Development Victoria

We're all in for National Reconciliation Week 🖤☀️❤️

This week, our First Peoples Partnerships Working Group led a whole-of-organisation session, sharing some practical examples of how our commitment to advancing self-determination is being delivered across our portfolio of projects.

With panels from the Tarratarra Stadium and Silverbrook teams, we reflected on how our projects are uplifted through strengthening our relationships with Traditional Owners and First Peoples communities, and our efforts to prioritise visible cultural values, language revitalisation and procurement from Aboriginal-owned businesses.

Exciting progress at Junction Place, Wodonga!

Plans have officially been lodged for Station Square, a major new development set to bring even more energy to one of regional Australia’s largest urban renewal projects.

Located at the corner of Elgin Boulevard and High Street, the proposed development by Birchmore includes:

- a 160-room hotel
- café and bar spaces
- function facilities
- health and wellness amenities
- retail tenancies

Find out more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/plans-lodged-for-station-square-at-junction-place

This Flashback Friday, we’re taking a look back at our project at Coomoora Springvale South, completed in 2025 🔙

We delivered 47 new homes in the heart of Melbourne’s south-east, along with 16 additional land lots 🏡

Today, residents are enjoying life in a vibrant new neighbourhood community with plenty of open space and great liveability outcomes.

That’s part of what we do best - creating more homes for Victorians and helping communities thrive.

Find out more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/projects/springvale-south?page=overview

A new secondary school is coming to central Dandenong 🏫

Hester Hornbrook Academy has been selected to deliver a new campus within the Revitalising Central Dandenong (RCD) precinct.

The school will provide fee-free education for students aged 15 to 25, with flexible learning pathways and integrated wellbeing support 🍎

Perfectly positioned near Dandenong Station, its central location will make it easier for young people to connect with education and their community 🤝

Find out more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/new-school-campus-to-open-in-central-dandenong

Hester Hornbrook Academy

New school campus to open in central Dandenong Hester Hornbrook Academy will open a new campus in the heart of the Revialising Central Dandenong precinct, complementing existing education offerings in the region.

Another milestone for LUMA Sunshine North, with the first of 85 new Stage 2 homes now ready to welcome residents!

This growing community is delivering more housing choice in Melbourne’s west, including affordable homes, sustainable design and new open space for locals to enjoy.

With Willowbark Park already open and more homes on the way, LUMA continues to take shape as a connected and inclusive neighbourhood.

Read more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/new-homes-for-sunshine-north

Introducing Echo - a striking art installation that brings Central Pier's footprint back to life across Victoria Harbour.

Made up of 147 illuminated marine buoys arranged in a precise grid, Echo creates a moving visual “echo” of Central Pier.

By day, it reveals the scale and geometry of the former pier. By night, it transforms into a mesmerising field of light - inviting people to pause, connect and reflect on Docklands’ evolving story.

Echo was designed by LookEar and Mono Design and delivered in partnership with Heritage Victoria, Parks Victoria and the City of Melbourne.

Find out more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/docklands-docklands-waterfront-lights-up-with-echo-of-central-pier/_recache

Docklands’ Melbourne Quarter is officially complete!

West Tower is now open - adding another 797 build-to-rent apartments to the precinct as the final part of the Melbourne Quarter puzzle 🧩

Delivered in partnership with Lendlease, Melbourne Quarter brings more homes, jobs and open space to the inner-CBD - with more than half the precinct dedicated to places like Sky Park and Ti-Tree Park for people to connect and recharge.

Located opposite Southern Cross Station and within the free tram zone, West Tower supports thousands of people to live and work close to everything Melbourne has to offer.

Melbourne Quarter's completion marks another step in Docklands’ transformation into a thriving destination to live, work and visit.

Find out more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/delivering-more-homes,-jobs-and-opportunities-in-docklands

Meet Tarratarra Stadium - the new name for the Armstrong Creek Sports Centre in Geelong👋

Meaning “many wings” in Wadawurrung Language, Tarratarra is inspired by the River Red Gum Ghost Moth which is reflected in the design of the building’s façade.

The name has been provided by Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation following ongoing collaboration throughout the design.

Tarratarra Stadium will have 4 indoor courts, a civic plaza, outdoor play spaces and landscaped areas for the growing Armstrong Creek community.

Learn more: https://www.development.vic.gov.au/news/many-wings,-many-stories-introducing-tarratarra-stadium

📍 Wadawurrung Country

City of Greater Geelong