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Green Light for Queen Victoria Market Revamp
Public
Tuesday April 2 2024

Green Light for Queen Victoria Market Revamp

A $1.7 billion revamp of Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is set to go ahead after approval for the makeover was given last week.

Australia Must Embrace Nature in our Built Environment
Landscaping
Tuesday April 18 2023

Australia Must Embrace Nature in our Built Environment

Australia must seek innovative ways to bring nature back into urban environments and use nature-based solutions to deliver important urban outcomes, a new paper has found.

Plans Unveiled for Australia’s First Green Star Home Community
Green
Monday September 5 2022

Plans Unveiled for Australia’s First Green Star Home Community

A planned new estate in Melbourne’s outer-north is set to become the first development in Australia to have all homes built to meet a new voluntary...

What happened to planning reform in NSW?
Zoning
Wednesday June 2 2021

What happened to planning reform in NSW?

We heard a lot from the NSW Government last year about how they were going to improve the productivity of the NSW Planning System.

The Positives and Missed Opportunities of Development Contributions Reform in NSW
Zoning
Monday May 17 2021

The Positives and Missed Opportunities of Development Contributions Reform in NSW

The application of development contributions to fund a share of the costs of infrastructure is a hot topic in every state and territory, however in NSW,...

Willoughby Council killed Chatswood’s CBD – but there is time to revive it
Zoning
Thursday April 22 2021

Willoughby Council killed Chatswood’s CBD – but there is time to revive it

Chatswood has gone from being the new CBD location of choice for new office towers in the early 1990s to a tumbleweed ghost town full of...

Sydney Will Build 27,100 Fewer Homes over the Next Five Years
Residential
Monday February 8 2021

Sydney Will Build 27,100 Fewer Homes over the Next Five Years

Almost 30,000 fewer homes will be built in Sydney over the next five years compared with the number of homes built during the last half-decade, the...

NSW Pumps Millions to Huge Urban Conservation Plan
Green
Monday August 31 2020

NSW Pumps Millions to Huge Urban Conservation Plan

Up to 100,000 trees will be planted over five years whilst 120 kilometres worth of koala fencing will be installed in critical parts of Western Sydney...

Planning is Critical for COVID Recovery
Urban Planning
Monday August 24 2020

Planning is Critical for COVID Recovery

The Covid 19 outbreak has provided an opportunity to reset what we think is important in planning to deliver great places - that grow wealth, jobs...