D O C K L A N D S C O O R D I N A T I O N C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T

Agenda Item 5.6

7 October 2008

VICURBAN UPDATE REPORT

Division VicUrban – Docklands and Major Projects

Presenter Michael Hynes, General Manager Docklands and Major Projects

Purpose

1. To update the Docklands Coordination Committee about various development-related events at Melbourne Docklands.

Recommendation from Management

2. That the Docklands Coordination Committee acknowledges the status of development projects within Docklands.

Emerging Issues

Harbour Esplanade Redevelopment

3. In early August 2008, following extensive community consultation, VicUrban released concept plans for the redevelopment of Harbour Esplanade (Concepts comprise Attachment 1). The “Melbourne’s Verandah” concept includes key features such as:

3.1. a boardwalk adjacent to the water;

3.2. a waterfront park, with clearly designated, separated areas for relaxation and activity;

3.3. a “sculptural verandah” providing partial shelter and shade over a pedestrian walkway;

3.4. a designated bike path; and

3.5. consolidation of the tram lines and road reserve within a tree-lined boulevard to allow for the additional green space.

4. The concepts were displayed for community feedback in the Hub at Docklands, with online feedback invited until the end of September 2008. The concepts were also the subject of a stakeholder workshop session on 28 August 2008.

5. VicUrban is now collating the community’s feedback and will then prepare a detailed design before presenting the plans to the State Government. If approved, construction could begin in 2009. Construction will be staged to allow for the evolution of the site as its potential is realised.

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Development Announcements and Site Updates

General

6. Development work is continuing across the Docklands precinct, including the “hinterland” region, with work progressing on planning for the North and South East Stadium precincts, named Lacrosse Docklands and Bourke Junction respectively. Digital Harbour’s new eight-storey, mixed use building, Life.Lab, was officially opened in late August and features retail, office and integrated SOHO (small office home office) units. Medium density housing is under construction at Mirvac’s Yarra’s Edge.

Waterfront City

7. The 21 pods for the Observation Wheel have now been installed. The wheel is on schedule to open by late October 2008.

8. Harbour Town, situated next to the wheel, is currently fitting out. The two levels of shopping, including approximately 90 Brand Direct and 100 traditional retail outlets, are expected to attract local, national and international customers when it opens late in 2008.

NewQuay

9. MAB is preparing to start work on its medium density housing precinct in the NewQuay western precinct. Early works have commenced in the area.

10. NewQuay will soon welcome around 1600 students with the recent announcement that Carrick Institute of Education will be moving into a new seven storey development at 370 Docklands Drive.

Victoria Harbour

11. Construction has commenced on The Merchant, Docklands’ first key worker housing initiative. A Melbourne Affordable Housing rental scheme will be implemented for 67 of the 130 apartments to attract Melbourne’s ‘key workers’ (such as nurses, emergency workers and teachers).

12. Fujitsu staff moved into the new Lend Lease office building The Gauge on Bourke Street in early September 2008, filling the precinct’s first completed building to achieve a six star Green Star rating. Approximately 400 staff joined the 100 Lend Lease staff in the building.

13. New retail continues to open in and around Docklands’ newest retail strip, Merchant Street, with the opening of a bakery, coffee shop, health and beauty outlets, a card shop, Westpac branch and dry cleaner. To ultimately comprise about 50 retail outlets, the precinct will include Docklands’ first Australia Post office.

14. Victoria Green, a new park for the Docklands community, is about to open. The park lies behind the Mosaic and Montage residential buildings in the Victoria Harbour precinct, and will ultimately be part of the municipal area of the City of Melbourne.

15. Construction is also continuing on a number of Victoria Harbour projects, including The Montage, Myer, ANZ and the Children’s Hub.

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Attachments: 1. Harbour Esplanade Redevelopment Concept Plans 2. Melbourne Docklands Community Update September 2008

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Community Involvement

16. VicUrban is continuing to work towards delivering community infrastructure into Docklands, with further investigative work on key human services projects identified by the jointly funded (with City of Melbourne) Community Infrastructure Plan, including a Sport and Recreation Hub and a Lifelong Learning Hub.

