Michael Dowling
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Background
Michael practises in the areas of property, property development, subdivisions and local government.
He is a specialist accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria in property law and has over 26 years' experience in complex property matters including a full range of legal services for medium to large scale property projects with particular expertise in the government and local government sectors and with an emphasis on friendly, efficient and timely advice with practical outcomes.
Legal Expertise
- Sales and purchase of major commercial, civic and government properties
- Master plan residential developments (including golf course developments) and
- Major broad acre subdivisions of land
- Creating and discharging easements and covenants affecting land
- Conversion of land from general law to Torrens Title
- Adverse possession
- Compulsory acquisitions
- Retirement villages
- Land contamination
- Crown land
- Bodies corporate
- Roads and public highways
Relevant Experience
- Acting on behalf of Melton Shire Council in relation to the sale and development of land for the harness racing track in Melton.
- Acting for Greater Dandenong City Council in the redevelopment of its existing Springvale Shopping Centre Carpark for a major mixed use development.
- Acting on behalf of Monash City Council on redevelopment of the Monash Medical Centre.
- Acting on behalf of Monash City Council in facilitating redevelopment of car parking for the Glen Waverley District Shopping Centre and Glen Waverley Railway Station.
- Acting for Greater Dandenong City Council in relation to the Metro 3175 redevelopment of the former Dandenong Saleyards.
- Acting for Melton Shire Council in the sale and development of land for a harness racing track.
- Acting for Monash City Council in a civic precinct development at Glen Waverley comprising of offices and serviced apartments.
- Acting for Cardinia Shire Council in relation to a joint venture with Delfin regarding the 'Lakeside at Pakenham' residential development.
- Acting for VicTrack in seeking expressions of interest for the sale and development of land at both Broadmeadows and Moreland Railway Stations.
- Acting for the MFESB in the purchase of its training centre site at Burnley.
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Acting for Greater Dandenong City Council in the redevelopment of its existing Springvale Shopping Centre Carpark for a major mixed use development.