The Victorian Government has secured the passage of the Building Legislation and Treasury Legislation (Tax Relief) Amendment Bill 2026, introducing a suite of reforms aimed at improving consumer protection and confidence in the apartment market.

Resilience Insurance, Australia’s leading Latent Defects Insurance (LDI) provider, has welcomed the move.

The LDI elements of the Bill passed with bipartisan support and now moves to the Legislative Council where debate and passage are expected later this month. It represents a significant milestone in the national shift toward stronger, longer-term protection for apartment buyers.&nbsp;

The reform would deliver practical benefits across the housing system. Apartment owners will have stronger protection if major defects emerge, developers and builders will have a clearer quality framework to work within, and the State will reduce the risk of serious building failures becoming a long-term financial and social burden for households, communities and government.&nbsp;

LDI helps support apartment delivery while providing stronger protection for buyers and encouraging better construction outcomes.&nbsp;

Resilience LDI provides apartment owners with 10 years of insurance-backed cover for major structural defects from completion, with direct claim access to the insurer. This means owners are not required to first pursue developers or builders through costly legal action before accessing protection.&nbsp;

Resilience Insurance has been operating in Australia since 2022 and has already insured hundreds of development projects covering many thousands of apartments across Australia.&nbsp;

At approximately 1.8 per cent of build cost, it is a cost-competitive alternative to the traditional two per cent Strata Bond, bond while delivering significantly broader and longer protection.&nbsp;

“The Victorian Lower House vote shows that reforms like this succeed when they are practical, evidence-based and supported by industry," says Corey Nugent, CEO of Resilience Insurance.

"Victoria is moving quickly on a reform that will make a real difference for apartment buyers, while supporting better building outcomes and greater confidence in apartment delivery.

“This is step one. We look forward to the Bill completing its passage through the Legislative Council and to working with government and industry to implement the framework effectively.”&nbsp;

Fast Facts: What is Resilience LDI?&nbsp;

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	<li>Resilience Latent Defects Insurance (LDI): Covers major structural defects for 10 years from completion.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Consumer-first: Direct claim access, no need for lengthy legal action.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Cost advantage: At approximately 1.8% of build cost, LDI is typically priced below the traditional 2% Strata Bond while offering broader protection.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Market leader: Resilience Insurance is the first approved LDI provider in NSW.</li>
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The Building Legislation and Treasury Legislation (Tax Relief) Amendment Bill 2026 has passed the Victorian Lower House, putting Victoria on track to become the first state to legislate an industry workable LDI framework as a formal alternative to the Strata Building bond. 

Joel Robinson

10-year Latent Defects Insurance for new apartment buyers set to land in Victoria

Just a few months after acquiring a prime Broadbeach site on the corner of First Avenue and Surf Parade, family-run developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/raptis">Raptis</a> has filed fresh plans for a new apartment development.

Raptis is seeking to deliver a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/17-19-first-avenue-broadbeach-qld-4217">29-storey tower with 73 apartments</a> on the 818 sqm site. It will be the developer's seventh project in the suburb, as they are approaching completion of The Sterling on George Avenue.

There will be a pool, barbecue and outdoor dining area, residents lounge and dining, sauna and steam room, gym, and a Yoga and Pilates studio.

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Raptis Joint Managing Director, Evan Raptis, says they remain&nbsp;committed to developing quality infill sites across the Gold Coast in the lead-up to the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

"This project continues our long track record of delivery in Broadbeach, and we look forward to bringing another premium development to this thriving precinct."