17. VicUrban continues to be represented within the Docklands Chamber of Commerce and Docklands Community Association.

Docklands Waterways

18. VicUrban has relocated its Superyacht Marina to the south-western end of Central Pier to allow MAB to commence works on its western precinct development at NewQuay. VicUrban continues to own the marina, which is managed by the City of Melbourne under a service agreement.

Docklands Marketing and Communications

19. Docklands featured in the August 2008 edition of Landscape Architecture Australia, with a commentary on a walk through Docklands. The magazine is the official national magazine of The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects.

20. The quarterly Docklands Community Update (DCU) was circulated in late August 2008 to Docklands residents, the corporate community and retail outlets. The DCU will now provide readers with greater detail around Docklands commercial and residential developments, retail updates, tenant updates and events. The DCU will also profile a major/key tenant each month as well as providing the Docklands community with an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. A total of 5,000 of the newsletters (Attachment 2) were distributed.

21. A Docklands Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) 'Sustainability Sites' pocket guide has been produced and is being distributed across Melbourne Central Business Districts (CBD) information kiosks as well local Hubs and made available online at docklands.com. The guide is also expected to be popular with students who are interested in water sensitive urban design initiatives and other environmentally friendly building methods in Docklands.

Collaborative Projects

22. VicUrban is actively working with the City of Melbourne to progress various projects, including:

22.1. Place Leaders Association September 2008 workshop in Melbourne;

22.2. The Children’s Hub, Victoria Harbour;

22.3. Community Infrastructure Plan communication, location and funding options;

22.4. Waterways Working Group actions;

22.5. Event operations in Docklands;

22.6. Brand Awareness campaigns; and

22.7. Various communication plans.

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Attachments: 1. Harbour Esplanade Redevelopment Concept Plans 2. Melbourne Docklands Community Update September 2008

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Melbourne Docklands Community Update

NEWS UPDATE

In early August, VicUrban unveiled its plans to introduce a

major new waterfront park within the heart of Docklands

– transforming Harbour Esplanade into an area for relaxation

and recreation by the water.

We labelled it ‘Melbourne’s Verandah’, as the concept is

designed to truly celebrate where the water comes to

Melbourne’s front door.

Inspired by sites such as the banks of the Yarra River, the

concept design for Harbour Esplanade aims to ensure this key area

of public space becomes a central destination in its own right,

while providing locals with their own place to rest and play by the

water’s edge.

VicUrban’s vision is to enhance Melbourne’s connection with its

waterfront, by introducing significant waterfront parkland to both

complement and better connect the thriving retail and tourist

offerings of NewQuay, Waterfront City and Victoria Harbour.

Key features of the concept include:

a boardwalk adjacent to the water

a waterfront park, with clearly designated, separated areas for

relaxation and activity

a ‘sculptural verandah’ providing partial shelter and shade

over a pedestrian walkway

a designated bike path

consolidating the tram lines and road reserve within a tree-

lined boulevard to allow for the additional green space

We value your feedback. Feedback forms and more images are

available on www.docklands.com until the end of September.

The detailed design phase will commence after this round

of consultation and VicUrban will then present the plans to

Government. If approved, construction could begin early next year.

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HARBOUR ESPLANADE: MELBOURNE’S VERANDAH

DOCKLANDS COMMUNITY UPDATE

Welcome to VicUrban’s new-look Community Update. You may

notice a few changes to this newsletter and these changes

reflect the growing and changing Docklands’ community.

As the Master Developer of Docklands, VicUrban’s previous

updates have focused on the progress of buildings taking

shape in Australia’s largest urban renewal project. But, now

more than 10 years since the first sod was turned – Docklands

has become so much more than simply a development – it has

become a place. The diverse array of commercial, residential

and tourist infrastructure taking shape is supporting the

growth of an equally diverse community. Docklands is now

home to around 6,000 residents and more than 10,000 workers

a day do business here – and you all need to know what’s going

on around you and what to expect as your new community

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continues to take shape.

So while development of

such infrastructure remains

important - and we will

continue to keep you

updated on its progress

- we will now also focus on

what people, businesses,

facilities and services these

projects are bringing to

our community – and how

the Docklands community

is changing the face of

Melbourne.

