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34-824: The Lovett Tower (formerly known as the MLC Building ) is a 93-metre-tall building (305 ft) located in the Woden Town Centre , a commercial district in Canberra . The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360* views across Woden valley. Lovett Tower is centrally located within the Woden Town Centre, one of Canberra's busiest satellite retail, commercial & residential centres. Westfield Woden, one of Canberra's largest shopping destinations,
68-492: A flash flood occurred near the Woden Town Centre, where 95 mm of rain fell in one hour and killed seven people. Woden Plaza was opened on 18 September 1972 by the Prime Minister of Australia , William McMahon . Refurbishments for Scarborough House were considered in the 1990s, which were eventually done several years later. The existing Fishburn and Sirius Buildings were demolished in 2007–08 to make way for
102-630: A basement level. The Tower was previously occupied by the Department of Veterans' Affairs , the Department of the Environment and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet until 2018. The building is now undergoing a complete refurbishment to enhance its A grade offering and present best in class ESG credentials. Accommodation of the building consists of a single level basement, ground floor foyer, two ground floor tenancies,
136-401: A local library which is located on Corinna Street. Phillip, Australian Capital Territory Phillip ( postcode : 2606) is a suburb of Canberra , Australia in the district of Woden Valley . It is located in the centre of the district and contains the district's main commercial centre, Woden Town Centre . Phillip had a residential population of 5,197 at the 2021 census . 67.0% of
170-434: A mezzanine & 22 continuous office levels. Upper levels of the building feature a central service core which accommodates female and male amenities, tea rooms, and multiple lifts and lift lobbies. The building features a highly efficient design that maximises office flow through two separate lift foyers for low-rise & high-rise levels, that provide access to the building from 8 separate high-speed lifts. The building
204-509: A new $ 67 million development housing some of the offices of the Department of Health & Aged Care . The old Penrhyn House located at 2-6 Bowes Street was sold for $ 14 million in June 2012. The building, purchased by the boutique property fund manager went through a revamp, treated with a $ 10 million upgrade, which is expected to bring back 900 public servants to the Woden Town Centre, due to its sustainable space of 12,622 metres square. In 2014,
238-523: A new bus layover was proposed at the locations of Phillip Oval and the corner of Launceston and Callam Street. This is to improve the flow and efficiency of transportation in the town centre. "Block 13" mentioned in this plan is a desirable site for a new bus layover in the Woden Town Centre. This brings opportunity for the Phillip Oval, for future use and its increase of importance for second tier ground for Cricket and AFL. An Estate Development Plan
272-400: Is Westfield Woden , formerly called 'Woden Plaza' and 'Woden Shopping Square'. Westfield Woden includes major supermarkets ( Woolworths and Coles ), department stores such as David Jones and Big W , Hoyts cinemas and many other stores on several levels. Separate buildings house multi-storey car parks . Westfield Woden is intended to increase in size due to a redevelopment plan to improve
306-653: Is a landmark commercial office building, refurbished in 1999, 2007, 2016, 2022, and can be seen towering over the city. It was formerly known as the MLC Tower but was renamed in 2000 by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission to honour the Lovett family. Throughout its life, Lovett Tower has been the reliable home of numerous Commonwealth government tenants. These include the: - Department of Veterans Affairs, - Department of Environment, - Department of
340-519: Is currently occupied by the Department of Veterans' Affairs , the Department of the Environment and the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet . The Alexander and Albemarle Buildings once housed the Department of Health & Aged Care as its central office until its closure in 2010, where they are now scheduled for demolition. The Woden Town Park is located across Callam street, although infrequently used because of its location away from
374-544: Is located in Phillip but separated by Hindmarsh and Athllon Drives from the main part of Phillip. The name Swinger Hill follows the pattern of calling local trigonometrical points after the surveyor who surveyed them, in this case Louis Walter Henry Swinger (1901–1943). He was a member of The Institution of Surveyors (NSW) and worked in Canberra as a surveyor with the Department of the Interior. The Swinger Hill development
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#1732794442618408-492: Is located in Phillip which is in the district of the Woden Valley. The postcode is 2606. The Woden Town Centre neighbours the suburbs of Lyons from the north west, Chifley directly from the west and Pearce from south west, Curtin from north, Hughes from the north east, Garran directly from the east and O'Malley from south east, while Mawson borders from the south. The main shopping centre of Woden Town Centre