The announcement follows strong delivery momentum for Raptis, with The Sterling Broadbeach nearing completion and construction well underway on the final stage of the Waterpoint community adjacent to Harbour Town. The developer's continued investment in the Gold Coast reflects confidence in the region's apartment market fundamentals, underpinned by sustained Southeast Queensland population growth.&nbsp;

The outlook for the region is further bolstered by infrastructure investment tied to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, which is expected to drive continued economic and population growth across the SEQ corridor.&nbsp;

Subject to a favourable response from Gold Coast City Council, construction on the new First Avenue tower is targeted to commence before the end of 2026.&nbsp;

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/it-s-all-in-the-family-four-decades-later-raptis-continues-to-shape-the-gold-coast-skyline">It’s all in the family: Four decades later, Raptis continues to shape the Gold Coast skyline</a>

Read more: <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/qld/raptis-secures-prime-surf-parade-site-for-next-broadbeach-apartment-development">Raptis secures prime Surf Parade site for next Broadbeach apartment development</a> 
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Gold Coast developer brings seventh Broadbeach project to market, targeting construction commencement before year end

First look: Raptis lodges plans for new 29-storey Broadbeach tower 

Brisbane development veteran Kevin Seymour's Seymour Group is set to deepen its presence on one of Brisbane's most tightly held riverfront addresses, lodging revised plans for a luxury apartment development on Oxlade, just a few doors down from The Oxlade, which it completed in 2024.

The <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/70-72-oxlade-drive-new-farm-qld-4005">new project at 70-72 Oxlade Drive</a>, directly north of The Oxlade, will have 27 apartments across a seven-storey building&nbsp;overlooking the Brisbane River and Merthyr Park. It's a revision from a 2021-approved design.

Designed by bureau^proberts, the project has evolved from the previously approved 26-apartment scheme, introducing an additional penthouse level while maintaining a low-density, boutique character. The development will comprise 26 three-bedroom apartments and a single four-bedroom penthouse, supported by two basement levels with 86 car spaces and 34 bicycle spaces.

The architectural response is centred around two distinct building forms separated by a landscaped open-air atrium.&nbsp;"This dual composition captures and embraces Brisbane’s subtropical environment whilst breaking down built form and scale," the submission to the Brisbane City Council noted.

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A defining feature of the design is a deep landscaped void running through the centre of the building, creating what bureau^proberts describes as a "natural ravine" that enhances airflow, daylight penetration and resident amenity. The design report notes that the separation of the two building volumes is intended to maximise natural light, cross-ventilation and outlook while strengthening connections to the surrounding riverfront setting.

Curved balcony edges, integrated planting and extensive landscaping throughout the façade reinforce the subtropical design approach. The building's façade is softened by elevated gardens and planter beds, creating a green edge that complements the established landscape character of Oxlade Drive and neighbouring Merthyr Park.

New Farm has become one of Brisbane's most sought-after suburbs for developers delivering premium downsizer-focused apartments.

GRAYA has been particularly active in the precinct, completing both Chalk and York in recent years, while construction of Moray House, being delivered for Spyre, is now nearing completion. Architect-turned-developer Joe Adsett recently launched <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/arcilla-new-farm-by-joe-adsett-28-maxwell-street-new-farm-qld-4005">Arcilla on Maxwell Street</a>, an exclusive collection of just nine apartments.

First look: Seymour Group returns to New Farm's Oxlade Drive with riverfront apartment plans

A new residential tower will be the first piece of a broader mixed-use precinct set to reshape a prominent Newcastle West site, with local developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/gwh">GWH</a> bringing its <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/cambridge-quarter-newcastle-west-12-denison-street-newcastle-west-nsw-2302">Cambridge Quarter</a> vision to market.

The first release, Tempo, will introduce 87 apartments across a 24-storey tower, marking Stage 1 of the residential component of a larger urban regeneration project planned for the western end of Newcastle's city centre, encompassing the former Cambridge Hotel site.

Positioned on Denison Street, Tempo has been designed as the inaugural building within Cambridge Quarter, a precinct that will ultimately combine apartments, retail activation and revitalised public spaces including the revamping of the Cambridge Hotel.

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The tower will comprise a mix of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, including layouts with multipurpose rooms, catering to a broad cross-section of owner-occupiers. Apartment sizes range from around 60 sqm to 192 sqm, with a number of residences oriented to capture views across Newcastle Harbour, the city skyline and coastline.

