Infrastructure Agreements - Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Where people live and work, how they move, and the services they access will be vital for Australia to remain productive and liveable. Therefore, how we fund and finance infrastructure is integral to our future in building a more sustainable country.

Over the past decade, Australia's infrastructure boom has seen significant capital investment.

Our expert environment and planning team are known for specialising in the end-to-end delivery of large scale, critical infrastructure projects that seek to accommodate the current and future needs of Australia.

They have an excellent interpersonal style and can adjust their service delivery to respond to people from a range of backgrounds without omitting important and complex information.

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Infrastructure NSW

Assisting Infrastructure NSW with the strategically important modifications to various planning approvals required to complete the Central Barangaroo Pprecinct which has an overall project value of A$UD2.5 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.