442-623: Is located in the town centre, but moved from an older station next to the bus interchange, which is scheduled for demolition in September 2014. The tallest commercial building in ACT, the 26 story 93 metre (305 ft) high Lovett Tower is located on Keltie Street. The tower was formerly known as the MLC Tower, but it was renamed in 2000 to honour the Lovett family . It has been the tallest building in Canberra since its completion in 1973. The Tower
476-490: Is next to the bus interchange. SkyPlaza is located in Woden, and is one of the tallest residential buildings in ACT, where it is 60 m (197 ft) in height, 20 floors, and was completed in 2005. The Woden Bus Interchange provides transport for people from one place to another, but the interchange has been scheduled for demolition, and the area also surrounding the interchange has been planned for new redevelopments to improve
510-562: Is positioned directly opposite Lovett Tower, to the south and southeast. Its construction was completed in 1973 by Civil & Civic , and it became the tallest building in Canberra . This title was replaced by the "High Society" development in Belconnen which was completed in 2020, although still retains the highest occupiable floor. In 1994 the building was bought by E.C. Managed Investments Group and then sold on to BZW Investment Management Group for A$ 47.5 million. In 2006 Lovett Tower
544-578: The Silurian period and are from 417 to 414 million years old. Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple coloured rhyodacite is found in the west half and south east corner of Phillip and under the cemetery area, and Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff is found around Hindmarsh Drive on the east side of Phillip. The volcano that produced these rocks may have been in Lyons . A small strip of shale from
578-493: The Juliana House was reopened by Abode Hotels as a hotel, where the office tower, which once housed the Department of Health & Aged Care offices, was closed down and left vacant in 2010. The conversion of the building resulted in the withdrawal of 8,500 square metres of space from the ACT property market. The Alexander and Albemarle buildings are set for demolition to make way for a new development plan. In 2013,
612-519: The Philippines (5.1%). 55.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nepali (5.9%), Malayalam (4.8)%, Tagalog and Filipino (4.4%) and Mandarin (3.5%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion (39.5%), Catholic (18.7%) and Hinduism (10.4%). 67.0% of its occupied dwellings were flats and all but three of the rest (32.8%) were semi-detached, terraces or townhouses. The rocks underneath Phillip are from
646-463: The Prime Minister & Cabinet, - Department of Aboriginal Affairs, - Department of Education & Youth Affairs, - Office of ACT Further Education, - Commonwealth Schools Commission The Lovett Tower is the 3rd tallest structure in Canberra (behind Black Mountain Tower and the flagpole of Parliament House ) but is the tallest building because it has the most storeys- 26 storeys high including
680-646: The district's key facilities. As well as the Woden Town Centre, which includes the Westfield Woden shopping centre, a bus interchange and the Lovett Tower (the tallest commercial office building in Canberra), it has its own commercial area located along Botany, Townshend and Parramatta Streets. Eddison Park, including Woden Skate Park and Disc Golf Course, and the Woden Cemetery are located in
714-462: The former police station next to the interchange is expected to be demolished to make way for new redevelopment. The redevelopment also includes demolishing the existing interchange in replacement for a new building. However, department store chain, Myer has stated they will not have an outlet located in Woden, resulting in some doubts of revitalisation. Woden Interchange closed in January 2023 and
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#1732794442618748-600: The impact of sunlight on the skyscraper, enhancing its energy efficiency by an estimated 15% through passively reducing the demand on air conditioning systems. Woden Town Centre Woden Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Woden Valley in the Australian Capital Territory . It is located in the suburb of Phillip . The town centre has a variety of shops and amenities, including office blocks that house Australian departments, and shopping centres like Westfield Woden . Like Phillip,
782-698: The major shopping areas. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority has its headquarters at the Aviation House, which is adjacent to the Sirius Building. The Juliana House now serves as an apartment of hotel, after four years of being vacant. The Bonner House in Neptune street headquarters the Indigenous Business Australia. The town centre has a postal office and a health centre. A Medibank branch is headquartered in Woden, which
