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Monday, 14 August 2017

VICTORIAN Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan last week announced the establishment of a Box Hill Transit Interchange Steering Committee, which will work towards a business...

V/Line performance has fallen short of targets and expectations: Victorian Auditor-General

Monday, 14 August 2017

DESPITE infrastructure improvements and timetable changes, V/Line's performance over the past 10 years has mostly fallen short of its targets and community expectations, according to...

Interim statement for St Leonards and Crows Nest Station Precinct released

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released an interim statement for the St Leonards and Crows Nest Station Precinct, which sets out a...

Mandatory development assessment panels to be introduced for all councils in Sydney and Wollongong

Monday, 14 August 2017

PROPOSED legislation will make Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (IHAPs) mandatory for all councils in Sydney and Wollongong to help guard against corruption and improve...

Approval recommended for more than 600 homes across two towers at Barangaroo South

Monday, 14 August 2017

MORE than 600 new homes could soon join the mix of office buildings, shops and the planned Crown Sydney Hotel at Barangaroo South, following the...

NSW Office of Strategic Lands fulfils most of its role but could do more: NSW Auditor-General

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE Office of Strategic Lands effectively fulfils most aspects of its defined role, according to a report released last week by the Acting Auditor-General of...

New timetable to introduce 300-plus extra train services for Western Sydney

Monday, 14 August 2017

CUSTOMERS travelling to and from Western Sydney and the Inner West will benefit from more than 300 extra weekly train services and better connections when...

Expressions of interest called for three freeway upgrade projects in Perth

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE West Australian Government last week called for expressions of interest for three freeway upgrade projects, which aim to address congestion hotspots on Perth's road...

PIA to Federal Government: Fail to plan for a sustainable and liveable nation, plan to fail

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE Planning Institute of Australia last week said it strongly supports NSW Education Minister and PIA Honorary Fellow Rob Stokes' comments that there has been...

Dwelling approvals increase by 10.9 per cent in June

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

FOLLOWING a revised decrease of 5.4 per cent in May, the total number of new dwellings approved in June increased by 10.9 per cent, in...

Successful projects announced under Building Better Regions Fund

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

AUSTRALIAN Regional Development Minister Fiona Nash last week announced that 110 rural, regional and remote projects have been successful under the infrastructure stream of Round...

Perth's Armadale Road Upgrade and Sydney Metro City & Southwest added to national Infrastructure Priority List

Monday, 31 July 2017

Infrastructure Australia, the nation's independent infrastructure advisor, has positively assessed the business cases for Perth's Armadale Road Upgrade and the Sydney Metro City & Southwest...

77 per cent of Australia's population growth over last decade occurred in capital cities: ABS data

Monday, 31 July 2017

REGIONAL population data released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that the number of people living in Australia's capital cities grew...

National Cities Performance Framework Interim Report released by Australian Government

Monday, 24 July 2017

FEDERAL Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation Angus Taylor last week invited public comment on the Interim Report of the National Cities Performance Framework...

Dwelling approvals decrease by 5.6 per cent in May

Monday, 10 July 2017

FOLLOWING an upwardly revised increase of 4.6 per cent in April, the total number of new dwellings approved in May decreased by 5.6 per cent...

More action needed to protect vital infrastructure corridors: Infrastructure Australia

Monday, 10 July 2017

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia, the nation's independent infrastructure advisor, has launched a new policy paper compelling Australian governments to act to protect vital infrastructure corridors and avoid...

First results of 2016 Census released by ABS

Monday, 3 July 2017

THE results of the latest national Census reveal Australia is a fast changing, ever-expanding, culturally diverse nation, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)...

Interim statement for St Leonards and Crows Nest Station Precinct released

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released an interim statement for the St Leonards and Crows Nest Station Precinct, which sets out a...

Mandatory development assessment panels to be introduced for all councils in Sydney and Wollongong

Monday, 14 August 2017

PROPOSED legislation will make Independent Hearing and Assessment Panels (IHAPs) mandatory for all councils in Sydney and Wollongong to help guard against corruption and improve...

Approval recommended for more than 600 homes across two towers at Barangaroo South

Monday, 14 August 2017

MORE than 600 new homes could soon join the mix of office buildings, shops and the planned Crown Sydney Hotel at Barangaroo South, following the...

NSW Office of Strategic Lands fulfils most of its role but could do more: NSW Auditor-General

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE Office of Strategic Lands effectively fulfils most aspects of its defined role, according to a report released last week by the Acting Auditor-General of...

New timetable to introduce 300-plus extra train services for Western Sydney

Monday, 14 August 2017

CUSTOMERS travelling to and from Western Sydney and the Inner West will benefit from more than 300 extra weekly train services and better connections when...

