Correcting The Age on Activity Centres

Today

Side by side

1 of 13: Straight out of Minecraft

The Age’s opening shot fills every lot to its height limit. In real life, the controls are nothing like this.

Comparison
Frame from The Age’s visual story: the opening shot, looking south along High Street to the CBD The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

2 of 13: our annotations on The Age’s opening shot: Correcting a few errors in The Age’s render

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the opening shot, with two sites outlined The Age, 11 November 2026 (annotations ours)
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered

3 of 13: Thornbury from above

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: an aerial view of Thornbury with the activity centre highlighted The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: The core’s Built Form Overlay
The core’s Built Form Overlay

4 of 13: The activity centre core

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the activity centre core from above The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Height limits: 21 m 27 m 40 m
Height limits: 21 m 27 m 40 m
Lots built
Ours

5 of 13: Both cores from above

Comparison
Frame from The Age’s visual story: both cores from above, boxes on High Street and St Georges Road The Age, 11 November 2026 · scrolling video, 1.75 s
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

6 of 13: Both centres

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: a wide view of the High Street and St Georges Road centres The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

7 of 13: St Georges Road

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: High Street in front, St Georges Road behind The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

8 of 13: Psarakos Market

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the Psarakos Market land on Clarendon Street, highlighted The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

9 of 13: The Croxton Hotel car park

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the Croxton Hotel car park, highlighted The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

10 of 13: 844–850 High Street

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: 844–850 High Street at the northern end of the core, highlighted The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

11 of 13: The inner catchment, closer

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the inner catchment close up, in orange The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

12 of 13: The inner catchment

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the inner catchment from above The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours

13 of 13: The outer catchment

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Frame from The Age’s visual story: the inner and outer catchments from above The Age, 11 November 2026
Our render from the same camera: Actual controls rendered
Actual controls rendered
The Age
Lots built
Ours