My name's Sam Fisher, and I’m UPco's Admin Assistant. (Editor’s note: Sam’s job title should read more like “All-round Legend, Jack of Most Trades, Ad hoc Problem-solver, Human Gig Guide & Sports Scoreboard, and Guitar Geek.” Strangely, all skills relevant to this office).

The populations of Metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria are growing rapidly, requiring new and improved government facilities and infrastructure. As a result, there’s a need to deliver land for those projects – often on privately-owned land. We sat down with UPco Principal Consultant Andrew Clarke to walk us through the process of determining the highest and […]

Melbourne’s CBD has recently welcomed a stylish new addition: Tan Tat, a mixed use development offering 50+ Build to Rent apartments, plus commercial and retail. UPco worked alongside our friends at SJB on the project – and Associate Planner Isobell Vescovi gave us some insights into the journey. The project in a nutshell Situated on […]

The theme of 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) is ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress’ – in other words, giving women opportunities to build their capabilities, and strengthening their capacity to learn, earn and lead. At UPco, we’re celebrating IWD well beyond the day itself, as we explore what the theme means to […]