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CHRIS RAYWOOD, OREANA

Over the course of his 25+ year career, Chris Raywood has led the development of everything from German supermarkets to American burger restaurants. For the past six years, he’s headed up development at Oreana, a private property group that’s delivered more than 200 projects across Victoria. Having collaborated with UPco on more than a few […]
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WHAT’S UP, SALLY?

May 6, 2025
The UPco team is made up of all sorts of characters, and every one of them has a story. Here’s Sally’s. What’s your name, and your role at UPco? Sally O’Sullivan. I’m a Senior Planner, born and raised in Ireland. I joined UPco after moving to Australia in 2022. How have you found the transition […]
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AMENDMENT GC252 – NEW ACTIVITY CENTRE CONTROLS IN ACTION

April 15, 2025
Released in September 2023, Victoria’s Housing Statement pledged clear planning controls that would help deliver 60,000 homes around an initial 10 activity centres. And as of Friday 11 April 2025, Amendment GC252 marked the first round of these new planning controls. We spent a few moments with UPco Planner Brigette McKay to get up to […]
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6 LEONARD COURT, SORRENTO

March 19, 2025
When the architects at Pleysier Perkins were engaged to renovate a private home on the Mornington Peninsula, little did they know it would turn out to be one of the oldest buildings in Sorrento – dating all the way back to the 1870s. With the help of UPco (and the backing of their intrepid client), […]
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AMENDMENT VC267: THE START OF A NEW HOUSING ERA

March 13, 2025
On 6 March 2025, the planning and development world was shaken up with the approval of Amendment VC267. These new changes are a slice of a bigger Plan for Victoria: part of which is to supply housing for all Victorians. With Amendment VC267 overhauling Clause 55 and introducing Clause 57, we caught up with two […]
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