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Home to the melbourne museum, royal exhibition building and imax adjacent to melbourne museum and the royal exhibition building, this lovely park invites visitors to relax amid nature's amazing beauty. Miniature lakes, tree-lined avenues, majestic fountains and colourful flowerbeds please both the eye and the spirit. Most spectacular in october, when the flowerbeds are in full bloom, the garden is breathtaking any time of year.

The team at Places Victoria brings long experience from across the public and private sectors. Our team includes adept planners, commercial managers, project managers, architects, engineers, lawyers, communicators and construction managers, so we can see a project from begin to finish. His experience in the property industry includes acquisitions, property finance, procurement structures, development management and construction across the private and public sectors. Simon has more than 25 years’ experience in property, regeneration and development experience in the UK and Australia. He has worked across the public and private sectors on urban regeneration of brownfield and greenfield sites, including at AV Jennings and Macquarie Bank, and is an experienced joint venture and stakeholder manager. Danny Bikakis has a prosperity of experience in senior finance roles across tall profile organizations, with his career spanning Australia, Germany and the UK. Tom is an experienced public sector executive having held a number of roles within the Victorian, Commonwealth and UK public sectors and served as Chief of Staff to the Victorian Treasurer from 20142016. For the former 10 years earlier his appointment as Places Victoria's Chairperson, he led the Victoria Division of the Urban Development Institute of Australia as its Executive Director where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the organization and was a steady media commentator on industry issues. She practices in all aspects of planning law including statutory and strategic planning approvals for major project developments, commercial, industrial and residential planning projects and local government work. Graeme is a highly experienced property and development adviser with over 40 years’ experience and has worked in high rise commercial projects, publicly listed companies and development property believe management organizations in Australia. Places Victoria has an Investment Committee that reviews all fresh project opportunities. To ensure that commercial rigor is applied to our projects, the Investment Committee includes representation from private industry and the public sector. Places Victoria was born from two government land organizations the Urban and Regional Land Corporation, which played a key role in the development of Melbourne's growth corridors, and the Docklands' Authority, which was set up in the early 1990s to control the development of Melbourne's Docklands. The Goods Shed was built in 1889 and originally spanned almost two city blocks. The building’s historic outer was preserved and Vic Urban worked with LVN Architects to deliver a contemporary interior fit out that encouraged collaboration. Rainwater harvesting from the rooftop and a Frey water system to accumulate and treat water to be reused for toilet flushing. Development Victoria aims to create a sense of place and assets through development, urban renewal and community connection. Development Victoria is a new organization that combines the expertise and capabilities of Places Victoria and Major Projects Victoria to create and deliver economic and social value to Victoria. Development Victoria staff are proficient in realizing opportunities and managing risks to develop publicly owned land and deliver complicated projects. The team at Development Victoria brings broad experience from across the public and private sectors. Our team includes adept planners, commercial managers, project managers, architects, engineers, lawyers, communicators and construction managers, so we can see a project through from start to finish. Development Victoria staff have extensive experience realizing opportunities and managing financial, environmental and reputational risks when developing publicly owned land and delivering large scale major projects in complex stakeholder environments. Our team has excellent networks with ready access to government, industry and other agencies. Tom is an experienced public sector executive having held a number of roles within the Victorian, Commonwealth and UK public sectors and served as Chief of Staff to the Victorian Treasurer.

Places Victoria has a lengthy history of urban revitalization and land development in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Places Victoria was born from two government land organizations the Urban and Regional Land Corporation, which played a key role in the development of Melbourne's growth corridors, and the Docklands' Authority, which was set up in the premature 1990s to control the develo