816-543: The population lived in flats. Many more flats are being planned or built. The suburb is named after Arthur Phillip , the first Governor of New South Wales . The suburb name was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Streets in Phillip use names associated with the First , Second and Third Fleets; streets in the Swinger Hill were named after architects. As the commercial and geographical centre of Woden, Phillip contains many of
850-721: The suburb. Phillip also contains a number of sporting facilities, including the Phillip Enclosed Oval, which has been known as Football Park since 1981 and was the headquarters of Australian rules football in Canberra during the 1980s and 1990s, and the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre , home to the CBR Brave of the Australian Ice Hockey League . The Canberra College is situated in Phillip. The Swinger Hill housing estate
884-468: The town centre was established in 1966 and the suburb it is located in was named after Arthur Phillip , who was the first Governor of New South Wales . In 1971, a flash flood caused the deaths of seven people, which occurred right near the Woden Town Centre. The centre is the location of the third tallest building in Canberra, the Lovett Tower (formerly known as the MLC Tower). The Woden Town Centre
918-557: The town centre. The Woden Town Centre is home to Headquarters for the Department of Veterans' Affairs , the Clean Energy Regulator and IP Australia , located at the Discovery House, and the Department of Health is located in the new Sirius Building and Scarborough House building (14 stories and the second tallest office building in Canberra), both are located on Furzer and Atlantic Street. A police station
952-561: The town centre. A redevelopment master plan for this was first considered back in 2004, but actual development will be taking place in September 2014. The Phillip Ice Skating Centre was the home arena for the Canberra Knights , until 2014. Just outside the Woden Town Centre is the Phillip campus of the Canberra College , a secondary school catering to years 11 and 12 (16 – 18 years old). The town centre also has
986-691: Was approved for the Woden Town Centre in November 2013. The Woden Town Centre revamp is similar to what happened with the redevelopment at the Belconnen Town Centre , which the redevelopment there resulted in significant urban design improvements. A redevelopment on the Woden Interchange had been considered since 2004, where plans introduced Westfield Woden's development team and its co-owners proposals to upgrade. In 2014, work has been confirmed to begin as early as September, where
1020-727: Was built in the 1970s, some years after Phillip itself, as an estate of mixed townhouses. Some of the houses in Barnet Close in Swinger Hill are listed by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects as significant twentieth century architecture, and were given heritage listing in the ACT in late 2011. At the 2021 census , there were 5,197 people in Phillip an increase from 1,689 at the 2001 census . 52.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India (8.0%), Nepal (6.3%) and
1054-576: Was demolished with a new Canberra Institute of Technology campus being built on the site. A new bus interchange is being built with provision for an extension of the light rail . The rocks underneath Phillip are from the Silurian period and are from 417 to 414 million years old. Deakin Volcanics green-grey purple coloured rhyodacite can be found in the west half and south east corner of Phillip. Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff has been observed around Hindmarsh Drive . The Woden Town Centre
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1088-532: Was established in 1966, following when Phillip was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Like Phillip, except for Swinger Hill, street names in the Woden Town Centre are associated with the First , Second and Third Fleets. Construction began around 1968, when the Fishburn and Sirius buildings, along with the Alexander and Albemarle Buildings were among the first buildings to be built at the centre. On 26 January 1971,
1122-571: Was then purchased by Cromwell Property Group for A$ 73 million. In 2020 the building was bought from Cromwell Property Group by Brite Developments Pty Limited. In 2022, Lovett Tower was purchased by Hunter Investment Corporation; also owner of the Hunter Economic Zone - Australia’s largest Industrial Estate and Business Park at 3,200 hectares, and one of the largest business estates in the Asia Pacific region. [1] The Lovett Tower
1156-593: Was wholly planned by the National Capital Development Commission ‘NCDC’. Rather than assigning an architect, MLC held a competition won by Jon Mitchell & Associates, of Sydney, who designed the building with an all-white facade required to blend with other buildings in the centre. The design was among the first to feature a groundbreaking central core concept, maximizing window space and enhancing exposure to natural light. The inclusion of fixed concrete panel sunshades mitigated
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