While he is a country lad at heart, Robert Murphy has spent the last twenty years delivering some of Melbourne’s most exciting developments as part of the SMA Projects team. During that time, he’s worked closely with the UPco team on countless occasions and is certainly someone we now count as a friend! We sat […]

Building a large residential development in Melbourne’s education precinct turned out to be more challenging than expected, with both the Minister for Planning and the City of Melbourne weighing in on the proposed design. But, thanks to the perseverance of the project team, North Melbourne will soon welcome some much-needed new Purpose Built Student Housing […]

The theme of 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD) was ‘Count Her In: Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress’ – in other words, giving women opportunities to build their capabilities, and strengthening their capacity to learn, earn and lead. At UPco, we’re celebrating IWD well beyond the day itself, as we explore what the theme means to […]

When our clients secured this site in Prahran to build their dream home, they didn’t anticipate having to respond to a newly implemented Neighbourhood Character Overlay. Fortunately, UPco was on hand to provide guidance throughout the planning process, and we were very pleased with the end result. The project in a nutshell Located on the […]