GWH has emphasised liveability in the design, with open-plan layouts extending to generous balconies and terraces. Residents will have a choice of two interior palettes, while specifications include engineered stone benchtops, SMEG appliances, full-height bathroom tiling and secure building access. Premium upgrade packages will also be available.

Multiple rooftop resident retreats will provide communal outdoor space overlooking the harbour and city, offering an elevated amenity layer above the activity of the precinct below.

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The broader Cambridge Quarter vision extends beyond the residential tower itself. Ground-level retail activation and landscaped public areas are planned throughout the precinct, creating a walkable neighbourhood environment connected to the surrounding renewal of Newcastle West. The Cambridge Hotel is also earmarked for future redevelopment into a family-friendly hospitality venue integrated with the new precinct.

The project is strategically positioned within walking distance of Newcastle Interchange, providing access to light rail, regional rail services and direct connections to Sydney. Residents will also be close to Honeysuckle, Newcastle Harbour and the city's beaches and coastal walkways.

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For GWH, Cambridge Quarter represents one of its most significant Newcastle developments to date. The locally based developer, which has operated in the Hunter region since 1995, describes the project as a new chapter in the ongoing transformation of Newcastle West.

GWH Executive Director Jonathan Craig said the project had been shaped by a focus on creating lasting community connections.

"We take pride in creating places that last. Spaces where people feel connected, comfortable and a genuine sense of belonging," Craig said.

"Cambridge Quarter is something we are truly proud of, a place shaped by local knowledge, built with care and designed to be part of Newcastle's next chapter."

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GWH unveils first release at landmark Cambridge Quarter precinct in Newcastle West

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/ss-projects">S&amp;S Projects</a>,&nbsp;Rainbow Bay's busiest developer,&nbsp;has officially lodged plans for the largest development in its booming local portfolio, seeking approval for a further 88 apartments on Boundary Street.

The proposal&nbsp;at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/209-213-boundary-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">209–213 Boundary Street, Coolangatta</a>,&nbsp;marks the next chapter in the developer's transformation of the southern Gold Coast beachside precinct. It will be its fifth in the area, having already delivered Flow, Awaken and Esprit, while construction continues on the 38-apartment Radia. The new project would rise 57 metres above a consolidated 1,518 sqm site, on the same street as Radia and Esprit.

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Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/cottee-parker-architects">Cottee Parker</a>, the proposed development comprises 88 two and three-bedroom apartments across a contemporary podium-and-tower form that integrates extensive landscaping from street level through to the rooftop.

The tower would be delivered above a basement and multi-level podium accommodating resident and visitor parking, with the residential component commencing from level three. The design incorporates cascading planting throughout the façade, landscaped podium edges, and deep planting zones along the Boundary Street frontage.

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A key feature of the development is its expansive rooftop wellness and recreation precinct. Plans reveal a resort-style pool deck, gymnasium, sauna, steam room, hot and cold plunge pools, rooftop terraces, barbecue areas and landscaped relaxation spaces positioned to capture views across the southern Gold Coast coastline.

The rooftop wellness focus builds on the vision S&amp;S Projects first outlined when it acquired the site for $20.25 million last year.

"We are taking every advantage to create a truly unique rooftop wellness experience with a natural feel for residents, offering stone features throughout and an underlying theme that emulates a botanical garden," S&amp;S Projects founder and director Paul Gedoun said at the time.

The proposal seeks a 57-metre building height, representing a 50 per cent uplift on the site's mapped 38-metre height limit. Planning documents argue the additional height is consistent with recently approved and emerging towers in the immediate Boundary Street and Rainbow Bay precinct.

Urbis, acting as planning consultant, said the development would provide "88 dwellings, comprising a mix of two and three-bedroom apartments, contributing to housing choice and supply within an established medium to high-rise coastal urban neighbourhood."

The scheme has undergone extensive pre-lodgement consultation with the City of Gold Coast, with the design refined following feedback relating to architectural expression, landscaping, traffic access and podium treatment.

