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VIC Premier Victoria will be at the forefront of global innovation in advanced manufacturing, engineering and design, fired by a generational investment to kickstart a key CBD-edge transformation and driving the creation of thousands of new jobs. The Andrews Labor Government will invest $179.4 million in the Victorian Budget 2021/22 to support stage one of the Fishermans Bend Innovation Precinct development at the former General Motors Holden site – four kilometres from the city centre. This first step will involve remediation of the 32-hectare GMH site – an area equal to 15 MCGs – and...

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Dandenong railway station is one of Melbourne’s “worst” and needs an urgent overhaul, says councillor Jim Memeti. He also said the council should pitch for a combined events centre as part of a mooted stadium to host A-League team Melbourne City. The events facility could potentially stage concerts, filling the void left by the likely closure of Sandown Racecourse which hosts a variety of festivals. On 26 April, Cr Memeti led a Greater Dandenong council motion to lobby the State Government to fund a business case to rebuild the station. He said commuters have long c...

By Cam Lucadou-Wells Little India traders fear they may be priced out of the $600 million redeveloped precinct on Foster Street, Dandenong. Traders were recently briefed on the transformation of Melbourne’s oldest Indian retail hub, with lavish illustrations of vibrant lanes and high-rises. During the first stage, the new Little India precinct will be built – so to minimize disruption for traders and retain its cultural identity, according to developers. It’s said to include a supermarket, food market hall and residential development alongside Little India. Traders say they have been of...

Vection to Acquire Leading Australian archviz studio ASX:VR1) has announced the proposed acquisition of leading Australian archviz studio, Blank Canvas Studios. Vection Technologies plans to leverage Blank Canvas’ real estate visualisation expertise to attract more mid-market customers as part of its broader global growth strategy to leverage its 3D, Virtual Reality ( VR) and Augmented Reality ( AR) product offerings in industry-specific verticals. Founded in 2017, with studios in Perth and Sydney, Blank Canvas specialises in architectural visualisation through 3D imagery and 3D animation, ...

Advertisement The Victorian government agency in charge of the shuttered Central Pier at Docklands knew for almost a year that the 100-year-old structure was at "extreme" risk of collapse before it shut it down abruptly one evening, giving diners at its function centres just 15 minutes to finish their meals. Documents obtained by The Age from Federal Court proceedings show Development Victoria knew 10 months before the shutdown on August 28, 2019, that the pier risked "catastrophic failure", but delayed acting in an apparent attempt to avoid spending tens of millions of dollars on repairs an...