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Staged Development Applications) Bill 2017 introduced to NSW Parliament

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

NSW Planning and Housing Minister Anthony Roberts last week introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Staged Development Applications) Bill 2017 to State Parliament, which...

First light rail vehicle for Sydney's CBD and South East Light Rail unveiled

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE first of a new fleet of light rail vehicles has arrived in Sydney from France and was officially unveiled last week by NSW Premier...

Plans announced for new museum and cultural precinct in Parramatta

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE City of Parramatta Council and the NSW Government last week announced they will deliver a new arts and cultural precinct on a site next...

City of Parramatta Council to consider changing use of proposed Aspire Tower from residential to commercial

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

CITY of Parramatta Council has agreed to explore changing the predominant use of Walker Corporation's proposed Aspire Tower – also known as 8 Parramatta Square...

Corridor options released for Melbourne's proposed North East Link

Monday, 14 August 2017

FOLLOWING the inclusion of the project within Infrastructure Victoria's 30-year Infrastructure Strategy last year, the Victorian Government has released four potential corridor options for the...

Steering committee to deliver redevelopment plan for Box Hill Station and bus interchange

Monday, 14 August 2017

VICTORIAN Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan last week announced the establishment of a Box Hill Transit Interchange Steering Committee, which will work towards a business...

V/Line performance has fallen short of targets and expectations: Victorian Auditor-General

Monday, 14 August 2017

DESPITE infrastructure improvements and timetable changes, V/Line's performance over the past 10 years has mostly fallen short of its targets and community expectations, according to...

Major construction begins on Chandler Highway in Melbourne's north-east

Monday, 31 July 2017

MAJOR work is now underway on the new Chandler Highway bridge as part of the wider upgrade of Chandler Highway that aims to increase capacity...

Two shortlisted bidders announced for Carrum and Seaford level crossing removals

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE Level Crossing Removal Authority last week announced that the removal of eight more level crossings on the Frankston line is a step closer, after...

$1bn contract awarded for high-capacity signalling and communications system as part of Melbourne Metro project

Monday, 24 July 2017

CPB Contractors and Bombardier Transportation were last week awarded the contract for the $1 billion Rail Systems Alliance, which includes the first roll-out of a...

Cross Yarra Partnership selected to build Melbourne Metro Tunnel

Monday, 17 July 2017

VICTORIAN Premier Daniel Andrews this week joined Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan to announce that the Cross Yarra Partnership (CYP) – a consortium led by...

Melbourne's first 'green laneway' unveiled

Monday, 17 July 2017

THE City of Melbourne last week unveiled the revamped Coromandel Place, which is the first of four laneways to be upgraded as part of the...

Artist's impression unveiled for new public open space in Melbourne's Southbank precinct

Monday, 17 July 2017

THE City of Melbourne has unveiled artist's impressions of its $35 million plan to create new public open space in Melbourne's most densely populated suburb...

Final South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017 released

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE Queensland Government last week announced the release of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2017, also known as ShapingSEQ, which replaces the South East...

Queensland Government rejects plans for integrated casino resort on Gold Coast Spit

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE Queensland Government last week announced it has terminated the proposed ASF integrated resort development on the Gold Coast Spit and will move forward with...

Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 moves closer to completion

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE final piece of track has been connected on Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 and the future of the G:Link has been cemented with...

CPB Contractors selected for Stage 1 of Mackay Ring Road

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE Mackay Ring Road project reached a major milestone last week after CPB Contractors was announced as the successful tenderer to build Stage 1 of...

Benefits of Brisbane's Cross River Rail 'overstated': Infrastructure Australia

Monday, 31 July 2017

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia has finalised its independent evaluation of the Queensland Government's current business case for Cross River Rail, with the assessment finding that the benefits...

South East Queensland Housing Supply Expert Panel to be established

Monday, 31 July 2017

WITH the population in the region expected to exceed 5.3 million over the next 25 years, the Queensland Government has announced the establishment of the...

Revised and updated Market-Led Proposal guidelines released by Queensland Government

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE Queensland Government has released revised and updated Market-Led Proposal (MLP) guidelines, which have been prepared by Queensland Treasury after consulting with stakeholders, including industry...

Draft EIS for $583m redevelopment and expansion of Lindeman Island resort released

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE Queensland Government has announced that Lindeman Island's revival is a step closer, following the release of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the...

Third Building Queensland Infrastructure Pipeline Report released

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE independent statutory authority, Building Queensland, has identified 23 priority infrastructure proposals for the State Government to consider in the latest Infrastructure Pipeline Report, which...

Expressions of interest called for three freeway upgrade projects in Perth

Monday, 14 August 2017

THE West Australian Government last week called for expressions of interest for three freeway upgrade projects, which aim to address congestion hotspots on Perth's road...

