SMALL TALK the completion of a $20 million upgrade to the Tottenham plant, including a one-of-a-kind drum mover, new machinery, a new control system and upgrades to the Olex tower.
COMMUNITY GATEWAYS VICTORIA University has developed a mobile career counselling service that will give free study and employment advice to people in the West. The Community Gateways outreach service was launched at Highpoint Shopping Centre recently after a six month pilot in neighbourhood houses, libraries, youth centres and shopping malls. During the pilot, career counsellors offered free study and employment advice to over 400 people, including career changers, retirees, the unemployed, migrants and curious shoppers. People interested in training or further education can receive information about courses offered by VU and other universities and institutions. The service also includes a custom-made Community Gateways van that is set up as a state-of-the-art classroom. The university has forged several partnerships with business, community and government organisations as part of the Gateways project. The service has six weeks a year of rent-free mall space at Highpoint, and the Western Region Westpac Branch managers network will display Gateway information in its banks. Victoria University Vice Chancellor Liz Harman said the initiative would eliminate the need for
people to go to university campuses to get career advice.
and 30 per cent of all land is either on the waterfront or golf course.
“It isn’t easy to go into a great big enterprise with 48,000 students and knock on the door and say ‘I need your help’,” she said.
Fifty per cent of the project is guaranteed open space, and the lake is twice as big as Albert Park Lake at 150 acres.
“The Gateway is about opening doors.”
SALTWATER SHIPYARD BAE Systems Australia (BAE) has begun work on the first of 36 models of the Royal Australian Navy’s three Air Warfare Destroyers (AWD) at the Williamstown Naval Shipyard. So far the $300 million project has created 400 jobs and cemented the shipyard’s reputation as Australia’s most qualified builder of naval vessel models. Recent upgrades to the shipyard included a new large construction hall, automated panel line, robotic profile cutting line, and start-ofthe-art blast and paint facility.
SANCTUARY LAKES
THE first group of residents of Melbourne’s newest bayside community Saltwater Coast have received their land titles. The 87 home lots are for Stage 1 of Saltwater Coast that first went on sale to the public in November 2008. FKP has so far undertaken about $20 million of construction which began in June 2009. Purchasers of Stage 2 and Stage 4 home lots are expected to receive their land titles over the next month. An extensive upgrade of Point Cook Homestead Road is also expected to be finished over the next month.
SANCTUARY Lakes has brought forward its latest land release after the development sold a block of land a day on average this year.
Executive General Manager Residential Communities Evian Delfabbro said the offering was truly unique, providing a coastal lifestyle 20km from the CBD.
Land is now available on traditional lots and north-facing waterfront land at an average of $284,875.
“This is our biggest investment in Victoria to date and to see it start taking shape and for titles to be issued is very exciting,” he said.
Sanctuary Lakes Resort Real Estate Director Ruth Ritchie said future land releases were attracting a lot of market interest because of population growth, and its proximity to Melbourne.
Saltwater Coast Stage 10 Garden Square is currently on sale.
She said the last land release had six people camping out to get first choice. The Sanctuary Lakes residents investment has more than 50 staff maintaining the manicured parks, lake, golf course surrounds and club services. Club services include a clubhouse, café, restaurants, gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis courts, and 24 hour security. The development started about 15 years ago
Prices start at $238,000 for land ranging from 400 to 887 square metres.
AWARDS SUNSHINE Hospital Comfort Care for Families Program’s special care nursery has been honoured in the 2010 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards. The program has been running for more than eight years and consists of 12 specialist volunteers who provide comfort to babies by nursing, rocking and providing a soothing environment to settle infants.
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