Victorian Minister for Finance, The Hon Robin Scott, Malaysian Minister for Industry and Trade Dato' Lee Chee Leong, and Manningham Mayor Coucillor Paul McLeish broke the first ground.

The Gardenhill project is a joint development between Malaysia-based Fajarbaru Group, and Melbourne-based Beulah International. Designed by Woods Bagot, Gardenhill is one of Doncaster's fastest selling apartment developments, with 70% of the 136 apartments snapped up in the first three months.

Fajarbaru-Beulah Director, Jiaheng Chan, said, "It's a pleasure to have both ministers, Robin Scott and Dato' Lee Chee Leong, and Mayor Paul McLeish representing the governments and council involved with Gardenhill, while celebrating this exciting milestone with us."

Hacer has been awarded the building contract. Hacer Director, Vin Sammartino, said the construction of Garden Hill is expected to create over 200 jobs. Construction is due to be completed at the end of 2016.

Gardenhill will sit at the top of Doncaster Hill, and offer luxurious, architecturally designed and affordable homes in a popular suburban location.

Residents will have access to a garden designed by Jack Merlo, with a rooftop terrace, teppanyaki barbeque, seating pods, grassed entertaining area, and a private, enclosed dog park on the ground floor - the first of its kind in the history of Australian apartments.