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The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has granted $70 million in debt finance to Hines’ T3 project – making it the first project to be financed through the specialist CEFC Timber Building Program. The $70 million investment from CEFC matches funding from Madigan Capital, with Hines funding the remainder of the project. It marks Hines’…

The University of Melbourne has appointed Donald Cant Watts Corke as Program and Project Manager for the development of their new campus at Fisherman’s Bend. The 7.2-hectare site will soon be home to a new world-class engineering and design campus. It will feature maker spaces, workshops, living laboratories and cafes — and will be home…

Lendlease has won unanimous approval from the City of Melbourne to construct an office and retail building on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets. The office and retail hub will sit over the new metro tunnel entrance, wrapping around the iconic Young and Jackson Hotel. In considering the application, Cr Nicholas Reece said that…

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat have recognised multiple Melbourne CBD towers in their annual awards. The winners were announced at the CTBUH annual conference in Chicago, and included: Olderfleet by Grimshaw Architects for ‘Best tall building 100-199 metres.’ Collins Arch by Woods Bagot and Shop Architects for ‘Best tall mixed-use building’ and…

A job for life. That concept is as extinct as John Howard’s bowling career. So how do you recruit – and keep – the best people? The answer lies in your Employee Value Proposition. And as we’ll find out, there’s more to it than discounted gym memberships. What is an Employee Value Proposition (EVP)? Let’s…

Australia’s first specialist, standalone cardiac hospital has reached a major milestone this month, with major construction now complete by the builder, John Holland. The $577 million landmark facility will be operated by Monash Health, in partnership with Monash University. It is based in the heart of the Monash Technology Precinct in Clayton. The Victorian Heart…

Work on Australia’s first collaborative, hospital-based biomedical engineering research centre has begun, with demolition of the existing site building starting this month. The $206 million ACMD project will deliver a new 11-storey, purpose-designed centre at St Vincent’s Hospital, on the corner of Nicholson Street and Victoria Parade in Carlton. Denton Corker Marshall designed the facility…

The developers who illegally demolished the Corkman Pub in 2016 have submitted a planning application for a new development at the Carlton site. Developers Stefce Kutlesovski and Raman Shaqiri were fined $1.1 million and ordered to serve 30 days of jail time for razing the heritage-listed pub without a permit. The demolition came after a…

The City of Melbourne has approved plans for a $152 million apartment tower at the foot of the Bolte Bridge. Developer Samma Property Group submitted the application after purchasing the site in 2021 for an undisclosed amount. Located at 194-204 and 206 Lorimer Street, the site sits on the bank of the Yarra River, and…