Planning
The secret life of Melbourne’s boarding houses
You’ve probably driven past them a million times and wondered what occurs behind the doors of Melbourne’s ghostly mansions.
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It’s all about Metro Tunnel
The biggest planning news to occur during an otherwise quiet month in Melbourne was the announcement that the Cross Yarra Partnership was the successful bidder for the Tunnel and Stations availability-based, private-public partnership (PPP) contract.
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Delights revealed as scaffolds come down
Scaffolding going up on heritage buildings is often a worrying sign that demolition of facades is soon to follow, but a number of scaffolds coming down recently have revealed much better news.
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Green light for Vic Market
The planning controls that deal with the upgrade of the Queen Victoria Market have now been approved by Planning Minister Richard Wynne.
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Approval for twin tower
Last month SP Setia announced it had entered into a partnership with Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts for its twin tower development at 308 Exhibition St.
Read MoreLots of activity in the CBD
The last month has seen a lot of development activity.
Read MoreWalking the streets for the sake of heritage
Melbourne Heritage Action’s first ever walking tour took to the streets of the CBD in May, with both tour participants and tour guide learning more than they expected.
Read MoreD for demolition?
It’s about to get lot harder to justify the demolition of heritage buildings in the city due to the adoption of new heritage policies by the City of Melbourne.
Read MoreHere comes Paragon
The Celtic Club’s development at 316-320 Queen St looks poised to proceed as “Paragon”, with developer Beulah International seeking to capitalise on an existing planning permit approved under previous planning controls.
Read MoreMunro site plans revealed
Last month, the City of Melbourne finally revealed their plans for the former Munro site, to be developed by PDG Corporation into a mixed-use development comprising a 58-storey Bates Smart-designed tower of 308 dwellings and a 300-room hotel, after the developer was awarded the rights to develop the site on CoM’s behalf.
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The Howitt family’s life in the inner city in pre-goldrush times
Auto-Photo: Celebrating a century of the photobooth
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