Everett Centre Opens
Now known as The Everett Centre, this building is the former Area Approach Control Centre for Essendon Airport and has heritage value ranking. It was built in 1956 and accomodated the Area Control Centre for Melbourne and Victoria. The building housed electronic air-navigation equipment, which was world leading technology at the time. The Area Control Centre was replaced by a new facility at Tullamarine in the 1970s.
The Everett Centre is a fully refurbished two-story building with 650 square meters of premium office space. The building shell has been restored to its former glory while new roofing, electrical and plumbing has been fitted through out. The building is named after Percy Everett, Victoria’s Chief Architect of the Public Works Department. Percy Everett designed the building, and many other notable structures in Melbourne including the Russell Street Police Station and the Essendon Technical School.
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