The Optus Centre is located at 367 Collins Street,

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. Standing 153 metres tall, it incorporates 34 floors, and was completed in 1975. The main foyer, and mezzanine areas are home to cafes and formerly, a branch of the

Commonwealth Bank The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), also known as Commonwealth Bank or simply CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It provides a variety of fi ...

. Major tenants include

Optus Singtel Optus Pty Limited is an Australian Telecommunications in Australia, telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, a suburb in the Northern Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a wholly owned subsidiar ...

, Sportsbet, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Insync and a donor centre for Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Originally an office building for the Commonwealth Bank, the tower was the tallest building in Melbourne when completed, eclipsing the former BHP House by 1 metre. It was overtaken two years later with the completion of the 52-storey Nauru House. The building is also home to a breeding pair of

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s. During the breeding season, a display is set up in the foyer, to enable the public to view the nest as the young hatch.

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Optus Skyscraper office buildings in Melbourne Office buildings completed in 1975 Collins Street, Melbourne Buildings and structures in Melbourne City Centre 1975 establishments in Australia Modernist architecture in Australia {{VictoriaAU-struct-stub

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