The residential transformation of St Kilda Road is set to continue into with more new apartment plans for the sought-after boulevard.

Wing Tai Asia has lodged plans for a major residential tower at 464-466 St Kilda Road, replacing the former VACC House with an 18-storey mixed-use development designed around a retained heritage podium and a sculpted contemporary tower.

The proposal, prepared under Victoria’s Significant Residential Development with Affordable Housing pathway, would deliver 325 apartments and ground-floor retail across the prominent 4,653 sqm boulevard site in Melbourne’s St Kilda Road North Precinct.

The project centres on the adaptive reuse of the site’s heritage-listed VACC Building, an eight-storey office designed by Bernard Evans that has occupied the address for decades. Planning documents state the development would involve “carefully dismantling and conserving off-site the original metal fabric of the podium visible from St Kilda Road,” before reinstating it as the defining frontage of the new scheme.

Above the restored podium, Wing Tai is proposing a curvilinear residential tower. The scheme includes 172 one-bedroom apartments, 63 two-bedroom apartments, 66 three-bedroom apartments, and 24 four-bedroom apartments, alongside two ground-floor food and beverage tenancies fronting St Kilda Road.

The tower has been designed with substantial articulation and variable setbacks to minimise perceived bulk and maintain view corridors along the boulevard. Urbis, which prepared the planning report, said the design “has been significantly articulated through a curvilinear design” with “an interplay with materials, façade expression and depth” to create visual separation and visual interest.

The proposal also includes 254 basement car spaces, landscaped pedestrian links connecting St Kilda Road and Queens Lane, and a biophilic landscape strategy featuring canopy trees, raised planters, cascading greenery and a glass oculus pool overlooking the eastern frontage.

Planning documents confirm the $270.1 million development will contribute 3 per cent of project costs to the Social Housing Growth Fund as part of the application process.

Wing Tai acquired the St Kilda Road property in 2018 alongside Abacus Property Group for $95.38 million, before later consolidating ownership of the site. The property previously served as the Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce headquarters for around 60 years.

The transformation of the St Kilda Rd boulevard is already beginning to materialise, with a number of high-profile projects recently completed, launched, or approaching launch as developers continue to back the long-term appeal of the precinct.

Among the most notable recent completions is Louise by Samuel Property Group, just off the strip on Queens Lane, the same pocket Hirsch &amp; Faigen recently launched The Queensbury. Mirvac is too on the same street with The Albertine, which is approaching completion.

Dexus recently secured approval for its slice of St Kilda Road, while Gurner also has approved plans for the precinct.

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Wing Tai unveils 325-apartment St Kilda Road tower on former VACC House site

Malaysian developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/s-p-setia">SP Setia</a> is the latest to jump into St Leonards booming Transport Oriented Development precinct.

The developer, which has previously delivered Sapphire by the Gardens apartment development in Melbourne, identified the Atchison Street site in 2023. It filed a Scoping Report around 12 months ago, and now has revealed the designs for the new&nbsp;40-storey mixed-use tower.

The State Significant Development Application covers <a href="https://next-portal.urban.com.au/projects/14650/summary">20-22 Atchison Street</a>, a 1,374 sqm site positioned between St Leonards Station and the new Crows Nest Metro station.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cox-architecture">COX Architecture</a>, the project would deliver 181 apartments, above a four-storey commercial podium, five basement levels, and new public domain works along Mitchell Street. The apartment mix comprises 35 one-bedroom apartments, 39 one-bedroom-plus-study apartments, 85 two-bedroom apartments, and 22 three-bedroom residences.

The proposal has been lodged as a shop-top housing development under the NSW Government’s TOD planning pathway, which allows increased density around key transport infrastructure. The site sits within the recently rezoned Crows Nest Accelerated TOD Precinct.

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SP Setia acquired the Atchison Street site as part of its continued expansion into the Australian apartment market. In comments made to City &amp; Country (The Edge Malaysia) in 2023, SP Setia President and CEO Datuk Choong Kai Wai described the acquisition as “a strategic move” aligned with the group’s post-pandemic market recovery strategy.

“Our target for this exceptional development is local and overseas buyers, including first-home buyers, downsizers and investors,” Choong said.

The tower has been designed as a slender vertical form rising from a mixed-use podium, with COX Architecture positioning the development as a response to the evolving St Leonards and Crows Nest skyline.

