THE Victorian Government last week announced it has successfully leased the Port of Melbourne for more than $9.7 billion, delivering on its election promise to lease the port, remove 50 level crossings and create thousands of jobs.
THE Victorian Government has said it will have 37 level crossings removed or underway by 2018, including 11 crossings as part of two packages released to the market following last week's long term lease of the Port of Melbourne.
THE Victorian Government last week announced the start of enabling works on the $10.9 billion Metro Tunnel project, which will help to pave the way for the construction of the 9-kilometre rail link between South Kensington and South Yarra.
THE Victorian Government has approved new zones and a suite of controls covering the St Georges Road corridor to help guide future development and complement established residential areas.
THE Victorian Government last week said that professionals bringing a wide range of skills and years of expertise to oversee Victoria's growing pipeline of major infrastructure projects have been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Office of Projects Victoria (OPV).
THE Victorian Government last week announced that the Evolution Rail consortium, comprising Downer Rail, CRRC, and Plenary, has been selected as the preferred group to build Melbourne's 65 new High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT).
TWO consortia have been shortlisted to deliver up to $1 billion worth of signalling and communications systems as part of the Metro Tunnel project, the Victorian Government announced last week.
THE City of Melbourne last week announced that it has appointed leading property developer PDG Corporation as the developer of the landmark Munro site in the Queen Victoria Market precinct.
THE Victorian Government last week announced that an alliance of Laing O'Rourke, Fulton Hogan and Jacobs has been selected as the preferred bidder for the Hurstbridge Rail Line upgrade, which includes the removal of two level crossings and a new station at Rosanna.
VICTORIA'S strong pipeline of infrastructure projects is set to benefit from critical oversight with a new office to be led by respected infrastructure expert, Ken Mathers, the State Government said last week.
MELBOURNE'S record breaking levels of residential development continue, according to the City of Melbourne's latest Development Activity Monitor (DAM) report.
NORTH Melbourne's Arden precinct will be home to up to 15,000 people and up to 34,000 jobs over the next 30 years, according to draft plans released last week by the Victorian Government.
VICTORIAN Minister for Planning Richard Wynne last week announced the approval of three CBD apartment towers and a new long-term precinct plan in the south-east.
