter-connected green spaces, and renewal of education and research facilities. Public space is the big winner, with the University to…

As the need for more construction staff hits record highs, some companies are taking matters into their own hands – proactively encouraging teens to choose a career in construction. Where did all the apprentices go? Hacia Atherton grew up in a fifth-generation plumbing family. But choosing to enter the family business as a tradesperson was…