Michael Hynes, General Manager - Docklands & Major Projects

Concept image of Melbourne’s Verandah

Attachment 2Agenda Item 5.6

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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

WATERFRONT CITY:

More shops and attractions

Construction is proceeding well on both the Harbour Town

shopping complex and the Southern Star Observation Wheel,

with both to open later this year. The wheel’s 21 ‘pods’ are

currently being attached, which will ultimately showcase some

of the best views of Melbourne and beyond.

Harbour Town will consist of approximately 200 shops

comprising a mix of brand direct outlets, specialty stores,

restaurants, bars and cafes and is expected to be fully open by

the end of the year.

Visitation to the area is also expected to be enhanced by the

announcement that America’s fourth largest retailer, Costco will

move to Waterfront City in 2009 (See Retail Update for more

information).

Proposed future developments also include a 5 star boutique

hotel at Melbourne Yacht Club and an additional 3-4 star

hotel.

NEWQUAY:

More students come to Docklands!

Another major tenant from the education sector has been

attracted to Docklands.

The Carrick Institute of Education will move around 1600

students to NewQuay’s seven story development at 370

Docklands Drive, which has only just finished construction. (See

Tenant Update for further information.)

MAB has also received strong interest in its first stage of

residential waterfront development at NewQuay’s Western

Precinct, to consist of waterfront and park-view luxury

townhouses. The wider community will also be able to enjoy a

new park planned for between the town houses and Docklands

Drive.

Construction on this new residential and community area is

expected to commence this year.

NewQuay was one of the first areas within Docklands to

get underway and also offers a diverse selection of bars and

restaurants along the northern edge of Victoria Harbour, where

it meets Waterfront City.

STADIUM PRECINCT:

Enhancing Links between Docklands and the CBD

Lacrosse Docklands

Construction on the $300 million Lacrosse Docklands project

in the stadium’s north-east corner is expected to begin early in

2009.

The development will enhance links between Docklands’ north-

eastern corner and the CBD by providing two new pedestrian

access points to the stadium from LaTrobe Street.

Lacrosse Docklands will consist of two towers and feature

around 300 SOHO (Small Office Home Office) residential

apartments and 120 Quest serviced apartments.

Retail facilities will also be provided, many of which will open

onto the stadium concourse level and help transform the area

into a thriving, urban stadium environment with activity all year

round and not just at event times.

Bourke Junction

This development is planned to deliver two commercial towers,

a 250 room hotel, a pub and a central mixed-use building

which will also help activate the stadium concourse area by

introducing shops and other facilities.

Two new pathways between the existing Bourke Street

pedestrian bridge and the stadium’s Gate 5 are expected to

WaterFront City,

Southern Star Observation Wheel

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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

improve stadium access pre and post event, whilst also bringing

the CBD’s laneway feel into the Docklands.

The $700 million Bourke Junction development in Telstra

Dome’s south-east corner is expected to start construction in

the latter part of this year.

The project will be delivered in stages, and is scheduled to be

fully completed in 2012.

transformation of Village Street into a food and beverage hub.

It will bring other workers to the Docklands precinct when it

opens in late 2008.

Media House

The Age newspaper is also coming to Docklands, with Fairfax

moving to Batman’s Hill.

The seven storey building will also house 3AW and Magic 1278

radio stations, and the Melbourne bureaux of the Australian

Financial Review and Business Review Weekly.

Construction is well underway on the $110 million development

on the corner of Collins and Spencer Streets, which will see an

additional 1400 workers make the daily commute to Docklands

when complete in late 2009.

Kangan Batman Automotive Centre of Excellence, Stage 2

The diversity of the Docklands community is expected to be

further enhanced, with the latest plans for the Kangan Batman

Automotive Centre of Excellence (ACE) campus to allow for an

additional 500 students once complete.

Plans to build the second stage of the (ACE) campus are now

well progressed, and will extend the existing facilities to include

additional workshop and teaching space.

BATMAN’S HILL:

New Cafe strip for Docklands laneway

Goods Shed North

The refurbishment of the historic Railway Goods Shed No.2

between Collins and Bourke Streets is progressing well. For the

wider community, the development will see a promenade of

cafes and retail outlets introduced along Village Street, creating

a village-like laneway reminiscent of areas within the traditional

CBD.

