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Manchester Primary School in Mooroolbark and Barngeong Reserve Kindergarten will merge in October to provide an extended education program for children’s learning and development from kindergarten to school. The kindergarten will retain its base on the corner of Bambra St and Lee Ann Cres in Croydon North, but the school, based in Monomeith St Mooroolbark, [...]

Mooroolbark Station will soon be transformed into a safer, more accessible and vibrant precinct with work starting on the $2.4 million Mooroolbark Community Hub project. The station will be transformed into a safe and inviting community hub with a new cafe, improved landscaping and extra shelter over the station entrance. Safer and more accessible A [...]

Buying a property off the plan, which means agreeing to buy the home before it has been physically built, offers many advantageous to buyers including government discounts, time to get your living affairs sorted out and an opportunity to choose many fixtures and finishes. For many people buying off the plan is a new experience [...]

If you’re about to build a home for the first time, you might be feeling a bit nervous about the “extra costs” the builders might not have told you about. This is why it’s important to shop around carefully for a builder who clearly states what will be included in the build price, commonly known [...]

Owners corporations have the task of managing the common property of a residential or mixed-use property development. The owners corporation is responsible for a variety of tasks, in particular common property. The common property includes areas such as communal gardens, walls, passages, driveways, stairwells and lifts, fences and foyers. According to the Owners Corporations Act [...]

Something that is overlooked when buying property off-the-plan is that you are rarely competing against other buyers for that particular unit/townhouse.   Often there are multiple units in each development that are quite similar, so even if there is another keen buyer, they’re probably not looking at the same property that you are.   This [...]

There are numerous benefits to using wooden frames to build a new home. Not only is timber framing structurally sound but it’s highly energy efficient too. …if you’ve been contemplating pine frames for your new home, know that it’s a sound choice that will allow you flexibility, efficiency and the chance to really customise your [...]

Choosing a foundation for your new home is going to depend on the type of soil you are building on and the type of home you are constructing. If the soil is poor quality or you are building a big house, you’re going to need a deep foundation, but most sites only really need a [...]