“The purpose of the project is to facilitate the delivery of high-quality housing at a strategically located site and deliver a built tower outcome that is consistent with the desired future character of St Leonards and aligns with the TOD controls,” the design report stated.

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The podium would incorporate retail uses fronting Atchison Street, commercial tenancies, landscaped communal areas, and pedestrian improvements along Mitchell Street. Vehicle access and loading would be consolidated via Atchison Lane.

Residents would have access to more than 665 sqm of communal indoor and outdoor spaces, while the development proposes 96 parking spaces across five basement levels.

The proposal also includes a commitment for 10 per cent of residential floor space to be allocated toward affordable housing through a monetary contribution.

COX said the tower form responds directly to the emerging high-density character of the precinct while seeking to maximise solar access, cross ventilation, and outlook from apartments.

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“The building is orientated towards north,” the Apartment Design Guide compliance report noted, adding that the tower’s slim form was driven by the constrained inner-urban site dimensions.

The design also incorporates landscaped setbacks and communal open space at podium level, intended to soften the interface with surrounding streets and improve pedestrian amenity.

The project adds to a growing wave of redevelopment proposals reshaping St Leonards and Crows Nest following the opening of the Sydney Metro City line and the NSW Government’s push for higher-density housing around major transport nodes.

Last week Stockland filed plans just down the road. They want to build a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/601-pacific-highway-st-leonards-nsw-2065">52-storey tower on Pacific Highway</a>.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-stockland-plans-52-storey-538-apartment-st-leonards-tower">First look: Stockland plans 52-storey, 538-apartment St Leonards tower&nbsp;</a>

First look: SP Setia targets St Leonards skyline with 40-storey TOD tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has revealed plans for a new mixed-use tower at 10 Dangar Street, Wickham, advancing a proposal that would reshape the southern gateway to Newcastle’s city centre with one of the city’s tallest residential buildings.

The State Significant Development proposal, now on exhibition, seeks approval for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/bowline-10-dangar-street-wickham-nsw-2293">43-storey tower</a> immediately adjacent to the Newcastle Interchange. The project would deliver around 200 apartments, including 42 affordable housing dwellings, alongside 99 co-living units, a 171-room hotel, retail space, and new public domain integrated through the site.

The scheme marks a significant escalation of plans previously approved for the site. Urban Property Group took over the prominent 2,904 sqm parcel, where excavation and demolition had already commenced under an earlier consent for a 14-storey mixed-use development.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, the tower has been conceived as a landmark transit-oriented development anchored to the Newcastle Interchange precinct. The proposal includes 245 build-to-sell apartments across a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom residences, as well as two penthouses. Fifteen apartments and one operational unit are earmarked for NDIS housing. The co-living component would add a further 99 units, while the podium would accommodate retail uses and hotel facilities.

SJB said the site presents “a valuable opportunity to anchor the precinct by setting the standard for design, active ground planes and character at the key southern gateway.”

The architecture responds directly to the site’s position beside major transport infrastructure and within one of Newcastle’s fastest-evolving urban renewal precincts. The tower form sits above a sculpted podium designed to frame new public spaces, including a through-site pedestrian link connecting Station Street to Hannell Street, landscaped plazas, and activated retail edges.

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The design report describes the project as part of the broader transition of Wickham into “a vibrant, high-quality mixed-use urban precinct” that leverages proximity to the station, open space, and regional connectivity.

A detailed public art strategy has also been prepared for the development. The strategy positions the project as “a transit-oriented development of state significance at the gateway to Newcastle’s city centre” and outlines a series of integrated artworks responding to Newcastle’s industrial and transport heritage.

Creative Road’s curatorial framework for the project, titled Unveil, draws on “stratified surfaces, carved volumes, and light-filled apertures” while referencing Newcastle’s transformation from an industrial city into a contemporary education and technology hub.

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The proposal is being advanced through the NSW Housing Delivery Authority pathway after being declared State Significant Development in June 2025. The accompanying scoping report states the development aims to “maximise the site’s proximity to the Newcastle Interchange by delivering transit-oriented development” while increasing housing supply and affordable housing provision within the Newcastle LGA.

Urban Property Group’s plans align with the long-term strategic vision established under the Wickham Master Plan, which identified the interchange precinct as suitable for substantial uplift in height and density. The current proposal would significantly intensify that vision, positioning the tower among the tallest developments proposed for Newcastle.

