In Tasmania, earthworks are underway at Macquarie Point for Hobart’s new $1.13 billion stadium, which is expected to be completed by 2030. Besix Watpac and Constructure Joint Venture (WeBuild and China Construction Oceania) are vying for the contract.
New Premier of Victoria, Ben Carroll, has announced a royal commission into alleged corruption in the state’s construction sector as his first act in the job.
In Darwin, construction of a new 20-storey Civic Centre is underway by NT company DCOH on a former car park site adjacent to the existing centre. Completion of the building is expected in 2028.
In Brisbane, Frank Developments has lodged plans for Avela, a 28-storey mixed-use tower inspired by New York’s Flatiron building, at 60 Kingsford Smith Drive opposite the iconic Breakfast Creek Hotel.
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In Victoria, construction has commenced on GPT Group’s $170 million Melbourne Central Retail Expansion project, having appointed Maben to deliver a two-level vertical extension, expanded connectivity and significant upgrades.
In NSW, Hansen Yuncken has started construction on Bradfield City’s 7000-metre-square Second Building that will house Australia’s first commercial Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Facility just as a $1 billion industrial estate receives planning approval in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
Two residential towers – 24 and 37 storeys – beside Arden Station in North Melbourne have been approved by the Victoria Government despite City of Melbourne not supporting the proposal as submitted.
Image: Earthworks for the new Hobart stadium. Source: MP Marcus Vermey via ABC News.
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Desi Corbett
Desi is the Editor of Concrete in Australia, at the helm since December 2013, and our weekly news writer since 2016. Her expertise in this field forms part of a journalism career spanning three decades. To get in touch please email desi@corbettcomms.com