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In light of NAIDOC Week McKenzie Group Consulting's Senior Project Support Officer Mary Camus attended a special exhibition event at Birrunga Gallery honoring Indigenous culture and creativity during NAIDOC Week 2024. Birrunga Gallery is the only Indigenous owned and operated commercial cultural space in Meanjin in the Brisbane CBD who proudly ethically source, exhibits and sells genuine Indigenous Cultural works in the form of original art, prints, artefacts and related products. The stunning space located within 300 George is a vibrant venue offering an immersive experience of authentic First Nations culture, including art, music, dance, artefacts, food, tours, and classes. Mary was lucky enough to also meet and spend time with the gallery's founder, Birrunga Wiradyuri, a Wiradyuri man, who leads as the principal artist, infusing the gallery with authenticity and vision. Birrunga's dedication to providing an enriching experience for those eager to immerse themselves in Indigenous art and culture is an incredible commitment to honoring and preserving Indigenous culture.

It's an exciting time to join McKenzie Group Consulting with planned expansion in Western Australia to accommodate the incredible projects heading our way! We are looking for high-performing and focused #BuildingSurveyors in Perth who pride themselves on success to join our team. With unparalleled project opportunities, McKenzie Group Consulting is one of Australia’s most trusted leaders in #BuildingSurveying, #AccessConsulting and #ComplianceManagement services. Our innovative & proactive full-circle approach to service delivery means our teams manage some of the most high-profile projects in the country, providing career-changing opportunities for our Surveying Consultants. If this is you or someone you know, please get in touch with us via careers@mckenzie-group.com.au or follow the links to apply directly: Building Surveyor (WA): https://lnkd.in/gpm8-xhE Building Surveyor (WA): https://lnkd.in/gV4FVzzG #BuildingSurveying #ShapingaWorldofTrust #LeaveYourMark

Watching a project reach key milestones is both satisfying and rewarding for our McKenzie Group Consulting teams and none more excited than our QLD team working on the Kangaroo Point Green Bridge as the final span is successfully installed. This 460-metre green bridge will not only provide a convenient, safe and accessible connection for all bridge users but will also feature several unique riverside dining venues making the #KangarooPointGreenBridge a must-visit destination for residents and visitors. Undertaking specialist consultancy services on this project, our team led by Angela Chambers and Danny Espulso have an increased focus on the public access and DDA Accessibility aspects of the impressive river crossing connection points at the corner of Alice & Edward Streets in the CBD, and Scott Street at Kangaroo Point as well as the hospitality spaces and the variety of rest points to pause and take in expansive river and city views. As a truly city-shaping development, the team are proud to be playing a part in delivering Brisbane’s next iconic landmark alongside long-term client BESIX Watpac. #McKenzieGroupConsulting

Our Access Consulting teams are growing here McKenzie Group Consulting, and we're pleased to welcome some new faces! Tanisha Simunic joins MGC with a background in Occupational Therapy and Sensory Design, delivering a unique perspective to inclusive built environments. She is passionate about researching how people occupy spaces and advocating for all user groups. Tanisha’s breadth of project experience spans mixed-use commercial developments, residential housing for NDIS participants, adaptable housing to support aging in place, adequate public amenities for families, and best-practice approaches for all members of the community. Eden Fong has joined the access consultancy practice of McKenzie Group as an Associate, having previously worked continuously in access consulting since 2008. He is looking forward to bringing different perspectives and maintaining and exceeding exemplary standards of service in access. Hannah Collins joins McKenzie Group with a background in Building Design, offering a unique blend of construction, design, and access expertise. Hannah brings a versatile knowledge of the built environment and has a strong interest in construction and design, enjoys collaborating with builders, architects and building designers to achieve an accessible, functional, and attractive built environment. Hannah’s expertise and involvement from the conceptual phase to the Construction Documentation Stage, ensure seamless project delivery. As an increasingly important space, get in touch with McKenzie Group Consulting for independent and professional Accessibility Consulting services to ensure the accessibility compliance and universal design considerations of your buildings are met.

