The City of Sydney’s transformation of George Street has entered a new stage, with works to complete its pedestrianisation...
Urban Development
Penrith Council expands tree planting to cool city
Ciaran O'Mahony Civil Construction, Council, News, NSW, Project, Urban Development 0Penrith City Council has expanded its Greening our City tree planting program into industrial areas and major transport corridors...
Melbourne’s Hardware Lane to undergo $2M revitalisation
Ciaran O'Mahony Civil Construction, Council, Footpaths, News, Urban Development, VIC 0The City of Melbourne is set to revitalise tourist hotspot Hardware Lane with a $2 million streetscape upgrade, to...
$24M in community facilities funding under WestInvest
Ciaran O'Mahony Council, News, NSW, Parks, Public facilities, Recreation, Urban Development 0The New South Wales Government has announced that it will provide $24 million in funding to deliver new community...
New social and affordable housing plans announced for Toowoomba
Holly Tancredi Council, News, Planning, Project, Public facilities, Spotlight, Urban Development, Urban Development 0Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has announced a multi-storey development plan to provide social and affordable housing, and combat the...
North Melbourne’s transport future outlined in new strategy
Holly Tancredi Council, News, Planning, Transport, Urban Development 0Melbourne’s Northern Council Alliance has released its latest transport study and strategy, to highlight necessary investments and upgrades to...
500K for emergency repairs to aquatic centre
Holly Tancredi News, Project, Public facilities, Recreation, Sports, Urban Development 0The ageing East Maitland Aquatics Centre is set to receive emergency repairs and upgrades to the tune of approximately...
Parramatta’s $136M PHIVE community centre opens
Rebecca Todesco Community Services, News, NSW, Public facilities, Urban Development 0City of Parramatta’s $136 million community, cultural and civic hub – PHIVE – has officially opened, boasting a new...
oOh!media wins prestigious street furniture contract
Rebecca Todesco News, Smart Cities, Urban Development 0oOh!media has won the prestigious City of Adelaide street furniture and advertising contract, striking a long-term agreement that includes...
Next phase of Tweed’s Resource Recovery Centre on track
Rebecca Todesco News, NSW, Spotlight, Urban Development 0Major construction works will commence on the next phase of Tweed Shire Council’s Stotts Creek Resource Recovery Centre (the...
Melbourne’s $6.3M footpath blitz
Rebecca Todesco Footpaths, News, Urban Development, Urban Development, VIC 0The City of Melbourne is investing $6.3 million to repair and upgrade footpaths across the municipality as more residents...
Smart solar-powered parking endorsed by Hamilton Council
Holly Tancredi News, Project, Road, Smart Cities, Urban Development 0Hamilton Council has approved 204 solar-powered, cashless, pay-by-space smart parking meters across the CBD, as part of its 2021-25...
Westlink M7 widening met with Council objections
Rebecca Todesco Council, News, Project, Transport, Urban Development 0Blacktown City Council has made a detailed submission on plans to widen the Westlink M7, objecting to the major...
Councillors approve 38 Tweed beachside units
Rebecca Todesco Council, News, QLD, Urban Development, Urban Development 0Tweed Shire councillors have approved a strata title development application for 38 beachside units at Bogangar – overturning an...
Devonport reimagined: the vision changing the region
Council Journalist Civil Construction, Community Services, Features, Urban Development 0by Tahnia Creedon, Devonport City Council Devonport, a bustling coastal city in the north of Tasmania, has long been...
New project to fast-track Hobart’s urban tree canopy
Ciaran O'Mahony Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Parks, Project, Public facilities, Spotlight, Urban Development, Urban Development 1Hobart is set to become one of the nation’s greenest cities under a new project that will fast-track the...
VIC council files submission to state planning inquiry
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Urban Development 0Mornington Peninsula Shire has filed a ‘broad-ranging’ submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into the Protections Within the Victorian...
Setback for NSW council’s $3.3M road project
Ciaran O'Mahony Council, Facilities Mangement, News, Project, Regional, Road, Transport, Urban Development 0Widespread supply delays and higher construction costs have caused a major setback to Orange City Council’s planned $3.3 million...