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A case study in international property expansion
Malaysian listed development group, UEM Sunrise Bhd (“UEMS”), one of Malaysia’s leading property developers has marked its first venture in Australia with the acquisition of two development sites in Melbourne’s central business district.
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The rise and rise of the residential towers
Headlining news within Melbourne’s CBD this month has been the approval of Aurora Melbourne Central.
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Council market buy tops the list
October has been a busy month for planning and development news in the CBD headlined by City of Melbourne’s purchase of the Munro site adjacent to Queen Victoria Market and the topping out ceremony for 567 Collins St.
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Inner Melbourne bike crashes mapped
Monash University’s City Science research group has released a map of bike crashes over the last five years, between July 2008 and July 2013.
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Council ups the ante on Victoria Market redevelopment
The City of Melbourne last month put its money where its mouth is by buying 6500sqm of land abutting the Queen Victoria Market.
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Philharmonic is facing extinction
Australia’s oldest surviving cultural organisation, the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic (RMP), is poised to close its doors at the end of the year because of local and state government indifference and neglect.
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Green signs mean free trams
The State Government has revealed new green signage which will signify free tram travel within the CBD and Docklands.
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Trade-off on over-shadowing
The City of Melbourne last month sacrificed its formerly-consistent opposition to over-shadowing of the south bank of the Yarra in return for public open space at 447 Collins St.
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Demolition fears for historic drill hall
The Royal Historical Society of Victoria (RHSV) fears it could be evicted from its premises and the historical building demolished after the state election.
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Developer levy unlikely
Melbourne City Council’s proposal to collect a ‘developer contribution’ amounting to $900 per dwelling for new CBD residential towers may not see the light of the day.
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Historic Hopetoun Tea Rooms relaunch is a sweet success
Council to put Little Collins St carpark on the market
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