The site sits immediately north of the Newcastle Interchange, bounded by Dangar Street, Hannell Street, and Charles Street. It is surrounded by a rapidly growing cluster of residential towers and mixed-use projects that have emerged following the completion of the light rail and transport interchange.

First look: Urban Property Group unveils Newcastle’s latest tower at Wickham interchange

Bottega House has completed settlement of a landmark riverfront site in Macquarie Street, St Lucia, representing its first major Brisbane development.&nbsp;

Positioned on the banks of the Brisbane River, the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/180-macquarie-street-st-lucia-qld-4067">premium site at 180 Macquarie Street</a> features uninterrupted river frontage in one of Brisbane’s most tightly held residential precincts.&nbsp;

The proposed development, currently under assessment with Brisbane City Council, has been designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/plus-studio">Plus Studio</a> with interiors by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/interior-designers/mim-design">Mim Design</a> and will deliver a boutique collection of premium residences positioned specifically for owner occupiers and downsizers.&nbsp;

The residences are set to redefine luxury apartment living in the area, with a focus on architectural quality, refined finishes, landscape integration and elevated amenities including curated wellness facilities, resort-style pools and recreation spaces rarely seen in the local market.&nbsp;

Exclusive sales for the project will be led by Keenan &amp; Byrne, ahead of an anticipated launch later this year.&nbsp;

Bottega House Managing Director Nick Malloch said the project reflects the group’s ambition to deliver a highly curated residential offering within one of Brisbane’s most tightly held precincts.&nbsp;

“This is an incredibly rare riverfront opportunity and one we have approached with a long-term perspective,” Malloch said.&nbsp;

“Our vision from the outset was to create a boutique collection of residences that feel more like private homes than traditional apartments, with generous proportions, refined finishes and exceptional amenity throughout."

Malloch says there is a&nbsp;lack of premium owner-occupier stock of this quality in the market, particularly for downsizers wanting space, privacy and a true lifestyle offering without compromise.&nbsp;

"Demand is expected to be strong given the scarcity of premium riverfront opportunities of this nature within Brisbane’s inner-west."&nbsp;

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The arrival of the first piling rig officially marks the commencement of construction at SIERA’s new beachside apartment development, Exhale, in Northcliffe.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/exhale-surfers-paradise-8-enderley-avenue-surfers-paradise-qld-4217">Exhale</a>, a glass-encased tower featuring 54 large-scale apartments at 8 Enderley Avenue, is SIERA’s third Gold Coast development. It follows the recently completed PIPIS Bilinga beachfront project, which achieved suburb-record prices, and the soon-to-be-completed Chevron Island development, Tapestry.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/siera">SIERA</a> Founder and Managing Director Brent Thompson said the arrival of the piling rig represented a significant milestone for the development, which is scheduled for completion in late 2028.

Over the next month, around 260 piles are expected to be installed as work progresses on the basement structure. The building is anticipated to rise above ground level early next year, before unveiling its sculptural glass curtain wall, developed in collaboration with specialist façade engineers.

“The façade was designed to maximise panoramic coastal views while creating a distinctive architectural identity,” Thompson said.

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Designed by BDA Architecture, Exhale will comprise just 54 two- and three-bedroom residences across 26 levels, a level of low-density living rarely delivered in this beachside pocket between Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach.

The project has been conceived as a resident-only building, with no short-stay accommodation permitted. SIERA says the model is intended to appeal to long-term owner-occupiers rather than transient holiday demand.

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Residences have been designed with large-format layouts and expansive glazing, with most apartments featuring more than 30 metres of glass frontage to maximise natural light and ocean views.

The amenity offering spans two levels and centres on wellness and lifestyle, including a heated magnesium pool, sauna, yoga and Pilates studio, gymnasium, private dining facilities, cinema lounge, and dedicated surfcraft storage.

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More than half of the apartments have already sold. SIERA has also opened a sales gallery for Exhale at its Chevron Island commercial premises, near its Tapestry tower and the site of its second Chevron Island apartment development, which is slated to launch in early 2027.
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Mirvac secured the weekend sellout of its new land release in Sydney&#39;s rural far south west.

The initial 28 lots at The Village Menangle near Campbelltown, were the first new land release by Mirvac for five years.

Set 56 kilometres from the CBD, the sales sat between $444,900 and $505,900.

The lots were sold on Saturday after buyers registered online last week.

The registrations were capped at 125 but went well beyond that, Toby Long, general manager residential development for Mirvac in NSW told The Australian Financial Review.

