Television personality Jodhi Meares is part of the design team chosen to turn a former South Yarra rubbish dumping ground into a luxury village, with a focus on glamour and wellbeing.

During the last few weeks, the City of Casey has increased its in-house monitoring at the Brookland Greens Estate in response to the introduction of new guidelines for acceptable landfill gas levels in resident environments.

The once-struggling QV shopping centre is almost fully-leased, with one of its biggest new tenants, posh restaurant Duck Duck Goose, set to open late next month.

Restaurateurs Dean and Geremy Lucas have revealed their plans for a 1,200 square metre slab of the $40 million Grand Hyatt food court development, which they leased late last year.