The project will also provide state-of-the-art, sustainable office

accommodation for VicUrban, the Building Commission and

Plumbing Industry Commission while maintaining key elements

of the shed’s past.

It is aiming to be Victoria’s first heritage listed building to

achieve a 5 Star Green Star rating.

Expected completion is late 2009.

National Foods

Next door to the northern half of the Goods Shed at 737 Bourke

Street, construction is nearing completion on National Foods’

new national headquarters.

The 12-storey building, comprising office accommodation

with retail tenancies at ground level, will play a key role in the

Artist Impression of Bourke Junction (left) and Lacrosse Docklands (right)

Artist Impression of Goods Shed and Village Street

Kangan Batman TAFE

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The ACE is positioned to become the largest and most advanced

automotive training facility in the southern hemisphere, providing

specialist education and training to the industry.

ACE also offers tours of its environmentally sustainable campus.

Bookings can be made at www.aceauto.com.au/what/tour/

Site One

A variety of small businesses have moved into this new

commercial building at 767 Bourke Street, helping to bring

Batman’s Hill to life.

Most recently the restaurant known as The Nixon opened on the

corner of Bourke Street and Batman’s Hill Drive, along with an

IGA Supermarket.

717 Bourke Street

A mix of hotel and educational facilities will be the lynch-pin of

this mixed-used development when completed in 2010.

717 Bourke will include a 297 room Travelodge Hotel, as well as

ESMOD, an internationally acclaimed fashion and design school

offering courses in multi media, interior design, fine arts and

photography.

A bridge to be built over Bourke street as part of the development

is also expected to enhance pedestrian movement throughout

Docklands.

DIGITAL HARBOUR:

Community diversity

Completion of the third of the 11 buildings planned for Digital

Harbour is imminent.

The new eight storey, mixed-use building, Life.lab will feature

retail, office and integrated SOHO (small office, home office)

units and will complement the existing Innovation and Port 1010

buildings, by providing the opportunity for smaller companies to

move to the precinct.

Digital Harbour continues to add to the diversity of Docklands,

building its innovative designs around a central green space and

offering alternative commercial and residential offerings to some

of the larger scale developments in other Docklands precints.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

CENTRAL PIER:

Function centre celebrates

Shed 14’s reputation for housing some of Melbourne’s premium

functionspaces was confirmed recently, when its operator

Atlantic Group was announced winner in the ‘Function Centre

caterer’ category of the Restaurant and Catering Association

Awards for Excellence.

It caps off an amazing year for Atlantic Group, which only

officially opened its doors on the 18th of August 2007.

Peninsula, Sumac, Atlantic and Sketch are complemented by

Shed 9’s Alumbra cocktail bar, which opened in mid 2007 and

has just celebrated its first birthday in its new home (see Retail

Update). Fitting out has commenced across the rest of Shed 9,

with office spaces already open and a community centre, hotel,

photographic studio and other retail facilities set to open later

in 2008.

VICTORIA HARBOUR:

Community facilities progress

Docklands Children’s Hub

The Children’s Hub will provide integrated childcare and

early childhood services to support the growing Docklands

community and is expected to open in early 2009.

A key feature of the Hub will be the central courtyard,

developed as a ‘living and learning’ landscape to provide

children with access to a safe and natural play environment in

the inner-city.

Digital Harbour

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DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

For registrations, please contact the Lady Gowrie childcare

centre on 9347 6388.

The Merchant

The Merchant is a new 130 apartment complex planned for the

corner of Bourke and Merchant Streets. Construction has just

got underway and it is due for completion in December 2009.

The Montage

Taking shape beside Docklands Park is another residential

building, The Montage. Most apartments are sold but there are

some apartments and townhouses still available. The building is

scheduled for completion in mid 2009.

Victoria Green

Docklands will soon have another new park, with Victoria

Green to open for Spring. The public park between The Mosaic

and Montage will provide space for early morning exercise,

lunchtime sandwiches, summer BBQs or walking the dog! With

clever stormwater design, Victoria Green will harness local

rainwater flow for landscape irrigation.