Noting the area was still mostly rural Long suggested it&rsquo;s &ldquo;almost like we were selling a feeling rather than property&rdquo;.

Mirvac has worked with Wollondilly Council to develop The Village design guidelines to help builders create homes that sit comfortably within the Heritage Conservation Area.

The NSW Government has prompted Macarthur as the major destination for retail, tertiary education and health services, with expansion of Macarthur Square, Campbelltown Hospital, Campbelltown Private Hospital, the University of Western Sydney and Campbelltown TAFE.

In 2017 the state government announced a 958-hectare land release to make way for 3000 new homes and a town centre in rural Menangle Park.

Mirvac has sold out its first new land release in south west Sydney for five years

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Mirvac sells out its first new land release in Sydney's Menangle

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The Melbourne-based house and land developer Moremac Property Group has taken the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) award in the Environmental Excellence category for their Point Lonsdale project The Point.

Moremac was recognised for having established the most sophisticated tidally based waterway in Victoria, as well as developing a complex sustainability master plan for its residential community.

The 600 home project, which is two-thirds in to its development, offers house and land packages with blocks ranging from 350 sqm to 700 sqm and priced from $374,000, as well as a collection of townhomes. 

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Moremac purchased the land on the Bellarine Peninsula in 2013 which had been unrehabilitated after having been mined for shell grit for over four decades.

They undertook a recovery plan to breathe life back to the area and grow an estate that protected and enhanced the natural ecosystem.

This included designing a fully monitored water quality solution to protect the RAMSAR-listed Swan Bay, Lakes Cutting and Lake Victoria which effectively blended environmental conservation with urban development and delivered a solution for potential sea-level rise from climate change.

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Moremac project director Doug Vallance said that given the significant site degradation, rigid compliance frameworks and approval hurdles had to be overcome at Federal, State and Local Government level.

“We inherited an abused site with soil contamination and illegally dumped waste; parts of the site were hyper saline and the concentration of salinity was increasing," Vallance said.

“The nutrient load that was coming through from Lake Victoria was also something that needed to be managed.”

“It was a complex undertaking, one that required the team to address environmental, structural, political, and social challenges.”

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Designed in harmony with the coastal landscape, The Point residences are built along 6.2 kilometres of winding canals, engineered to be self-sustaining by the flushing tides in a single direction to maintain water quality around the waterway.

“The Point has been a one-on-one lesson on how to undertake development within a coastal environment, and in one of the most challenging spots across Australia.” 

“There is another set of culverts to be built under the Bellarine Highway, which will assist in completing the loop in the waterways so you get the full tidal flushing movement.” 

“At the moment it’s a push-pull tidal movement, rather than a full flush - there is also some culverts to be built under Fellows Road as part of the next phase of construction.” 

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Vallance says The Point has been one of Moremac’s most rewarding projects.
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Moremac undertook a recovery plan to breathe life back to the area and grow an estate that protected and enhanced the natural ecosystem



Moremac Property Group wins UDIA Award for environmental excellence for The Point in Point Lonsdale

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Potter George Group achieved record sales volume at its outer Melbourne residential projects over the Christmas period.

The group sold 67 lots across its Trijena and Kerani Heights (pictured above) projects in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor.

“Our sales were constantly solid throughout the year, capped off with a particularly strong December with Trijena selling 50 lots for the month and Kerani achieving 17 sales,’’ said project manager Scott Payten.

It took sales in Trijena to just over 400 of the 624 available lots.

“Enquiry has been highly encouraging for the start of 2021 and we look forward to building on this strong momentum,’’ Mr Payten said.

Trijena is located 33km from the CBD and close to train stations at Craigieburn and Donnybrook.

The $175 million project comprises 624 lots in total, surrounded by shopping and medical centres, schools, colleges and a host of sporting and leisure centres either underway or in planning.

Restricted to 200 easy-building homesites in a range of sizes, Kerani Heights is located in the new suburb of Fraser Rise which is adjacent to Caroline Springs.

The project is a short drive from established amenities including, Watergardens Shopping Centre and Central Shopping Centre both at Caroline Springs, schools and colleges, medical centres, national parks and public transport options.
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The group sold 67 lots across its Trijena and Kerani Heights projects in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor

Potter George Group secure record sales volume in outer Melbourne over Christmas break

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The diversified developer ID_Land has spent $40 million buying two adjoining sites in Geelong's Armstrong Creek which will add over 500 greenfield lots and $135m to its rapidly growing pipeline.

