Deals

Stockland

Advised Stockland over many years on its Growth Centres acquisitions, undertaking environmental and planning due diligence and providing extensive ongoing advice on biodiversity issues.

Port of Hastings Development Authority

Advised the Port of Hastings Development Authority on the approvals strategy for the environmental impact assessment, planning and other approvals for the Port of Hastings Container Expansion Project including road and rail infrastructure to connect the port to the existing freight network, and in relation to the Crib Point gas import jetty and gas pipeline project, including representation at the Crib Point Inquiry and Advisory Committee hearing.

SunWater

Advised SunWater on telecommunications regulatory issues related to its installation and use of fibre optic cable for its water pipelines.

Projects Queensland

Assisting Projects Queensland to prepare a scoping study responding to the Independent Commission of Audit’s recommendation in relation to the divestment of SunWater’s industrial water pipeline business, including considering structuring options for the divestment, high level due diligence of key contracts and tenure documents, identifying issues for inclusion in the scoping study and reviewing aspects of the scoping study.

Queensland Water Pipelines, Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet

Advised the Queensland Department of Premier and Cabinet in relation to the proposed sale of three government owned pipelines (Eungella, Blackwater and Collinsville) used to transport water for mining, power generation and other industrial purposes.

Redland City Council

Advised Redland City Council in relation to a proposal to service a major new development (~4,000 dwellings) with private water supply (and sewerage) infrastructure.

Northern Victorian Irrigation Renewal Project

Advised on Commonwealth and State environmental and planning approvals required for the Northern Victorian Irrigation Renewal Project, including implications of the Project on water entitlements.

West Gate Tunnel Project

Advising the West Gate Tunnel Project on various planning and environmental approval requirements for one of Melbourne’s major linear infrastructure projects as well as on a significant contamination dispute.

Huntlee housing project

Negotiated several planning agreements and advising and appearing in two sets of Land and Environment Court proceedings and Court of Appeal proceedings for an A$1.5 billion rezoning and development of land for a whole new town in the Hunter Valley, NSW’s biggest housing project. We have assisted with the delivery of the first 1200 homes and the town centre over the past decade and are now advising on Stage 2 of the project.

Pulse Consortium

Advising Pulse Consortium on both the initial environmental due diligence and approvals framework for the Cross River Rail project as well as on remediation obligations for land on the Environmental Management Register, and whether new developments have to account for potential noise/vibration impacts arising from underground rail. This project is the Queensland Government’s highest priority infrastructure project (and designated as a High Priority Initiative by Infrastructure Australia). The project comprises a circa 10km rail line which includes 5.9km of tunnel under the Brisbane River and the central business district.

Oxford Properties Group and Invest

Advising Oxford Properties Group and Invest on all aspects of the A$1.7 billion Pitt Street Metro Station over station development project in the Sydney CBD. The over station developments comprise two towers of approximately 43 and 35 storeys that are intended to contribute to the revitalisation of the centre of the Sydney CBD, between Town Hall and Hyde Park.

Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads

Advised the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads on a range of planning and environmental approval issues associated with the delivery of the Gold Coast Light Rail Project Stage 3 Project. Stage 3 is a 6.7 km extension of the existing passenger light rail system, linking Helensvale to Burleigh Heads, set to be operational in 2025. The project reflects a total investment of A$1.2 billion.

Transport for NSW

Acted for Transport for NSW in the negotiation of the Voluntary Planning Agreement for the Moorebank Precinct West development with the Sydney Intermodal Terminal Alliance. The Moorebank intermodal project is one of Australia’s largest freight infrastructure projects, and is designed to transform the way containerised freight moves through Port Botany.

Remondis

Advised Remondis in relation to general environmental matters for the Swanbank Renewable Energy & Waste Management Facility. This included compliance with environmental authorities, assisting with responses to the Department of Environment and Science and advising on its A$400 million waste to energy plant, which will generate 50 megawatts of baseload electricity each year.