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The architectural team is led by Brisbane-based Cottee Parker, one of Australia's most active residential design studios, with landscape architecture by Dunn + Moran. The consultant team also includes ADG Engineers, Windtech and Acoustic Works.

S&amp;S Projects has become one of the most influential private developers operating on the southern Gold Coast. Since entering Rainbow Bay in 2022, the company has assembled a portfolio exceeding $1 billion in end value, establishing itself as a key player in the area's evolution into a premium apartment destination. Pezet Matheson will again handle the sales for S&amp;S.

Coolangatta is entering another wave of apartment development, following the delivery of several prominent residential projects in recent years.

John Kearney's Immerse Projects will launch&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kaiya-kirra-beach-5-haig-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Kaiya on Haig Street</a>&nbsp;soon, meanwhile, Palm Beach-based Sherpa Property Group is preparing to bring its debut Coolangatta development, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/flourish-viver-87-griffith-street-coolangatta-qld-4225">Flourish Viveré</a>, to market later this year, subject to approvals.

First look: S&S Projects proposes 88-apartment wellness tower at Coolangatta's Boundary Street

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A Hastings Street Noosa Heads investment has been sold for $1.375 million to a local diner investor.
The 194 square metre tenancy has had Montezumas restaurant as a long time tenant.
It was sold to a local investor by Ray White Commercial Noosa and Sunshine Coast North’s Paul Butler and John Petralia.
Set in Bay Village at <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-qld-noosa+heads-501607717" target="_blank">27/18 Hastings Street</a> the sale price of the first floor space represented a yield of 7.9%.
“The buyer has been a regular diner in the restaurant so was familiar with the property and the tenant, who has traded from this site for 14 years,” Paul Butler said.
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The 24-year partnership between Sydney celebrity chef Matt Moran and manager-restaurateur Peter Sullivan has concluded.
John Lethlean, who reviews restaurants for The Australian but prides himself as a professional restaurant industry gossip, revealed the news.
The business duo's entity, known as MorSul, is best known for Aria, but has since expanded into several restaurants along with a catering arm and several bars in Sydney and Brisbane.
Moran and his new business partners, Solotel will open a significant venue at the Barangaroo development next year.
Sullivan told John Lethlean that "the time is right for me to leave MorSul and pursue my own projects. It has been a fantastic partnership with Matt over 24 years and I wish him and Solotel all the very best for all their future projects.”
Moran advised “Pete and I have maintained a great friendship while we built a successful business together over the past 24 years, and we are both incredibly proud of that. Pete has decided to move on and we wish him the best in his future endeavours. I am certain they will be a huge success.”
Lethlean was a tad doubtful that it was all that simple.
Moran made a name for himself at the Paddington Inn, becoming the youngest chef to win a Good Food Guide chef's hat, when teaming with Peter Sullivan.
Their next venture, Moran's at Potts Point, won the guide's best new restaurant award in 1996.
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Australian restaurant Granger &amp; Co has secured its third London site.
It is in King's Cross, a 2,500 square foot restaurant site in restored industrial dwellings known as the Stanley Building, at 7 St Pancras Square.
The new site adds to their existing London sites in Clerkenwell and Notting Hill. The third outlet, not far from Google, will be opening in late spring. The 86-cover restaurant will offer all-day dining and take-out coffee.
Bill Granger also operates restaurants worldwide in Tokyo, Honolulu and Seoul.
Bill Granger, the Darlinghurst chef, restaurateur and food writer, and his wife Natalie Elliott recently sold their Bronte house.
Bills Bondi at 79 Hall Street, Bondi was the recent new addition to his stable of restaurants around the world.
Bill Granger got his training at the iconic La Passion du Fruit on Paddington's Oxford Street after hailing from Melbourne. 
The La Passion proprietors Chrissie Juillet and Jean-Claude Wane had that communal sense of a family kitchen table interaction at the cafe, which Granger replicated when he opened the original Bills in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst in 1993, when he was 22.
His Queens Court, Woollahra restaurant recently closed, replaced by the vibrant Luxe.