Planning is currently underway for the project, dubbed The Reserve, with the project slated to hit the market early this year.

Regional property sales have experienced significant growth this year, driven by a shift in work- from-home habits, an increased focus on lifestyle amenity, and government stimulus.

ID_Land’s joint managing directors Matthew Belford and Jeffrey Garvey believe the strategic acquisition of the two Geelong parcels will anchor the developer’s regional portfolio and complement its built-form pipeline.

“Throughout 2020, regional projects have consistently outperformed other growth corridors, and we are predicting strong demand to continue over the coming years," the development duo said.

"The other part of our portfolio where we are seeing sustained demand is for medium and high- density living is in the inner ring of metropolitan Melbourne, both of which reinforce the need for diverse housing options throughout regional and metropolitan Melbourne.

“Strong sales across our regional portfolio is reinforcing our team’s belief that regional markets are undergoing a generational shift; the trend towards regional living continues to grow, particularly in the wake of COVID-19 and the rethink in lifestyle priorities it has elicited among buyers.

“Armstrong Creek is an area we have great confidence in, it is an infrastructure-rich location that benefit from a well thought-out precinct structure plan, continued investment from private enterprises and government, and the economic tailwinds created by its forecasted population growth,” Belford said.

“Our regional holdings currently encompass approximately 30% of our portfolio – $250m across the 615-lot Willow in Gisborne, and over 1000 lots at Watermark and Glenlee in Armstrong Creek, which have a combined value of $275m – regional projects will continue to be a focus, given the ongoing demand for high-quality housing stock, available government stimulus, and scarcity of supply across some locales,” Garvey said.

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<h2><a href="/buildings/yarraville-place-2-banool-avenue-yarraville">Yarraville Place, Yarraville</a></h2>

Address: 2 Banool Avenue, Yarraville, VIC 3013

Prices from: $820,000

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Only six townhouses remains in Yarraville Place, a collection of three bedroom townhouses designed by the award-winning architecture firm Rothelowman. Estimated for completion in early 2022, Yarraville Place townhouses have three or four bedrooms, two bathrooms and off-street parking. They're estimated to be completed in early 2022.

<h2><a href="/buildings/canvas-272-barkly-street-brunswick">Canvas, Brunswick</a></h2>

Address: 272 Barkly Street, Brunswick VIC 3056

Prices from: $440,000

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Canvas was ID_Land's first foray in to the apartment sector, with sales launching in October 2020 for the apartments on Brunswick's sought-after Barkly Street. Another designed by Rothelowman with interiors by Hecker Guthrie, Canvas' façade pays homage to Brunswick’s industrial past. Formed by concrete construction and urban design principles, the visual grid spans the building, framing each apartment.

It comprises 62 one, two and three bedroom apartments, with one bed apartments starting from $440,000 and two bedroom apartments priced from $680,000, with parking.

<a href="/buildings/the-walter-2-6-walter-street-hadfield">The Walter, Hadfield</a>

Address: 2-6 Walter Street, Hadfield VIC 3046

Prices from: $635,000

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The Walter is one of ID_Land's finished projects in Melbourne's northern suburb of Hadfield.

Architecturally designed by Peddle Thorp, The Walter comprises 64 townhouses with prices starting from $635,000 for townhouses spanning between 120 sqm and 124 sqm of living space. To get 144 sqm of living space, prices edge up to $685,000.

 

 

 
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Planning is currently underway for the project, dubbed The Reserve, with the project slated to hit the market early this year.

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A growing number of land developers are conspiring to advertise high-risk house and unregistered land packages that hasn’t been titled by local councils.
Inexperienced first-time buyers need to beware before purchasing these properties.
Buyer’s agency DPP Property founder Zaki Ameer warns that when developers promote unregistered land, there’s usually a hidden risk attached.
First-time buyers may be conned into paying deposits for the packages with the aim of utilising the $25,000 HomeBuilder grant, which will finish at the end of this year.
However, in most cases, councils delay title processing on unregistered land, often up to 12 to 18 months.
“So, immediately, [first-time homebuyers] are giving back $25,000 on any savings they might have made on the package”, Ameer said.
Buyers are also locked into the contract until the full payment due date, which could be up to 48 months away, leaving them at risk of being sued by developers and builders if they have to forfeit the land purchase.
Ameer is calling for state governments to tighten land sale regulations, especially to first time home buyers who can easily fall prey to colourful marketing tactics.
The DPP Property founder also hopes governments put an end to delayed settlements.
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First home buyers urged to avoid buying unregistered land

