Charlotte Durut

Melbourne

Journalist at Freelance

Real estate reporter, News Corp. Loves beautiful homes & all horses, big and small. https://t.co/bbLxe4C5a8

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Articles

Workplace Gender Equality Bill 2024: What it will mean for HR and employers

Feb 7, 2025 | hcamag.com | Charlotte Durut

Lawyer recommends 'foresight, planning and proactivity' from employers With the Workplace Gender Equality Act (WGEA) (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill coming to fruition, employers’ immediate priority should be to monitor possible legal obligations using “foresight, planning and proactivity,” according to King and Wood Mallesons Special Counsel Chris Shelley.
Basic tradie skills every home owner should learn

Nov 5, 2024 | domain.com.au | Charlotte Durut

If you’re a new first-home buyer who is used to relying on landlords to help with house problems and projects, mastering these skills will give you peace of mind and save you cash.
Perth Apartment Sales Surge Past $1bn

Aug 26, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Taryn Paris |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Charlotte Durut

Perth’s apartment market continues to grow apace, recording more than $1 billion in sales in the past financial year, compared to $851 million in 2023. But it is facing a cliff, according to Urbis’s Apartment Essentials data, which indicates almost three quarters of stock is already sold, and more will need to come online to maintain the momentum in the City of Light.
Aluminium’s Advantages Give Deco the Edge

Aug 26, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Taryn Paris |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Charlotte Durut

Ross Doonan was so convinced of the potential to change the way timber buildings were maintained that he travelled to Italy to study the concept with its masters. The result was DECO Australia, a Sydney-based, family-run company founded by Doonan that gives timber properties an extended lifespan while minimising owner maintenance. DECO specialises in powder-coated aluminium building products that result in a durable timber-alternative able to withstand Australia’s harsh weather conditions.
Construction Begins on 60ha Kilmore Estate

Aug 25, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Oksana Patron |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Charlotte Durut

ConstructionChinese-Australian real estate investor-developer Jinding has appointed national civil construction company Winslow to start construction on its 60ha Broadstead project at Kilmore, about a 70km drive north of the Melbourne CBD. The masterplanned community at 200 Quinns Road aims to deliver 550 “above-average size” lots, a community hub, a primary school, a sports oval and a bus line.
‘Critical’ Approval Received for Canberra Brickworks Revamp

Aug 25, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Oksana Patron |Charlotte Durut

ResidentialThe latest approvals for Doma Group are a “critical step” in its renewal of a Canberra historical landmark. Doma is redeveloping the old Canberra Brickworks site at Yarralumla, which at one time produced the red bricks of Canberra’s oldest homes and the original Parliament House, following its foundation in 1913. Doma is planning 380 homes on the 16.1ha site, with the overall project tipped to cost $58 million.
Half of Footscray Apartment Block to Go Affordable

Aug 21, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Charlotte Durut |Taryn Paris |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown

ResidentialHalf of a nine-storey Footscray building already under construction could become social and affordable housing if VCAT gives it the green light. According to a VCAT amendment application, Cross Street Footscray Pty Ltd wants its Crossley & Bourke development at 6 Cross Street to include 54 social and affordable housing apartments. This figure is half of Cross Street Footscray’s latest requested number of 109 homes—down from 110 in its last approved permit.
Lutwyche Plans Test Limits to Council Housing Incentives

Aug 21, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Phil Bartsch |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Charlotte Durut

New incentives to boost housing supply in Brisbane have prompted revised and upscaled plans to be filed for a medium-rise apartment tower on the city’s northside. The proposal is for a nine-storey building comprising 55 apartments on a 1620sq m site at 21-23 Norman Avenue, Lutwyche. Brisbane-based developer Jadecorp is behind the plans that would supersede an approval it was granted for a six-storey, 38-unit development in December.
Geelong Blockbuster Development Site Sells

Aug 19, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Charlotte Durut |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Phil Bartsch

Real EstateA 7111sq m “supersite” in Geelong has sold for what may be the city’s biggest transaction in two years. While the exact sale price and buyer were still under wraps, agents Darcy Jarman, Tim Darcy and Andrew Prowse said the figure was “probably” in excess of the $22.6 million outlaid for Geelong’s 4000sq m Civic Centre Car Park, which sold in December 2022.
Victorian Building Authority Crackdown on ‘Bad Practice’

Aug 19, 2024 | theurbandeveloper.com | Charlotte Durut |Clare J Burnett |Renee McKeown |Phil Bartsch

Just five months after its board was dissolved, the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has announced its determination to chase down unpaid penalties from bad-practice tradies. The crackdown on outstanding penalties follows the building regulator collecting $2 million in fines from builders, building surveyors and plumbers in FY2023 and FY2024.