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Restaurants in Potts Point have been caught in the fallout of liquor laws aimed at late night Kings Cross night spots.
The restaurants failed to tally the amount, in millilitres, sold each hour and submitted quarterly.
The special licence conditions were introduced last year for venues serving alcohol in the Kings Cross entertainment precinct, following community concerns about alcohol-fuelled violence.
They are now being reviewed a year into its operation.
Of the strikes incurred under the special conditions, 11 have been for restaurants, cafes and small bars that failed to provide alcohol sales data, the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing's report shows. 10 were in Potts Point.
Under the tough licensing conditions, all venues in the precinct licensed to trade after 8pm are required to report their alcohol sales every night between 8pm and 5am across eight categories, including light and full-strength beer, spirits and energy drinks. 
Kings Cross Liquor Accord chief Doug Grand, noting many small restaurants lacked the technology to automatically record their sales data, has asked the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing to exempt small venues with no history of violence from the requirements.
Mai Train, whose popular Potts Point Vietnamese restaurant Bay Bua has received one strike, said the reporting requirements were confusing and time-consuming. 
"Nobody gets drunk in a Vietnamese restaurant," she told Fairfax Media.
Another venue pinged under the new rules was Panhandlebar, a 52-seat cafe and wine bar established by Stephen Marks who said ordinarily his annual licence fee would be $400, but having incurred a strike, it could potentially rise to $5400. 
The NSW Small Business Commissioner Robyn Hobbs said she would meet with affected business owners next week, following a request from independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich.
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The Crazy Lobster Restaurant and Cafe has secured a five-year lease at 191 Darling Street, Balmain, Sydney.
It was at a gross annual rent of $105,600 through Ray White’s Tim Morrison.
The property is a 94-square-metre restaurant in a sandstone building on Darling Street that sits 60 plus people. 
Morrison said Crazy Lobster head chef and restaurateur Sasha Alexander currently operated a number of other restaurants in the area.
“Mr Alexander felt there was a gap in Balmain’s restaurant market for a unique menu offering a fusion of cuisines,” he said.
“Crazy Lobster’s menu will comprise a mixture of rustic Italian and French inspired breakfasts as well as handmade pasta and seafood for lunch and dinner.”
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The British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver seems set to open Jamie's Trattoria in Parramatta.
Oliver's first Italian Australian restaurant <a href="/expert-insights/investing/jamie-oliver-needs-to-sell-28-000-bowls-of-spaghetti-to-cover-his-350-000-sydney-rent">opened in Sydney's CBD in 2011</a>, with others following in Perth, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide.
The Pacific Restaurant Group, which holds the franchise for the Oliver restaurant brand in Australia and New Zealand, plans to spend up to $1.4 million fitting out the former bridal store site as a 200 seat restaurant.
Parramatta Council is revamping the mall, renaming the area Bicentennial Square.
It was the premises of the Park Avenue bridal boutique that left hundreds of brides-to-be stranded when it collapsed in August 2013.
<a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-nsw-parramatta-500892087" target="_blank">The 83 Macquarie Street premises</a>, identified by the foodie syndicate in late 2013, were recently indicated as leased.
The space is on the south-west corner of Church Street and Macquarie Street.
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The chef Matt Moran has announced he will open a three-storey restaurant in the harbour-front Barangaroo precinct.
Lend Lease unveiled plans for the restaurant, which will be Moran's seventh Sydney restaurant.
Moran will work with his business partner Peter Sullivan from MorSul and Bruce Solomon and Anna Solomon from Solotel.
“I am not going to do anything I have done before at Barangaroo,” Moran said.
The restaurant, due to open in March 2016 at the southern end near King Street Wharf, will be in a striking building designed by architects Collins and Turner. 
The charcoal building will resemble several stacked shallow bowls, one of about 50 food and beverage outlets at Barangaroo South. 
The restaurant will have a casual lower floor, a more premium restaurant on the middle floor along with a rooftop garden bar.
