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HH Insider – Darren Atkinson

15/03/2024 - Articles

Human Habitats welcomed Darren as a Director in 2022. With his 30 years of experience in the business and being an unashamed self-promoter, he made an immediate impact on the team. Darren’s work over the years encompassed almost every aspect of landscape architecture, managing many…

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Navigating Change: Insights from IBAC’s “Operation Sandon” Report

11/08/2023 - Articles

In a significant development, the Victorian Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) recently released its special report, “Operation Sandon,” on 27th July 2023. This report investigated alleged impropriety within a local council, shining a light on certain elected councillors and individuals of interest. The report’s findings…

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Make the Move Today

17/04/2023 - Job Advertisement

Human Habitats is a national Town Planning, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture firm. Since 2013, HH has been quietly establishing itself in the industry as a leading firm, and now has a progressive team of 31 employees across Australia. As part of our growth strategy,…

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HH In Focus – Olivia Estate Playground

22/03/2023 - Celebration

Olivia’s state-of-the-art inclusive and interactive playground: Changing the way families play Last month the Human Habitats Landscape team delivered our first 1.27ha playground in Olivia Estate located to Melbourne’s west. Olivia estate is over 45ha, and will comprise an estimated 700 new homes. It is anticipated that…

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HH Insider – Joe Fisher

15/03/2023 - Celebration

Joe Fisher joined Human Habitats after a long stint in regional Victoria working for Council in Private Practice. He has used his skills to great effect at HH across a range of projects from inner city high rise to rural approvals. He has worked tirelessly…

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HH Insider – James Burton

08/12/2022 - Celebration

James Burton has been with HH for just over 3 Years. He kicked off his HH career in the Melbourne office after working for the esteemed City of Melbourne and quickly became a very safe pair of hands for our clients. He is our internationally…

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HH In Focus – VMCH Retirement Living Precinct

17/06/2022 - Celebration

The Human Habitats team is pleased to celebrate the issuance of a permit for VMCH’s premium retirement living precinct in Studley Park, Kew. The project comprises 108 luxury apartments and sees the restoration and adaptive re-use of three significant heritage buildings on the site. A…

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HH Insider – Tom Keating

04/05/2022 - Celebration

Introducing Tom Keating. Tom came to HH as a student and has since become one of Human Habitats longest serving employees. Tom Joined HH when we were only 5 strong and immediately became a key member of the team. His likable and measured approach in…

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HH In Focus – Regional Victoria

29/04/2022 - Celebration

Regional Victoria is keeping the team at HH busy and on the move. After successive long weekends we thought we would share some of the many projects we are currently working on outside of the Melbourne Metropolis. On the Bellarine Peninsula in Portarlington, we are…

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HH Insider – Daniel De Fazio

17/12/2021 - Celebration

Before we break for Christmas we are happy to introduce Associate Planner Daniel De Fazio. Daniel joined our team in August 2021 and welcomed his second child one month after starting at HH. Suffice to say he hasn’t slept in months and is very much…

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