Archive for category: VIC
Council recognised with smart technology awarded
Eliza Booth, , Awards, Council, News, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Technology, VIC, 0Whittlesea Council has been recognised for its successful Smart Cities program with a major technology award. Whittlesea Council was...
World-first data reveals trend toward “The New Local”
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Big Data, Featured, Metropolitan, NSW, QLD, Regional, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, VIC, 0As Australian cities and communities reach the seven-month milestone of living under COVID-19 restrictions, exclusive new data comparing Melbourne,...
Melbourne council power up Virtual Power Plant project
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Council, News, Project, Renewables, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, 0The Hobson Bay City Council has announced it will roll out a large-scale Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program across...
Melbourne trials innovative sensor technology program
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Communications and connectivity, Council, Internet of Things, Metropolitan, News, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, VIC, 0The City of Melbourne is set to trial new innovative sensors on a city tram and at a public...
Wyndham City introduces its first Smart Parks and Precincts
Eliza Booth, , Council, Environment and Sustainability, Government, Internet of Things (IoT), News, Project, Renewables, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Development, VIC, 0Wyndham City has introduced the first smart parks and precincts as part of an innovative pilot project that aims...
Energy-efficient lighting upgrade underway in Moorabool Shire
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Renewables, Safety, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, 0A major upgrade of public lighting in the Moorabool shire has begun with Powercor changing almost 2,000 streetlights to...
$220 million upgrade to CSIRO biosecurity facility
Kim Ho, , Disaster Management, Funding, Government, Industry Insight, Investment, News, Planning, Policy, Research, Risk management, Safety, Spotlight, Technology, VIC, 0CSIRO’s world-class, high containment biosecurity research facility in Geelong has received a $220 million upgrade to assist its work...
$2m prototype for driverless electric vehicle
Imogen Hartmann, , Driverless vehicles, Electric vehicles, News, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, Transport, VIC, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide $2 million to help boost a Melbourne-based company’s...
Melbourne home to US tech giant’s Asia-Pacific HQ
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Metropolitan, News, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology, VIC, 0US leading software provider Lucidchart has officially opened its new Asia-Pacific headquarters on Bourke Street, in Melbourne’s CBD. Lucidchart,...
Victoria’s near $100 million recycling overhaul
Imogen Hartmann, , Environment and Sustainability, Investment, News, Project, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Urban Development, VIC, 0The Victorian Government has announced it will invest almost $100 million to revamp local businesses’ recycling systems, as a...
Melbourne suburb gets digital makeover
Imogen Hartmann, , Council, Environment and Sustainability, Funding, Government, Internet of Things (IoT), News, Planning, Project, Road, Smart Cities, Smart communities, Spotlight, Technology, Transport, Urban Development, VIC, 0Melbourne suburb Footscray is set to receive a rollout of new smart technologies to make the area more digitally...
Final design released for Melbourne’s Elizabeth Street upgrade
Imogen Hartmann, , Disaster Management, News, Planning, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Urban Development, VIC, 0The City of Melbourne has released a final design for the upgrade to the flood-prone southern end of Elizabeth...
Melbourne home to new solar energy microgrid tech
Imogen Hartmann, , Environment and Sustainability, Metropolitan, News, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Development, VIC, 0A 52-resident community housing apartment with a solar and battery storage system has been launched in the Melbourne suburb...
Builder appointed for Victoria’s new 2021 schools
Kim Ho, , Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Planning, Urban Development, VIC, 0The Victorian Government has appointed a building company to construct the last four of 14 new schools set to...
Victorian engineers vital in State of Engineering Report
Kim Ho, , Construction, Government, Industry Insight, News, Policy, Smart Cities, Standards, Urban Development, VIC, 0The 2019 Victorian State of Engineering Report has highlighted the high demand for engineers in Victoria’s infrastructure industry. The report explores...
Victoria’s building system undergoes expert review
Kim Ho, , Construction, News, Planning, Policy, Smart Cities, Standards, Urban Development, VIC, 0A six-person expert panel has been formed to lead a comprehensive review of Victoria’s building system and provide recommendations...
Digital twin for Australia’s largest urban renewal project
Chris, , News, Project, Smart Cities, Software, Technology, Urban Development, VIC, 0The Melbourne Fishermans Bend precinct, Australia’s largest urban renewal project, is using planning and mapping technology with 3D spatial...
Victoria installs new safety intersection technology
Chris, , News, Project, Road, Safety, Smart Cities, Technology, VIC, 0New safety technology will be installed at a high-risk intersection in south western Victoria to reduce road accidents and...
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