Tag: Regional Australia
Victoria’s Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery to be redeveloped
Swan Hill Rural City Council has announced the redevelopment of the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery will soon begin.
South East Centre for Contemporary Art in Bega Valley opens
The newly opened South East Centre for Contemporary Art (SECCA) in Bega Valley, New South Wales, designed by Sibling Architecture, has doubled the size of the former Bega Valley Regional Gallery.
Australia’s largest regional performing arts centre opens
The third and final stage of the Geelong Arts Centre redevelopment is now complete, making it the largest dedicated regional performing arts centre in Australia.
New ferry terminal opens at Queenscliff
The Victorian government has formally opened a new ferry terminal at Queenscliff on the western side of Port Phillip Bay.
Regional council taps Melbourne School of Design to advise on new gallery project
Southern Grampians Shire Council has signed a partnership agreement with Melbourne School of Design to advise on its New Hamilton Gallery project.
Institute’s Queensland regional conference to examine future practice
The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2022 Queensland Regional Symposium will take place in Yeppoon, engaging with the theme “Regional Futures: A Collaborative Perspective”.
Shortlist announced for Geelong convention centre
The Victorian government has announced the shortlisted consortia, including three teams of architects, vying to deliver the $294 million Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCEC).
New high point to Newcastle’s city skyline
Plus Architecture has won a design competition for a two-tower development at 711 Hunter Street in Newcastle’s West End, which will become the city’s tallest.
‘Tourism and lifestyle’ precinct approved for central Queensland
A $187 million “tourism and lifestyle” precinct surrounding an artificial surf lake has been given the green light by Livingstone Shire Council.
M3 designs ‘open plan’ school on Sunshine Coast
A new primary school campus planned for the Sunshine Coast will replace traditional classrooms with open plan environments.
Geelong community library inspired by ‘living water’
The City of Greater Geelong has unveiled the design for a library in Armstrong Creek designed by Buchan.
Bendigo TAFE ‘knitted into’ city’s historic fabric
The $60 million redevelopment of Bendigo TAFE is designed by Architectus with Six Degrees Architects and SBLA Studio.
Denton Corker Marshall’s Shepparton Art Museum set to open
Dubbed a “beacon” on the ‘“art hill” the long-awaited Shepparton Art Museum, designed by Denton Corker Marshall, will open to the public in November.
Three-tower complex to transform Gosford skyline
DKO Architecture’s design for a 25-storey tower complex in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast has been placed on public exhibit.
South Australian town’s riverfront set for transformation
A South Australian council has endorsed concept designs for a $34 million transform the town’s riverfront.
Clarke Hopkins Clarke designs Bendigo Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
The Victorian Health Building Authority has released designs for a new $59.5 million day rehabilitation facility at Bendigo Hospital.
BVN designs major overhaul of central Wollongong
An ambitious proposal for a mixed-use precinct in Wollongong will occupy 28 individual parcels of land.
Architect appointed for Orange conservatorium and planetarium
Sydney firm Brewster Hjorth will lead the detailed design for the new $20 million home for the Orange Regional Conservatorium.
Forest of blackened timber to become Albury architecture pavilion
Blackened timber salvaged from the Black Summer bushfires will be used in the third Summer Place architecture pavilion in Albury on the New South Wales-Victoria border
Indigenous culture inspires NSW agricultural school
NBRS Architecture’s design for the Hawkesbury Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education takes inspiration from the cultural practices of the local Durag people.