Property & Projects - What's News - 4 April 2015

In the media - National

GBCA partners with GRESB to ensure world-class benchmarking The Green Building Council of Australia has formed a new partnership with GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate portfolios, to advance reporting on environmental, social and economic performance in Australia's real estate sector (19 March 2015). More...

Australian shopping centres still in demand Retail centres Australia-wide will experience mixed conditions over 2015, driven by regional variations in residential markets and employment, but the retail investment outlook is positive, according to m3property's latest 'Shopping Centre' report (16 March 2015). More...

In the media - Victoria

Plan Melbourne reboot The Government is giving Plan Melbourne a reboot to ensure it delivers the kind of city the community needs. The new plan is expected to be incorporated into the Planning Scheme in the first quarter of next year (27 March 2015). More...

Changes to wind farm planning laws The Victorian Government has announced changes to wind farm planning laws that reduce the allowable distance of a wind turbine to a dwelling from two kilometres to one kilometre subject to the landowner's...