Things are about to start going up in Chatswood, with our NSW McKenzie Group Consulting team working on the exciting #NovusOnAlbert Build-to-Rent project to deliver much needed affordable housing options in the lower north shore of Sydney. On completion, the Rothelowman designed tower will deliver 198 apartments across 27 storeys. The purpose-designed accommodation sits within a tower designed to maximise solar access, amenity and privacy while capturing stunning vistas over the Lane Cover River to the west and Sydney’s CBD to the south. Providing specialist consultancy services for our client Solis Projects on this project is McKenzie Group Consulting's Senior Building Surveyor, Tse Min Chang and Senior Access Consultant, Eden Fong.

Congratulations to our long-term client Billbergia Group who recently won their first award in a commercial category, receiving the Commercial Development of the year at the Urban Taskforce Australia Development Excellence Awards. Our NSW McKenzie Group Consulting team proudly worked alongside #Billbergia to deliver the $372 million office & hotel complex in the heart of North Sydney, which now holds the title of the tallest building in the precinct. Standing at 180 metres, the 88 Walker Street development features a striking glass curtain façade and an innovative cantilever, designed by fitzpatrick+partners which enables the building to sit suspended above the retained heritage-listed pub below. For more information on the project, see Billbergia Group's post below or visit: https://lnkd.in/gBq6gqCM

A truly transformative project, McKenzie Group Consulting are proud to be working alongside long-time client Architectus on the extensive repurposing project that is Elgin Towers, Carlton for Homes Victoria. This project is designed to provide Victorians with more and better public housing and will include 231 new apartments. The new homes will be modern, accessible, and energy efficient, in a location that is close to shops, parks, transport, and services. The new housing will be delivered through a partnership between the Commonwealth and Victorian Government and is the first of the 44 public housing towers across the city that form part of the Commonwealth Government’s #SocialHousingAcceleratorProgram. Our VIC McKenzie Group Consulting team working on this project with Partner, Stan Tsantis is Associate, Deon Greco and Senior Access Consultant, Hannah Collins. For more information on the project, see Architectus' post below or visit: https://lnkd.in/gK6mr2Ay

There's no other way than to describe our involvement in delivering the Acute Mental Health Unit at Ipswich Hospital alongside Hassell and the wider project team as a rich and rewarding experience. As recently shared by Stephen Watson, the project has recently been recognised in the Australian Institute of Architects, Darling Downs and West Moreton Regional Awards program under the following banners: - Regional Commendation for Public Architecture - Regional Commendation for Interior Architecture - Social Impact Award - William Hodgen Award for Building of the Year The new 64-bed multi-storey facility designed by Hassell for West Moreton Hospital and Health Service establishes a setting of dignity and calm and places person-focused care, recovery, and safety at its core. Accommodation, social areas, and gardens combine in a way reminiscent of a residential setting to assist in normalising and integrating mental healthcare in the community while establishing a direct link to Ipswich Hospital’s clinical campus. For more information on the new facility, visit: https://lnkd.in/gWGGabqG

Exciting times ahead for our QLD McKenzie Group Consulting project team working with RCP Australia on the Peninsula Private Hospital expansion which recently commenced on-site. This exciting expansion project at Brisbane's Redcliffe Peninsula will bring much needed improvements to the hospital. Patients will benefit from 4 new state-of-the-art operating theatres, expanding the range of surgical procedures available at the hospital. These will be complemented by 2 new day procedure rooms as well as a dedicated high-dependency unit that will provide enhanced care for those who need it. Wards will be upgraded with single ensuite rooms to create a more private and comfortable environment for patients.  For more on the recent groundbreaking ceremony, see RCP Australia's post below or visit the official Media Release here: https://lnkd.in/gE96sy8p

Echoing Built.'s Joshua Whittaker's sentiments on this recently completed fit-out project, with certainly no Monday blues in sight for the Endeavour Energy (NSW) team working within this fresh and inspiring space. Thank you to WMK Architecture and the Built. project team for another rewarding project completed. #McKenzieGroupConsulting