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“When we were first approached by Lend Lease about joining the precinct, it was the location of the site which was key in our decision making," Matt Moran said.
"We intend to deliver a truly Australian experience at this world-class waterfront venue. Whether you are looking for a casual bar and restaurant, a more premium restaurant or a rooftop garden bar, we will have it all with our offering at Barangaroo and use only the best locally sourced produce to create a showpiece of Sydney dining,” said Matt. 
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Dan Hunter’s new three hats restaurant,<a href="https://braerestaurant.com/"> </a>Brae, at <a href="/news">Birregurra</a>, some 90 minutes south-west of Melbourne, has been named The Age Good Food Guide restaurant of the year.
It is only the third time the award has gone to a restaurant outside of Melbourne.
Brae was also named best new and best regional restaurant in the Gourmet Traveller awards last week.
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Chef Dan Hunter and his wife, Julianne established the $180 set price multi-course menu less than a year ago.
Drawing many of its ingredients from the surrounding gardens and local farms, The Age Good Food Guide co-editor Janne Apelgren said Brae was “a benchmark in contemporary fine dining”.
As for "the Brae Effect" what is very obvious is the surge in new B&amp;B's as without doubt the restaurant has created huge demand for short-stay accommodation. 
That means the 15 or so staff at the restaurant have found local accommodation challenging - some renting in nearby towns like Winchelsea and Colac.
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There have been around 40 property sales since early 2013 at Brae, with prices ranging from $90,000 on Main Street to $1.8 million for an 80 hectare farm on Cape Otway Road. Sales are a bit too erratic to make out an obvious price growth trend.
The restaurant is on a seven hectare holding that sold in May 2013 for $1.05 million to the McCorkell Brown Group, directed by Howard McCorkell and Damien Newton-Brown, who have been building and developing iconic properties together for 15 years.
The property came with the original 1868 cottage, with Corkell and Newton-Brown commissioning James Legge, principal of Six Degrees Architects, to work on the design of the new operation.
Accommodation is currently on the drawing board with Damien Newton-Brown telling Property Observer that he is close to lodging the planning permit application for the accommodation, and if all things go well construction might get underway in early 2015.  
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Brae was formerly Sunnybrae, the pioneering paddock-to-plate restaurant owned and run by chef George Biron who farmed organically with his partner, Di Garrett, who sold the property.
Tulip in nearby Geelong was named the new regional restaurant of the year.
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2015 marks the 35 edition of The Age Good Food Guide which is on sale for $24.99.
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A three storey Victorian-era building at 105 Little Bourke Street fetched $3.5 million, at a record 2.6% yield for Melbourne's Chinatown.
It was a Chinatown record of $16,338 a square metre through CBRE.
A mainland Chinese investor purchased <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-melbourne-501210659" target="_blank">the property</a> which has been occupied by a Japanese restaurant.
There were 18 contracts issued to potential buyers in the tender for the 118 square metre offering.
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Record Melbourne Chinatown sale to mainland Chinese buyer

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The 100 diner East Brunswick premises of Hellenic Republic has been sold for $2,375,000.
The initial price guidance was around $1.9 million for the recent auction.
There were five interested parties for the 340 square metre property at 434 Lygon Street.
It has been listed by Made Establishment through the Killen Thomas agent John Camilleri in conjunction with <a href="https://www.fitzroys.com.au/property/8757/sale/434-lygon-street/brunswick-east-vic-3057/investment-(retail)" target="_blank">Chris Kombi at Fitzroys</a>. 
It is just the premises that sold as the popular 273 square metre eatery will continue to trade after a newly signed 10-year lease.
Hellenic Republic, with its new 10 year plus five and five year lease, was offered returning $120,000 per annum plus outgoings and GST.
Made Establishment is jointly owned by celebrity chef George Calombaris, restaurant entrepreneur George Sykiotis, and steel industry barons Joe Calleja and Tony Lachimea.
The property traded at $824,000 in late 2007 when bought by George C Pty Ltd and Cerberos Pty Ltd.
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