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Hickory Group completed Melbourne's 57-storey, prefabricated Collins House in September 2019, a residential tower just under 12 metres wide at its narrowest point.

Australia 108 topped out at level 100 in Melbourne's Southbank, becoming the tallest building in Australia by roof height and the tallest residential tower in the Southern Hemisphere; construction was completed three months later, in September 2020.

Australia 108, a 316.7-metre residential tower in Melbourne’s Southbank district, is completed, three months after topping out as the tallest building in Australia by roof height and the tallest residential tower in the Southern Hemisphere.

The twin towers of Sapphire by the Gardens topped out, joined 46 storeys up by an oculus-floored skybridge over Melbourne.

Toyota launched the Corolla Cross in Australia in mid-October 2022 from $33,000 plus on-road costs: a 126 kW 2.0-litre petrol or a 146 kW hybrid that uses as little as 4.3 L/100 km, in GX, GXL and Atmos grades.

A two-year, AUD $125M rail overhaul at Melbourne's Swanson Dock wrapped up, adding a new terminal so more shipping containers move by train instead of truck.

Federal agents arrested Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, in Florida on a complaint alleging he set the New Year's Day Lachman Fire that smouldered underground and flared up as the Palisades Fire on 7 January.

Former Lion chief executive Sam Fischer takes over as CEO and managing director of Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates on 27 October 2025, succeeding Tim Ford after five years in the role.

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates forecast first-half EBITS of A$225-235 million, cancelled its A$200 million buyback and launched a A$100 million-a-year cost programme as weaker US and China demand left distributors overstocked.

Microsoft’s June 2026 notice confirms ongoing operations and customer service loads at Cawley Road during scheduled power maintenance on June 24–25. This milestone is not an opening date.

The A350-1000ULR test aircraft left Toulouse at 07:33 on 23 July 2026 and landed in Melbourne 19 hours 12 minutes later, the first Project Sunrise aircraft to reach Australia; the return flight took 24 hours 24 minutes.

August 2026: Microsoft reports approximately 60% of the Woods Road campus operational. Remaining areas are still being fitted out; this is a partially operating campus.

Hyperscale frontier AI training and inference campus tracked by Epoch AI with annotated satellite footprints (3 physical parts).

August 2026: Microsoft reports approximately 60% of the Garden Drive campus operational. The remaining areas continue fit-out and construction.

Treasury Wine Estates' fiscal 2026 EBITS fell 36.1% to A$492.3 million, ahead of guidance, while US asset impairments produced a statutory net loss of A$1,078.7 million and no dividend; it expects F27 EBITS at least equal to F26.

Melbourne's planned 366-metre STH BNK by Beulah tower, once set to be Australia's tallest building and a supertall vertical garden, collapsed after its developer defaulted on financing.

Victorian gelateria Oh My Gelato! took the inaugural Australian Gelato Cup at Fine Food Australia in Melbourne with "The Melbourne Marvel", a pistachio, espresso and honeycomb flavour.

Funday's limited-edition Mr Whippy gummies are strawberry and vanilla ice cream cones with a foamy texture, 50 g for $4.50 at Woolworths from late September 2026.

Funday's Fruity Pigs are a berry cherry gummy topped with a foam layer, sold in 50 g bags for $4.50 at Woolworths from late September 2026.

Canopy Foods' Salted Walnut Ice Cream took 2026 Champion Ice Cream at the Melbourne Royal Australian Food Awards, while Stirling's Hokey Pokey won Best in Class Gelato.

Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates held its 2026 AGM on 15 October 2026 at the Park Hyatt Melbourne, with all nine resolutions passing and management reaffirming F27 EBIT guidance.

Agriculture Victoria extended for 28 days from 19 September the requirement that owners of 50 or more poultry in southern Victoria, including metropolitan Melbourne, confine birds away from wild birds, in place until at least 16 October 2026 and under review. H5 bird flu, first found in Australia in June, has not been detected in poultry.

NAB plans to remove up to 2,500 internal roles, including up to 1,500 by the end of 2026, while reducing consultants and contractors. It expects an approximately A$300 million pre-tax restructuring charge.

The Lexus Melbourne Cup, the 3,200-metre Group 1 handicap that stops Australia, is run at Flemington Racecourse on Tuesday 3 November 2026, with Robbie Williams performing on the day.

Melbourne Royal hands out the 2026 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy and other wine trophies at a Victoria Pavilion luncheon on Friday 13 November 2026, after judging on 19-23 October.

Harry Styles plays the first of four nights at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on his first tour since Love On Tour ended in 2023, before two nights at Sydney's Accor Stadium close his 2026 dates in December.

The women's singles final closes the Australian Open's second Saturday on Rod Laver Arena, a day before the men decide theirs. The winner lifts the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

The first Grand Slam final of the season closes the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena. Melbourne Park's centre court seats about 15,000 under a roof that keeps the match on whatever the Melbourne heat does, and the winner takes the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.

BTS's ARIRANG World Tour reaches Australia with three nights at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on 10, 12 and 13 February 2027, then two at Sydney's Accor Stadium on 20 and 21 February.

The championship reaches Melbourne, where public parkland roads around Albert Park lake become a circuit for the weekend.

The Bureau of Meteorology's official tropical cyclone season for the Australian region runs from 1 November to 30 April. An average season brings 10 cyclones, three or four of which cross the coast.

Victoria's largest road project, burying the missing link in Melbourne's ring road in twin three-lane tunnels. Estimated date.

The 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup will be the eleventh edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Cricket Australia and New Zealand Cricket from 12 October to 12 November 2028. It will be the first time that New Zealand would host the event, while Australia had previously hosted the competition in 2022. The article names no venues, so this pin sits at Melbourne Cricket Ground, the lead host's flagship ground.

The National Gallery of Victoria's new contemporary art wing, The Fox: NGV Contemporary, is under construction in Melbourne's Southbank arts precinct with a targeted 2028 opening, part of a rivalry with Hobart's MONA.

A AU$12BN rail line to finally connect Melbourne Airport to the city, alongside a AU$4.5BN airport overhaul that adds a third runway and expands the international terminal.

Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop, announced in 2018 as a 90km orbital line built to connect Melbourne's suburbs without funnelling every trip through downtown, is aiming to open its first 26km stage in 2035. The state costs its first two stages at AUD $31-58BN; Victoria's Parliamentary Budget Office put the build at $125BN.