Places Victoria

{{Short description|Australian urban renewal agency}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Update|date=March 2019}}

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| name = Places Victoria

| logo = File:Places_Victoria_Logo.jpg

| type = Government Authority

| area_served = Victoria, Australia

| key_people = Gregory Anderson - Chief Executive Officer

Tony DeDomenico - Chairman

| industry = Property development

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| num_employees = ca.100

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| homepage = [http://www.places.vic.gov.au/ www.places.vic.gov.au]

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| location_city = Melbourne

| location_country = Australia

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Places Victoria, was the Victorian Government's property development agency delivering urban renewal. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Places Victoria developed surplus government land. In April 2017, Places Victoria combined with Major Projects Victoria to form Development Victoria.{{cite tweet |user=PlacesVic |number=852373937887391745 |date=12 Apr 2017 |title=Quick reminder: Development Victoria officially launched on Monday 3 April 2017. You can now find us here @MajorProjects #developmentvic }}{{cite tweet |user=PlacesVic |number=847682530811691016 |date=30 Mar 2017 |title=From Monday, you’ll hear from us as Development Victoria, when we merge with Major Projects Victoria #devvic }}

Places Victoria attracted private sector investment to revitalise neighbourhoods and was responsible for delivering projects in Melbourne and regional Victoria, including:

  • [http://www.places.vic.gov.au/precincts-and-development/docklands Melbourne Docklands]
  • [http://www.places.vic.gov.au/precincts-and-development/revitalising-central-dandenong Revitalising Central Dandenong]
  • [http://www.places.vic.gov.au/precincts-and-development/wodonga Junction Place, Wodonga]

Places Victoria has a long history of urban revitalisation and land development in Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Governance

Places Victoria was governed by a Board of Directors, chaired by Tony DeDomencio. Places Victoria's CEO was Gregory Anderson.

History

Places Victoria was born from two government land organisations - the Urban and Regional Land Corporation, which played a key role in the development of Melbourne's growth corridors, and the Docklands Authority, which was set up in the early 1990s to oversee the development of Melbourne's Docklands. In August 2003, the Docklands Authority and the Urban and Regional Land Corporation merged to become VicUrban. In late 2011, Places Victoria evolved from VicUrban with a mandate to deliver urban renewal.{{Cite web |date=2 November 2011 |title=VicUrban is now Places Victoria |url=https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/articles/vicurban-is-now-places-victoria/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320231713/https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/articles/vicurban-is-now-places-victoria/ |archive-date=2019-03-20}}

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