Melbourne

Owners of Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre announce plans for $500m expansion

Owners of Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre have announced plans to expand what is already the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere.

AECOM-led consortium retained for second stage of high speed rail feasibility study

A consortium led by AECOM has been selected to conduct the second and final stage of a feasibility study into an east coast high speed rail network.

Tenders update for Victoria’s $4b Regional Rail Link

Delivery of Victoria’s Regional Rail Link, Australia’s biggest public transport infrastructure project, is underway, with a number of tenders awarded and some still up for grabs.

Footscray’s Little Saigon market to get $70m redevelopment

Maribyrnong Council has approved plans for the construction of residential towers on the site of Footscray’s iconic Little Saigon market.

BAE Systems wins $270m contract to add Anti-Ship Missile Defence capability to seven frigates

BAE Systems Australia has been awarded a $270m contract to upgrade Australia’s seven remaining ANZAC class frigates.

Melbourne inner-city brewery to get new life as luxury apartments comprising 349 flats

A planning application has been lodged that proposes transforming one of Melbourne’s last standing breweries into a luxury apartment block.

Approval granted for $32m Dimmey’s redevelopment comprising 10-storeys and 82 apartments

Richmond department store Dimmey’s will be redeveloped into a mixed-use, 10-storey building.

Contract awarded to Fulton Hogan for construction of $220m M80 Ring Road upgrade

The Victorian Government has announced that the contract to upgrade another section of the M80 Ring Road has been awarded to Fulton Hogan.

Plan Approved for Melbourne Airport’s proposed $26m Essendon Football Club Sporting Facility

The Victorian Government has approved Melbourne Airport’s draft Major Development Plan, which includes the new $26 million proposed Essendon Football Club Sporting and Community Facility.

Building set to begin on $10m project to construct Australia’s largest mosque

Planning approval and settlement of purchase of land have paved the way for construction to begin on Australia’s largest mosque, in Newport in Melbourne’s west.