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The real estate sales and marketing company Oliver Hume has appointed Julian Coppini as chief executive officer to its project marketing division. 
Mr Coppini, 41, is currently chief operating officer of project marketing.
he first joined the company as chief financial officer in 2015. 
As chief executive officer – project marketing, Mr Coppini will be responsible for a team of more than 100 employees managing a portfolio of projects across Victoria and South East Queensland valued at more than $5 billion.
Oliver Hume currently manages sales and marketing for 40 projects on behalf of more than 20 developers across the country. 
Corporation group managing director Michael Duster said the appointment recognised Mr Coppini’s contribution to the business over the last five years.
“Julian has done an outstanding job since joining Oliver Hume in February 2015 and will be focused on leading the Project Marketing team as well as driving technology innovation in the company's systems, processes and workflows,” he said. 
“Julian has provided strong leadership over recent months as the business adjusted to the coronavirus crisis and is the right person to lead us into the future.” 
Oliver Hume specialises in the delivery of new residential property developments throughout Australia. For over 65 years, the company has been offering expert services to the development industry including project marketing, project and corporate advisory, property fund syndication, development site sales and acquisitions and property and asset management. 
Mr Coppini was appointed chief financial officer of the Oliver Hume group in early 2015 before being appointed chief operating officer of the company’s real estate agency business (Project Marketing division) in early 2016.
After graduating from RMIT with a bachelor of business, Julian commenced his career with leading accounting firm KPMG, where he spent seven years in the assurance division primarily focusing on the property industry.
He was appointed group financial controller of listed pharma group Sigma Pharmaceuticals in 2007 before being appointed in 2010 as chief financial officer of Australia’s largest privately owned construction development company, Grocon Pty Ltd.
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Housing design company Pettit &amp; Sevitt co-founder Brian Pettit has died at the age of 85.
With Ron Sevitt, he founded <a href="https://www.pinterest.com.au/adamharrispin/pettit-%2B-sevitt-ken-woolley-merchant-builders-grae/" target="_blank">the affordable housing design company</a> in the early 1960s.
Some 3500 Pettit &amp; Sevitt project homes for mostly middle-class aspirational buyers were designed and built by the company until it closed in the late 1970s.
The duo had met at ­Sun-Line Homes.
In collaboration with architect Ken Woolley they helped pioneer the open-plan living trend.
Last month a Pettit &amp; Sevitt-designed home at Bilgola Plateau (pictured below) sold for $1.55 million through agent Simon Gourlay.
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It had last sold for $400,000 in 1997, having had only two owners since being built by a flight traffic officer.
Val Sevitt, the widow of Ron, is putting together three updated designs set for marketing next year.
“Pettit &amp; Sevitt was a quirky name which people still fondly remember,” she said yesterday.
This article first appeared in The Daily Telegraph. 
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A new home construction in Port Adelaide has marked its dirt-breaking.
The Dock One masterplanned community will feature about 750n townhouses and apartments, as well as hotel rooms, across a 10.2-hectare land area.
The first stage will include 78 townhouses and 33 apartments.
Future stages will include a boutique retro hotel with 90 rooms and 5000 square metres of green parkland.
Starfish Developments’ Managing Director Damon Nagel said groundworks are already completed and Civils are on track at Dock One, with slabs to be poured this week for the first townhouses.
“This key stage of development is not just significant for Dock One and for Port Adelaide, it’s a real show of confidence for all South Australia to know that rejuvenation of the Port, and the last undeveloped dockland in Australia, is finally underway,” Nagel said.
City of Port Enfield Mayor Claire Boan said she was excited by the new vibrancy emerging at Port Adelaide and welcomed the contribution made by Dock One.
“(Dock One) will help bring more businesses to the Port, attracted to the area due to the extra accommodation that will be available to people. So bring on extra people into the Port, continue to bring it back to life .... we’re starting to bring the Port alive and you guys are part of that with us so thanks very much,” said Boan.
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Ground broken at Dock One masterplanned community at Port Adelaide

