Our Client – Pacific Hydro; The Issue – Access to turbines via unused Government Roads
The Land – The ocean seabed off Barwon Heads
Our Client – Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELPW); The issue – Governance of the sunken HMAS Canberra dive site
The Land – ‘Joint Management’ reserves in Gunaikurnai country
Our Client – the Knob Reserve Committee of Management; The Issue – Governance under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010
The Land – Victoria’s Coastal Reserves
Our Client – Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC); The Issue – How coastal erosion impacts legal title boundaries
The Land – South Melbourne Market
Our Client – City of Port Phillip; The Issue – Leases and Licence for Stallholders
The Land – 24k-long linear reserve, previously Melbourne’s main outfall sewer
Our Client – City of Wyndham; The Issue – Negotiating a governance regime involving Council, Melbourne Water and VicRoads
The Land – 500 community facilities across Geelong
Our Client – City of Greater Geelong; The Issue – A Community Use Strategy and a Governance Framework
The Land: Melbourne Recital Centre
Our Client: Major Projects Victoria; The Issue: Authorisation of projections into airspace above roads
The Land: Murray River frontage at Mildura
Our Client: Places Victoria; The Issue: Assembly of land parcels for redevelopment
The Land: Coasts, Lakes and Rivers across Victoria
Our Client: Department of Transport, Planning & Local Infrastructure; The Issue: Governance of recreational boating facilities
The Land: Lake Boga
Our Client: Goulburn-Murray Water; The issue: Strategy for managing 140 illegal encroachments
The Land: Anywhere that people congregate
Our Client: Victorian Environmental Assessment Council; The Issue: What makes Melbourne ‘liveable’?
The Land: Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Our Client: Lend Lease on behalf of Myers Pty Ltd; The Issue: Acquisition of rights to airspace for pedestrian bridge
September 2023
In this edition, the durations of governance arrangements - from a couple of hours up to (believe it or not) perpetity. Council owns some freehold land, but our title says that it can be used only for a public hall. How do we get clear title?