Mitchell Freeway extension in Perth's north opens to traffic

Tuesday, 8 August 2017

THE $236 million Mitchell Freeway extension through Perth's fast-growing outer northern suburbs is now complete, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Mark McGowan last...

Fremantle's West End to be permanently heritage listed

Monday, 24 July 2017

FREMANTLE'S West End has become the largest single place to be permanently included in Western Australia's State Register of Heritage Places, with 250 buildings and...

Peet selected as preferred proponent for Brabham development in Perth's Swan Valley

Monday, 10 July 2017

WEST Australian Housing Minister Peter Tinley last week announced the selection of Peet Limited as the preferred proponent for final negotiations as development partner for...

City of Perth adopts 2017-18 Annual Budget

Monday, 3 July 2017

THE City of Perth has endorsed its 2017-18 Annual Budget, with Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi saying the City has overhauled its finances to reflect a...

METRONET team to design Belmont Station precinct in Perth

Monday, 26 June 2017

BELMONT Station will form the heart of METRONET's first transport oriented development - a new high-density suburb with multi-storey apartments, businesses and vibrant community spaces...

Property Council releases 'Big and Small Ideas for Perth' report

Monday, 19 June 2017

THE Property Council of Australia last week released its 'Big and Small Ideas for Perth' report, which is described as a call to action to...

WA Government to establish specialist team to drive METRONET vision

Monday, 29 May 2017

A MULTI-AGENCY team will be established to drive the WA Government's METRONET vision to transform Perth's transport network, with experts in transport planning, land development...

$2.3bn road and rail infrastructure package announced for WA

Monday, 15 May 2017

THE Australian and West Australian governments have reached agreement on a substantial $2.3 billion road and rail infrastructure package for the state, which was included...

SKYCITY commits to $330 million expansion of Adelaide Casino

Monday, 31 July 2017

SKYCITY Entertainment has committed to a $330 million expansion of the Adelaide Casino within the Festival Plaza precinct, which forms the final component of the...

Concept design revealed for Adelaide's Bentham Street in the Market to Riverbank link

Monday, 31 July 2017

THE $14.6 million transformation of key laneways in Adelaide has reached another milestone, after the concept design for Bentham Street in the Market to Riverbank...

Expressions of Interest called for free Wi-Fi on Adelaide Metro network

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE South Australian Government is calling for expressions of interest to operate a free Wi-Fi service on all or part of the Adelaide Metro network...

Contract awarded for Adelaide's East End tram extension

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE South Australian Government last week announced that the major contract for Adelaide's City Tram Extension Project has been awarded to the Downer York Joint...

Tesla and Neoen selected by SA Government to build world's largest lithium-ion battery

Monday, 10 July 2017

THE world's largest lithium-ion battery will be installed in South Australia under an agreement between French renewable energy company, Neoen, US sustainable energy company, Tesla...

Adelaide City Council endorses its 2017-18 Integrated Business Plan

Monday, 19 June 2017

THE City of Adelaide has endorsed its 2017-18 Integrated Business Plan, which the council said funds major improvements to key transport links, streetscapes and Park...

SA Government releases updated 30-Year Plan and enhanced design rules

Monday, 5 June 2017

THE South Australian Government last week announced that the update to The 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide has been completed, which includes a number of...

South Australian Planning Commission team gazetted

Monday, 5 June 2017

THE South Australian Government last week announced that six experts in urban design, construction, economics and public policy will guide the redevelopment of the state's...

Adelaide City Council backs rates exemption to encourage city population growth

Monday, 5 June 2017

LOOKING to stimulate population growth and improve housing affordability in the City of Adelaide, the council last week agreed to introduce a major new incentive...

Launceston City Deal set to deliver transformation of Launceston

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

THE Commonwealth and Tasmanian governments and the City of Launceston last week signed the Launceston City Deal, which is a five-year plan from 2017 to...

Tasmanian Government calls for feedback on draft planning bill

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

TASMANIAN Planning and Local Government Minister Peter Gutwein has called for feedback on a draft bill that will amend the Land Use Planning and Approvals...

Tasmania's new State Planning Provisions finalised

Monday, 27 February 2017

TASMANIAN Planning and Local Government Minister Peter Gutwein last week said Tasmania will become the first state to implement a single, statewide planning scheme after...

Infrastructure Australia approves business case for Hobart STEM relocation

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia, the nation's independent infrastructure advisor, has approved the business case for the relocation of the University of Tasmania's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...

New vision for Hobart's Macquarie Point unveiled by Tasmanian Government

Sunday, 18 December 2016

TASMANIAN Premier Will Hodgman and the Minister for State Growth Matthew Groom last week announced a 'reset' of the vision for Macquarie Point in response...

