Places Victoria appoints Peter Southwell

Places Victoria appoints Peter Southwell
Jonathan ChancellorNovember 18, 2014

The former Multiplex director and Probuild state manager Peter Southwell has been appointed to the Victorian state government’s property development agency.

Places Victoria is focused on growing a new portfolio of medium to high density urban renewal projects.

He will assume the role of general manager, development and construction.

Southwell has worked in the property industry for more than three decades and is currently the technical director for project management at Davis Langdon, an AECOM company.

He has overseen construction work on projects including the $200 million seven17 Bourke Street development in Docklands and the redevelopments of Highpoint Shopping Centre and Myer Melbourne.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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