Myer

Another 1,000 workers will move to Docklands when Myer’s

head office is completed in 2010.

The Myer offices will also include ground floor retail to help

activate the extension of Collins Street. There will be three levels

of car parking and 10 levels of office space.

ANZ

It’s hard to miss the progress of ANZ’s new Head Office at 833

Collins Street, with only one more floor to go before reaching its

final height.

History will also be made when Myer and ANZ are completed,

with plans to extend Collins Street (including the tram services)

to Merchant Street, linking Collins Street to the Yarra River for

the first time.

The 6,500 employees expected to move in will also provide a

big boost to the community’s daily population and lead to a

significant increase in activity in and around Victoria Harbour,

See Retail and Tenant Updates for further news on Victoria

Harbour movements, and the latest tenants confirming a move

to Docklands.

YARRA’S EDGE:

New homes with a difference

Plans to build 33 medium-density townhouses to complement

the five existing towers at Yarra’s Edge are well underway, with

work recently beginning on plans for another 18 houses.

The development will consist of dwellings two and three storeys

high and will include waterfront homes, terraces homes and

home offices.

There are plans for more residences, a commercial zone, parks

and marina berths in Yarra’s Edge before completion.

Victoria Harbour

EXTENSION OF HARBOUR ESPLANADE TO CHARLES

GRIMES BRIDGE

Work on stage one of the Harbour Esplanade Extension to

construct a northbound lane from the Charles Grimes Bridge

off-ramp to Bourke Street continues. Whilst the carriageway

appears complete, some additional design work is required on

the alignment of the intersection, meaning the lane won’t be

open to traffic until late 2008.

INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE

Yarra’s Edge

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RETAIL UPDATE

The continued emergence of retail tenants throughout

Docklands is an exciting reflection of increased demand from

our growing community.

To ensure retail continues to develop in a way which both

enhances Docklands and complements the current offerings

within it and the wider CBD, VicUrban, with the support of

the City of Melbourne and the Department of Innovation,

Industry and Regional Development has recently developed the

Docklands Retail Statement.

The document is a companion document to the City of

Melbourne’s Retail Strategy and sets out a series of objectives

and strategies to foster a successful retail environment across

the Docklands’ precincts.

A summary of the Docklands Retail Statement can be found on

www.docklands.com

In other exciting news, Victoria Harbour’s retail precinct

Merchant Street has officially opened. To ultimately comprise

around 50 retail outlets offering a blend of boutique, street-side

cafes and fresh food stores, it will also boast Docklands’ first

Australia Post outlet.

18 outlets are already open, including Safeway, Bread Top

Docklands welcomes Lend Lease to The Gauge at 825 Bourke

Street, in the heart of Victoria Harbour. Around 200 staff have

moved to the precinct, which Lend Lease is responsible for

developing.

Around 400 Fujitsu staff will join Lend Lease in The Gauge at

the start of Spring, fully occupying the first completed, privately

developed building to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star rating for

design.

Bakery, a Westpac branch, Kenny’s Cardiology, a pharmacy and a

medical clinic.

And as plans progress to fully open Harbour Town and the

Southern Star Observation Wheel in Waterfront City by the

end of this year, news has also emerged that Costco will base

its first Australian store at Docklands. The wholesale warehouse

membership club offers everything from jewellery to fresh meat,

and claims to present one of the largest product selections to be

found under a single roof. Schedule to open late 2009, it will

employ 250 staff.

And Central Pier’s reputation for housing some of Melbourne’s

premier night-spots was enhanced by cocktail bar Alumbra’s

first birthday celebrations in July, with the theme ‘a touch of

pink’ (pictured).

TENANT UPDATE

VicUrban also welcomes 600 Infosys employees to the nearby

818 Bourke Street, who moved in at the end of July. When

joined by around 300 AMP staff in September, this building will

also be fully occupied.

News that Carrick Institute of Education will bring an

additional 1600 students and staff to 370 Docklands Drive later

this year, is also set to introduce a new element to NewQuay.

