Grocon faces fatal Melbourne wall collapse plea hearing

A Grocon company will face court over a Melbourne wall collapse that killed three people.

Grocon Victoria Street Pty Ltd, an entity of the building giant, admitted it failed to ensure a safe workplace at the Swanston Street site where the wall collapsed in March last year.

The company pleaded guilty to one charge under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and now faces a maximum penalty of $305,000.

A plea hearing will be held in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today.

The Victorian WorkCover Authority said by attaching an advertising hoarding to the wall, the company had increased the risk it would collapse but did not cause it.

Teenage siblings Alexander and Bridget Jones, of Melbourne, and Frenchwoman Marie-Faith Fiawoo, 33, were killed when a 15-metre long section of the brick wall fell onto Swanston Street.