Education

A site plan for the Wollongong Private Hospital expansion.

Wollongong Private Hospital Expansion Plans on Exhibition

A 12-storey expansion of Wollongong Private Hospital is on exhibition, proposing new emergency facilities, medical accommodation, and parking.

$690M Wahroonga Estate Master Plan Lodged

$690M Wahroonga Estate Master Plan Lodged

A $690 million mixed-use redevelopment has been lodged for Sydney’s Wahroonga Estate, seeking approval for 615 apartments alongside expanded health and commercial facilities. The application, submitted by Capital Corporation and the Australasian Conference Association, has been declared State Significant Development but has not yet been determined. It forms part of a broader Central Master Plan […]

An architectural drawing from the design report.

Approval granted for $354m MLC Building university redevelopment

A $354m university campus in North Sydney has been approved, balancing heritage, flooding, and urban design in a complex context.

An architectural plan sheet for the UNSW student accommodation project.

UNSW Kensington unveils major student housing plan

February 18, 2026

UNSW proposes 732-bed student accommodation at Kensington, with affordability, tree retention, and height variation central to assessment.

Architectural render of the proposed UNSW G25 Education Building.

UNSW Secures Approval for 13-Storey Education Building

February 6, 2026

UNSW’s $162m G25 Education Building in Kensington approved, balancing design excellence, amenity impacts and strategic precinct objectives.

Architectural render of the proposed Ross Street Teaching and Learning Hub building.

USYD Secures Approval for $70m Campus Gateway Hub

January 20, 2026

Heritage retention, flood resilience and design excellence were decisive in the $70m Ross Street Teaching and Learning Hub approval.

Architectural render of the proposed UNSW Building E25 Biolink upgrade.

UNSW Gets Green Light for $52m Biolink Building Upgrade

January 16, 2026

UNSW’s $52.3m E25 Biolink upgrade approved, with flood resilience and campus integration central to the Department’s decision.

Architectural rendering of Meriden School’s proposed aquatic centre in Strathfield, showing a low-rise building with vertical fins, trees, and landscaped frontage.

Meriden School Plans Aquatic Centre Development in Strathfield

Meriden School plans a new aquatic centre in Strathfield, replacing a prior building with a basement pool and heritage-sensitive design.

People walk and sit beneath trees outside a proposed UNSW education building with a tall, terracotta-coloured facade and vertical fins.

Public Exhibition Opens for $171m UNSW Campus Development

UNSW proposes a new $171m education building within the Randwick Health and Innovation Precinct, now on exhibition until 20 May 2025.

Render of UNSW Building E25 Biolink redevelopment with new façade, rooftop landscaping, and surrounding campus buildings in Kensington.

UNSW Seeks Approval for $52m Research Building Expansion

UNSW has submitted a $52 million proposal to expand Building E25, delivering new teaching and research space at Kensington campus.

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