The private education provider prides itself on delivering ‘job

ready graduates’, offering vocational training from Certificate

II to Advanced Diploma level in fields ranging from accounting,

to hairdressing, tourism and hospitality management. It is

actively investigating what facilities or services it may be able to

introduce to enhance the Docklands community.

And banking and insurance giant Suncorp is the first

commercial tenant to commit to the Bourke Junction site in the

stadium precinct’s south-east corner.The Gauge

Alumbra’s 1st Birthday

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National Foods 11

Quattro, 735 Collins Street 12

Media House 13

Kangan Batman Automotive Centre of Excellence 14

Site One 15

717 Bourke Street 16

Life.lab 17

Sheds 9 and14 18

Children’s Hub 19

The Merchant 20

The Montage 21

Victoria Green 22

Myer 23

ANZ 24

Yarra’s Edge 25

Harbour Esplanade Extension Infrastructure 26

Merchant Street & The Gauge Retail 27

The Gauge 28

818 Bourke Street Tenant 29

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Lacrosse Docklands 8

Bourke Junction 9

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YOU ASKED

This edition’s hot topic is Parking at Docklands. Please email

your questions via www.docklands.com

Q What are the plans for future parking facilities in

Docklands?

A On street parking is an important part of developing

vibrant, active streets, but the demand for car

parking means the majority of it will be provided in

off-street facilities.

As new developments are opened, additional car

parking will become available, for example when

Safeway opened, an extra 40 on-street spaces and

170 off-street became available. By the end of 2009,

an extra 2800 public car spaces will be provided as

part of Waterfront City’s expansion

Q Who is responsible for parking facilities in

Docklands?

A On-street parking on existing streets is the

responsibility of Melbourne City Council, as

the municipal authority. Undeveloped areas are

managed by VicUrban, with all development plans

and associated parking allowances approved by the

Minister for Planning.

PROFILES

Maurice CococciaGeneral Manager of Victoria

for Lend Lease Development

Lend Lease is a leading international retail, residential and

commercial property group, integrated with strong investment

management and construction management businesses. It comprises

a number of business units including Delfin Lend Lease, Bovis Lend

Lease, Vivas Lend Lease, Lend Lease Retail, Lend Lease Ventures and

Lend Lease Development.

What do you like most about Docklands?

One, is the location. Docklands has fantastic views, it’s by the water

and is in immediate proximity to the CBD. Victoria Harbour in

particular is surrounded by water with the Harbour to the north and

Yarra River to the south. The second reason is because Lend Lease is

responsible for the development of Victoria Harbour. It is great to

be located right in the middle of the precinct as it takes shape and

grows. The environment here at Victoria Harbour changes every day,

it is really exciting to see the precinct take form in front of our eyes.

What do you see as the key challenges for businesses setting up

in Docklands?

I think a big challenge is a shift in mindset from the traditional

characteristics of an office environment. Docklands is not the CBD,

nor is it the suburbs. It has different characteristics that provide

their own benefits like the water, parklands, and the opportunity

to build state of the art premises only a short stroll from the City.

Docklands provides a new take on urban mixed use developments. It

seems to me however, that most businesses, retailers and residents at

Docklands are like-minded and all have a certain amount of vision

seeing the benefits that Docklands has, and will continue to provide.

What about the key rewards?

There are many but the continued emergence of new attributes

is great reward. At Victoria Harbour for example there are the

parklands and retail outlets, the connection to the environment

through the promenades and views, the superior office spaces

that are environmentally responsible while providing improved

workspaces for efficiency and productivity. We get to watch

Melbourne evolve and redefine its boundaries and characteristics to

incorporate this stunning precinct on the water.

NEED TO KNOW

AURORA LANE SOUTHBOUND CLOSURE

Throughout the construction period for 717 Bourke Street, the

south bound carriageway of Aurora Lane will be closed. The

north bound carriageway will remain open.

BATMANS HILL DRIVE CLOSURE

A lane in each direction between Collins Street and Wurundjeri

Way will be closed for the duration of construction of a new

sewer installation.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Website: www.docklands.com

Address: Level 12, 700 Collins Street, Docklands 3008

Customer Service Line: 131 852

Mailing address: VicUrban, GPO Box 2428, Melbourne 3001

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