Concept plans revealed for Devonport Living City Waterfront

Sunday, 11 December 2016

THE waterfront precinct concept plans for the Living City project in Devonport were unveiled for public feedback last week, showcasing the next stage of the...

State Planning Provisions report under consideration by Tasmanian Government

Sunday, 11 December 2016

TASMANIAN Planning and Local Government Minister Peter Gutwein last week said he has received the Tasmanian Planning Commission's report on the draft State Planning Provisions...

Tasmania's Building Bill 2016 passed by State Parliament

Tuesday, 23 August 2016

TASMANIAN Building and Construction Minister Guy Barnett last week announced that the Building Bill 2016 has been passed by State Parliament, which forms part of...

Tasmanian Government announces independent review of Climate Change Act

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

THE Tasmanian Government last week said it has commissioned an independent review of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008 and released a discussion paper...

New pre DA consultation guidelines to deliver better development outcomes in ACT

Monday, 24 July 2017

THE ACT Government has called for community and industry feedback on new guidelines that aim to encourage developers to have meaningful engagement with the community prior...

Stop names announced for first stage of Canberra's light rail network

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

ACT Transport Canberra and City Services Minister Meegan Fitzharris last week said stage one of Canberra's light rail project has reached a landmark with the...

Ararat wind farm powers ACT towards 100 per cent renewable electricity target

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

SEVENTY-FIVE turbines at the Ararat wind farm in Victoria are now feeding renewable electricity into the national grid as part of the ACT's 100 per...

Doma Group selected as preferred tenderer for the Canberra Brickworks development

Monday, 17 April 2017

THE preferred tenderer for the Canberra Brickworks has proposed an exciting long-term solution for this unique heritage precinct which will open up the site to...

Development application lodged for Red Hill Public Housing Precinct Redevelopment in Canberra

Sunday, 2 April 2017

AN estate development plan for the former Red Hill public housing precinct, produced in consultation with the local community, has been lodged as a development...

New agencies to deliver a renewed CBD and increased land supply in ACT

Sunday, 2 April 2017

THE ACT Government introduced legislation last week to establish the City Renewal Authority and the Suburban Land Agency, which will help to deliver a renewed...

ACT Government unveils new Ministerial team following election

Sunday, 6 November 2016

FOLLOWING the finalisation of a Parliamentary Agreement between ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, the ACT Government last week unveiled a 'refreshed' Ministerial team, with...

City to Woden announced as next stage of a city wide light rail network in Canberra

Tuesday, 6 September 2016

WODEN to the City via the Parliamentary Triangle has been selected as the preferred route for the next stage of a Canberra's city wide light...

Change to solar access requirements will improve housing outcomes: ACT Planning Minister

Saturday, 6 August 2016

ACT Planning Minister Mick Gentleman has announced changes to the Territory Plan, which aim to simplify solar access rules, improve housing affordability and reduce delays...

Commonwealth and NT governments enter into agreement to create Darwin City Deal

Monday, 29 May 2017

THE Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding as a step towards a future City Deal for Darwin that will aim...

$100m announced for transformation of the Darwin CBD

Tuesday, 25 April 2017

NORTHERN Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner this week unveiled a $100 million plan to rejuvenate the Darwin CBD and transform the city centre into a...

NT Planning Minister announces dual occupancy review

Monday, 10 October 2016

NT Planning Minister Nicole Manison last week announced a review of planning policy surrounding dual occupancy which currently automatically allows for two homes to be...

NT Government amends Planning Act to strengthen strategic planning

Sunday, 3 July 2016

THE Northern Territory Government has amended the Planning Act to strengthen strategic planning in the Territory and limit the opportunities for spot rezoning.

NT Government releases 'HousingActionNT' housing blueprint

Sunday, 5 June 2016

THE Northern Territory Government last week released its blueprint for delivering hundreds of new homes and thousands of housing upgrades in remote, urban and regional...

Darwin Mid Suburbs Draft Area Plan released for comment

Monday, 29 February 2016

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week announced the public exhibition of the Darwin Mid Suburbs Draft Area Plan, which provides a framework to guide...

NT Planning Commission releases draft Litchfield Sub Regional Land Use Plan

Monday, 22 February 2016

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week released the draft Litchfield Sub Regional Land Use Plan, which aims to manage growth in Litchfield through a...

NT Planning Commission recommends Darwin Inner Suburbs Area Plan to Minister

Monday, 8 February 2016

FOLLOWING months of community, government and industry consultation, the Northern Territory Planning Commission has recommended the Darwin Inner Suburbs Area Plan to the Minister for...

Draft Alice Springs Regional Land Use Plan released for public consultation