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Sod turned on $600m District Living precinct, set to become Australia’s largest build-to-rent community

December 11th, 2025 - Sean Car

Construction has officially begun on one of the nation’s most significant housing projects, with a sod-turning ceremony today marking the start of the $600 million District Living precinct at The District Docklands.

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Construction surges at Collins Wharf as Docklands prepares for 2300 new homes

November 20th, 2025 - Sean Car

Construction activity along Docklands’ Collins Wharf is accelerating sharply, with Lendlease ramping up delivery of thousands of new homes across Victoria Harbour and Melbourne Quarter amid surging demand for well-located inner-city housing.

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Topping out for Australia’s largest build-to-rent tower in Docklands

June 23rd, 2025 - Sean Car

Lendlease’s landmark build-to-rent (BTR) project, West Tower at Melbourne Quarter, has officially topped out at 45 storeys, marking a major milestone for what will become Australia’s largest single BTR development.

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Early works under way at Gurner’s Elysium Fields

January 15th, 2025 - Docklands News

Site establishment and earth works have begun on Gurner’s Docklands project at 208-226 Harbour Esplanade.

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Construction under way at Collins Wharf

August 28th, 2024 - Léa Carré

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny and Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece have turned the sod on developer Lendlease’s new apartment project Regatta at Collins Wharf in Docklands.

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New video reveals Wurundjeri Way extension experience in Docklands

July 5th, 2024 - Sean Car

The West Gate Tunnel Project (WGTP) has released a virtual video showing what it will be like to drive along the new Wurundjeri Way extension, as works began this month to widen the road in Docklands.

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New arcade at Escala

June 1st, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

Last month Docklands News reported on the completion of a new mixed-use development on Docklands Drive with a residential tower and a striking arched facade to the street.

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A good urban citizen

May 4th, 2022 - Rhonda Dredge

A very pretty building with arched windows and leadlight strips has just been finished at 379 Docklands Drive.

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Builder’s collapse leaves defect claims under a cloud for new Docklands projects

March 2nd, 2022 - Brendan Rees

The collapse of Probuild, one of Australia’s biggest builders, may have implications for its newly completed projects in Docklands after reports emerged the company could be up for millions of dollars in defect liability claims.

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First sod for Seafarers tower

March 2nd, 2022 - Carol Saffer

On February 2, Lord Mayor Sally Capp turned the first sod on the Seafarers project at Northbank – the city’s newest precinct located on the north bank of the Yarra River, between the CBD and Docklands.

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Green light for Collins Wharf

Green light for Collins Wharf

June 1st, 2016 - Sean Car
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