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Many of us do not need to hear any more warnings from <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/" target="_blank">the IPCC</a>, <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2209126-david-attenborough-on-climate-change-we-cannot-be-radical-enough/" target="_blank">David Attenborough</a> or climate activists like <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/11/greta-thunberg-schoolgirl-climate-change-warrior-some-people-can-let-things-go-i-cant" target="_blank">Greta Thunberg</a>. We have seen enough to be convinced that limitless <a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/post-capitalism-life-within-environmental-limits" target="_blank">economic growth and the globalisation of high-consumption lifestyles</a> have <a href="https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/whatliesbeneath" target="_blank">brought our planet’s life-support systems to the brink of collapse</a>.
In response to today’s urgent ecological and social problems, we often hear calls from sustainability advocates about the need to “<a href="https://www.sloww.co/downshifting-simple-living/" target="_blank">downshift</a>” away from consumer lifestyles, to practise <a href="https://theconversation.com/a-revolution-disguised-as-organic-gardening-in-memory-of-bill-mollison-66137" target="_blank">permaculture</a> and to embrace <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-simple-life-manifesto-and-how-it-could-save-us-33081" target="_blank">simpler ways</a> to live. When these <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-suburbs-are-the-spiritual-home-of-overconsumption-but-they-also-hold-the-key-to-a-better-future-108496" target="_blank">movements scale up</a>, the argument goes, we will “<a href="http://theconversation.com/life-in-a-degrowth-economy-and-why-you-might-actually-enjoy-it-32224">degrow</a>” our economies to a sustainable scale.
Important though these analyses and perspectives are, they almost always leave something critical out of the conversation. There is a very powerful reason we are currently unable to move toward a simpler and sustainable society: the costs of securing access to land for housing often mean only the relatively affluent can afford such “green lifestyles”.
In response to this problem, we offer some ideas to show how public land could be used for sustainable forms of community-led development.
Creating a place like Sustainable Fawkner’s ‘Dandelion Patch’ depends on access to suitable land. More creative public housing policies could lead the way in developing more community food gardens.
The property system makes simple living hard
Recognition of the need for <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-strikes-greta-thunberg-calls-for-system-change-not-climate-change-heres-what-that-could-look-like-112891" target="_blank">system change</a> is growing. But those arguing for high-impact societies to downshift toward cultures of sustainable consumption need to acknowledge a fundamental problem more clearly: simply keeping a roof over our heads can demand an energy-intensive lifestyle and a dependence on market growth.
Why? Having to buy or rent a home in capitalist societies like Australia has huge implications for most of us. It affects what we do for work, how much we work, our need for a car, etc. And, if you can barely afford land or your own home, putting solar panels on the roof, working part-time or growing your own organic food all become very unlikely.
In short, securing the basic need for housing is putting people in <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-home-owners-falling-behind-on-mortgage-as-debt-climbs-20190617-p51yhg" target="_blank">more and more debt</a>. This often means any attempt at “dropping out” of market consumerism first involves a whole lot of “dropping in”. The consequences of this reality are anything but <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.amazon.com/Affluenza-When-Much-Never-Enough/dp/1741146712" target="_blank">simple, local and sustainable</a>.
A different type of land and housing opportunity is needed for reasons of sustainability and equity. Central here is the recognition that access to land, just as with air and water, is not a market product. <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/LandAndHR/Pages/LandandHumanRightsIndex.aspx" target="_blank">It is a human right</a> and should be recognised as such.
Even discussing land reform in terms of “affordable housing” still frames land as a market commodity. These discussions often rely on notions of charity and welfare to increase access to land when it really should be available as a right.
But in a nation where simply <a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/07/negative-gearing-reform-dead-buried-cremated/" target="_blank">abolishing negative gearing appears to be politically unpalatable</a>, it would be pragmatic, as a first step, to explore less controversial but still effective policy approaches.
Pointers to rethinking how we govern land
There are <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1941069" target="_blank">many conceptions</a> of property, which means we do not simply have to choose between free market capitalism and state socialism. In Singapore, for example, <a href="https://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/history" target="_blank">more than 80% of residents live in state-provided housing</a>.
Societies can govern access to land in an infinite variety of ways. Each way distributes or concentrates wealth and power in progressive or regressive ways.
One policy deserving of attention involves attempting to transcend the “welfare” framing of existing uses of public housing. Already, secure access to public land has empowered some residents to participate <a href="https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/living/rights-responsibilities/get-involved/chapters/community-greening-program" target="_blank">in programs such as community food gardens, resources repair/share programs, housing management, maintenance</a> and, in the UK, even <a href="http://www.forevergreen.org.uk/Forever_Green_Ecological_Architects/hedgehog-self-build-housing-co-op" target="_blank">housing construction</a>.
