The top 5 challenges facing Victorian developers in 2024
Take these 5 tiny actions today for big career gains tomorrow
Anglesea ecotourism project takes the next step
Hamton Hawthorn wins ministerial approval
Rosebud Plaza sells for $135 million
Salta puts 63 Exhibition Street back on the market
Heritage Victoria greenlights Gurrowa Place Towers at Queen Vic Market
Pay gap – or opportunity? How to bring more diversity into your business
Long-awaited modelling reveals serious flooding threat for Docklands, Southbank and Fishermans Bend
Yarra Council turns off the gas taps
Reflecting on the 2023 Financial Year and Insights for 2024
As we close the books on the 2023 financial year, it is time to reflect on the challenges and developments that have shaped Melbourne’s built environment. This year has been marked by a myriad of well-publicised issues—labour shortages, a housing crisis, planning challenges, government overspends, design/redesign delays, construction delays, Union hostility, wage growth, and of…
The top 5 challenges facing Victorian developers in 2024
Labour shortages. Price hikes. Project delays. You’ve likely heard these phrases thrown around the media – and the job site – quite a bit. But what’s really challenging Victorian developers in 2024? We sat down with Illan Samuel, Managing Director at Samuel Property, to find out. Squeezed like never before Victoria isn’t short of…
Take these 5 tiny actions today for big career gains tomorrow
Think you need to make bold, sweeping changes to experience a career leap? Think again. It’s the clever mini-moves that can truly turbocharge your professional path. We’re talking smart, subtle tactics that create a solid platform for sustained success. Ready to get started? Here are five savvy strategies you can implement today to dramatically shift…
Anglesea ecotourism project takes the next step
The long-awaited, $150 million Eden Project at Anglesea is one step closer to delivery after the initiation of design work. But local councillors remain sceptical that the project at the former Alcoa mine site will ever come to life. The project is a partnership between Alcoa and The Eden Project – a UK-based educational and…
Hamton Hawthorn wins ministerial approval
Melbourne University’s Hawthorn campus will be replaced by 350 luxury apartments, following approval of the site’s development plan by state planning minister Sonya Kilkenny. The apartments will sit adjacent to a Big Housing Build project comprising 206 social housing and affordable housing apartments, which will be managed by Homes Victoria. The University of Melbourne originally…
Rosebud Plaza sells for $135 million
Who said retail was dead? It’s certainly not in Rosebud, where Charter Hall has just sold Rosebud Plaza for $134.5 million. It follows a significant renovation of the facility, designed to develop a ‘sense of belonging,’ as well as enhance the retail offering to the local community. Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the shopping centre…
Salta puts 63 Exhibition Street back on the market
63 Exhibition Street is officially for sale again, after Salta relisted the 894 sq m property located in the heart of Melbourne. This will be Salta’s second attempt at selling the site. The family-owned company previously listed the property in 2020 for $90 million but eventually withdrew it from the market. Uniquely positioned with frontages…
Heritage Victoria greenlights Gurrowa Place Towers at Queen Vic Market
Heritage Victoria has approved the construction of Gurrowa Place, a multi-tower project by Lendlease located at the historic Queen Victoria Market. The three towers, designed by a who’s who of architecture firms, will accommodate students, residential apartments and office spaces. 1.8ha of existing carpark will also be transformed into an open public area. The project’s…
Pay gap – or opportunity? How to bring more diversity into your business
New Australian regulations are forcing private companies to publicly disclose their gender pay gap data. So, it’s time to ask: how will your business rise to the occasion? The countdown to transparency is on On 27 February 2024, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) will publish the gender pay gap data of private companies with…