State Budget focuses on Fishermans Bend

STATE BUDGET NEWS The Victorian government has announced its election year spending in this years state budget.  The government budget has emphasised the focus on infrastructure with a record $13.7 billion pledge. Within this pledge a significant focus has been placed on planning and preparation for the Fishermans Bend urban renewal area.  Specifically highlighting the […]

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Can Melbourne’s transport system deal with the population boom? Living in Fishermans Bend might be the answer.

  A new article published by the Nine Network yesterday discusses whether Melbourne’s transport system can cope with the population boom? And quite rightly so in our opinion. One of the factors that will make Fishermans Bend such a compelling area to live in will be it’s access to the city and amenities in the […]

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Billion dollar investment for Melbourne University’s engineering faculty

  A $1 billion price tag has been put on the new seven-hectare engineering campus that the University of Melbourne will build at Fishermans Bend. Situated 5km from the city’s CBD, the new site is where General Motors Holden was once pumping out new cars for the Australian market, but will now house advanced manufacturing, […]

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Fishermans Bend tram: Not in my Marina!

  Many local residents in the Yarra’s Edge development who own marina berths have voiced their concern at the proposed extension of the Collins Street tram as the new tram route for the Fishermans Bend Urban renewal area. They are not dismissing the idea of the new route, what they are looking for is a […]

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A new community park for Fishermans Bend

  Major work commenced in January on a new community park back that will open in Fishermans Bend around the middle of this year. The project is transforming an industrial site at 2–4 Buckhurst Street, South Melbourne into a 9000-square-metre public park. It will feature four lawn areas, outdoor LED lighting, paved entrances, seating and […]

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Future is green at Fishermans Bend

    Fishermans Bend is on track to becoming a world leader in sustainability. The Urban Renewal Area will be planned with an environmentally friendly focus to become Australia’s largest Green Star community. The Green Star rating was developed by the Green Building Council of Australia. The national, not-for-profit organisation aims to develop a sustainable […]

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Retire in Style in Fishermans Bend

  Imagine enjoying your active later years in a vibrant community within walking distance or a short drive to cafes, restaurants, art galleries, museums and theatres. If your retirement is five or 10 years or even further away, even better. You can use this time to plan to make such an aspiration a reality. Investing […]

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Fishermans Bend the Ultimate Vertical Village

    It’s on the doorstep of the CBD, has approvals for striking residential developments and is being planned with essential amenities such as schools, public transport, shops and parks. Fishermans Bend is on track to becoming the ultimate vertical village. The goal of a vertical village is to provide the same sense of character […]

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Fishermans Bend Milestones

    July 2012: Fishermans Bend land rezoned and a Strategic Framework Plan established to guide future development. September 2012: A plan for developing the Montague Precinct is released. December 2012: First planning permit lodged for high-density residential development (in Montague Precinct). September 2013: Draft Vision released for community comment. May 2014: Plan Melbourne released, […]

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Vertical School in Fishermans Bend – Only way is up!

        Impressive designs for Fishermans Bend’s first new school have been unveiled. A five-storey “vertical school” with recreational facilities on the roof will be built in Ferrars St, South Melbourne, in the Montague Precinct. South Melbourne Primary School will take about 525 students when it opens in 2018. The vertical school is […]

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