In New South Wales, <a href="https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/living/rights-responsibilities/get-involved/chapters/community-greening-program" target="_blank">50,000 public housing residents</a> have converted many hectares of land in social housing areas into gardens growing vegetables, fruit and flowers. In Victoria, <a href="http://www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au/community-gardens/our-services-2/" target="_blank">more than 20 public housing estates</a> have established community gardens.
If these self-selecting residents could be <a href="http://ntwonline.weebly.com/" target="_blank">better supported and validated</a>, their status in society (and how they might conceive of themselves) could move from being regarded as “social dependants” to “pioneers of a new economy”. By showing that access to public land can help with the emergence of local and sustainable <a href="https://thenextsystem.org/cultivating-community-economies" target="_blank">community economies</a>, such experiments could be the cultural driver of a broader policy rethink of how we govern land.
For example, more public land could be made available for <a href="http://www.forevergreen.org.uk/Forever_Green_Ecological_Architects/hedgehog-self-build-housing-co-op" target="_blank">housing construction collectives</a>, where people participate in building their own homes under the guidance of experts. Australia could seek inspiration from Senegal, where <a href="https://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/06/17/senegal-transforming-14000-villages-into-ecovillages/" target="_blank">14,000 ecovillages</a> are being developed.
In governing land we are limited only by our imaginations. Currently, a chronic lack of imagination is being shown. It is time to experiment with new frameworks that can increase access to land and thereby empower more people to explore lifestyles of <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-suburbs-are-the-spiritual-home-of-overconsumption-but-they-also-hold-the-key-to-a-better-future-108496" target="_blank">reduced consumption and increased self-sufficiency</a>. 
The first step is recognising the obstacle
We call on the <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1469540512444019" target="_blank">simple living</a>, <a href="https://retrosuburbia.com/" target="_blank">permaculture</a> and <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811321306" target="_blank">degrowth</a> movements – and the sustainability movement more generally – to better recognise the obstacle that access to land presents to achieving their goals. More energy and activism should be dedicated to envisioning, campaigning for and experimenting with <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.routledge.com/Housing-for-Degrowth-Principles-Models-Challenges-and-Opportunities/Nelson-Schneider/p/book/9781138558052" target="_blank">alternative property and housing arrangements</a>.
Our purpose is not to dismiss the importance of the various <a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/post-capitalism-life-within-environmental-limits" target="_blank">downshifting movements</a>. We need as many people as possible pushing against the tide of consumerism and showing that low-impact living can be <a href="http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue61/Alexander1_61.pdf" target="_blank">good living</a>.
These social movements will help create the culture of <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Sufficiency-Economy-Samuel-Alexander/9780994160614" target="_blank">sufficiency</a> that is needed to support a politics of sustainability. But any such politics must include more empowering and creative land policies.<img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/121246/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;">
Alex Baumann, Casual Academic, School of Social Sciences &amp; Psychology, Western Sydney University. 
Samuel Alexander, Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne.
This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/access-to-land-is-a-barrier-to-simpler-sustainable-living-public-housing-could-offer-a-way-forward-121246" target="_blank">original article</a>.
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Access to land is a barrier to simpler, sustainable living

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Sovereign Estate at Ormeau, a hinterland town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, has nearly sold out.
Local builder Choice Homes offer a <a href="https://www.choicehomes.com.au/estate/sovereign-estate" target="_blank">range of house and land packages</a> starting from $440,000.
They have a range of three to four bedroom houses with two living areas, two bathrooms and garaging for at least one car.
There are only 15 lots remaining of the 50 lots that were launched this time last year.
This estate is in walking distance to Ormeau Woods State School, a short drive to the new Westfield Coomera Town Centre and an easy commute to Brisbane in the North and the Gold Coast in the South.
Recent buyer Justin Fursey says Sovereign Estate is perfect for his work and lifestyle needs.
“I’m a sales rep so do a lot of travelling up and down the highway and out west and having easy access to the M1 is a real plus for me,” Fursey says.
“I’ve lived in Ormeau before and really like the area, so when it came to buying here I found Sovereign Estate ticked all the boxes as far as home types on offer, quality of build, and of course location.
“There are other options in the area, but I found them too far from the motorway and Choice Homes have really gone above and beyond through their purchasing process.”
For more information, <a href="https://www.choicehomes.com.au/estate/sovereign-estate" target="_blank">click here</a>.
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