CONSTRUCTION is now under way on the third and final section of the $1.02 billion NorthLink WA, which will provide a free-flowing dual carriageway between Ellenbrook and Muchea, with new interchanges at Stock Road, Neaves Road and Brand Highway.
FOLLOWING a downwardly revised increase of 0.1 per cent in August, the total number of new dwellings approved in September increased by 1.5 per cent, in seasonally adjusted terms, according to the latest figures released last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance last week unveiled the Future Transport 2056 draft strategy, which has been released alongside the Greater Sydney Commission's draft Greater Sydney Region Plan as part of a collaborative and concurrent approach to land use and transport planning.
GREATER Sydney will become three connected cities over the next 40 years, linked by new public transport, giving more communities access to job opportunities, new homes and services within 30 minutes, according to the newly-released draft Greater Sydney Region Plan.
A BOOST of $113 million to accelerate the delivery of vital infrastructure to support new homes in Sydney's west, south-west and north-west was announced last week by Minister for Planning and Housing Anthony Roberts.
THE Northern Territory Planning Commission has released a discussion paper to help inform the preparation of the Central Darwin Area Plan, which will provide long-term guidance for land use and development from Frances Bay and the Waterfront through to Cullen Bay and all areas in between.
FOLLOWING the submission of business cases for Yanchep Rail Extension and Thornlie-Cockburn Link, the WA Government has now called for tenders for planning and engineering services for the estimated $863 million Morley-Ellenbrook METRONET project, which is set to start construction in 2019.
QUEENSLAND'S first dedicated mega-cruise ship terminal has moved a step closer, after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk last week said construction will soon commence on the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd's (PBPL) $158 million Brisbane International Cruise Terminal at Luggage Point on the north side of the Brisbane River.
AS part of its Smart Planning program, the Victorian Government has released a new discussion paper that outlines proposed changes to help simplify and improve the operation of the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP) and provide the foundations for further future transformative initiatives.
FOLLOWING the release of Infrastructure Victoria's independent 30-year infrastructure plan, the Victorian Government last week announced its response, with a new five-year Victorian Infrastructure Plan that outlines the government's infrastructure priorities over the coming years.
VICTORIAN Planning Minister Richard Wynne has approved Amendment C190 to the Melbourne Planning Scheme, which implements the Arden-Macaulay Structure Plan's Stage 1 land use and development recommendations.
THE Victorian Government has launched the draft Fishermans Bend Framework, which it said will deliver on the 2050 vision for the area to become a thriving place that is a leading example for environmental sustainability, liveability, connectivity, diversity and innovation.
NORTHERN TERRITORY Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, Nicole Manison, last week announced the start of a process to improve the Territory's planning system and create a shared vision for the future, with the release of a new discussion paper.
THE ACT Government last week said that it will deliver its election commitment to expand the 'rapid' bus network two years ahead of schedule, with nine routes to begin operating in 2018 – the same year that the first stage of light rail is due to be completed.
MORE than $200 million of infrastructure projects committed to as part of the 2017-18 South Australian Budget were last week considered by the Parliamentary Public Works Committee.
THE South Australian Government last week announced plans to invest $300 million over ten years for 400 new buses to service the Adelaide Metro network, with a tailored industry participation plan to require the successful tenderer to maximise opportunities for local industry.
SITE work has begun on the first stage of the Murdoch Health and Knowledge Precinct (MHKP), which is located 12 kilometres south of Perth's CBD and will include aged care beds, affordable housing and the state's first 'Medihotel'.
NSW Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance last week opened the $200 million Newcastle Interchange, which provides a fully accessible, multi-modal transport interchange that will link trains, buses, taxis, kiss and ride facilities, and from early 2019, Newcastle Light Rail.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Roads Melinda Pavey last week said the State Government is moving ahead with planning for the first section of the F6 extension, with an extra $35 million allocated to the project.
THE NSW Government last week announced plans for stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail project, with a final business case due to be completed in 2018 and an investment decision and details on the timing of construction to follow.
THE NSW Government last week announced that more than 8,600 new weekly public transport services will start on November 26 as part of an updated timetable that will provide more trains, more ferries, more buses and a new transport network, the Northern Beaches B-line.
CONSULTATION will soon begin on plans to deliver more than 6,000 dwellings for over 15,000 residents in the south-east of Wodonga, with the City of Wodonga to place Planning Scheme Amendment (C121) on public exhibition from October 19.
A COMMISSIONER for Residential Tenancies will be appointed to champion the rights of private renters and landlords will no longer be able to terminate a tenancy using non-specified reasons or unreasonably refuse requests for tenants to keep pets under a proposed tenancy reform package unveiled by the Victorian Government last week.
