Melbourne
It was the inspiration for 1980s hit TV show Prisoner, and with the awarding of a construction contract and work commencing on the $189 million revamp, this Melbourne female prison is getting a long-overdue facelift.
Construction of a new $2 billion hospital in Melbourne’s most rapidly growing area is one step closer with a consortium appointed to deliver it, and the project director has filled Projectory in on the details.
Once completed it will be the eighth vertical school constructed in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, and in a major milestone, designs have been released and the construction contract put out to market.
The new authority established to oversee the largest ever public housing construction project in Australia’s history are already working on the first 200 dwellings and want to speak to developers and construction industry professionals about delivering more – and we’ve got all the details.
Two key projects have been awarded for the construction of a new on-dock rail system, which will be built at the Port of Melbourne.
Approval plans just lodged reveal a proposal to transform the site of an historical warehouse into an $88 million, two tower development in Melbourne’s inner north.
It’s a $530 million project that includes the duplication of one of Melbourne’s oldest railway lines, as well as the construction of two new stations, and the building contract has just been signed.
The procurement process has opened for the construction of a new 150-bed aged care facility and we’ve got details of the first three contracts up for grabs.
A $120 million deal has been struck to transform 113 hectares of farmland in Melbourne’s southeast into a billion-dollar housing estate, and the proponent’s head of development has told Projectory what that means for the region and local contractors and suppliers.
For months we’ve been telling Projectory subscribers about the anticipated boom in rent to build projects in Melbourne, and as we predicted, the largest project of its kind has just received development approval.
