By Angela Dorizas Victoria boasts the largest rise in home approvals, while rates in New South Wales and Queensland continue to decline, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The trend estimate of total dwellings approved rose 0.4 per cent in March, which was the first increase since November 2007. […]
5 May, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Local government has criticised the New South Wales Government’s proposed joint regional planning panels as an attempt to “alienate” local communities from decision making. Under a draft plan prepared by the NSW Department of Planning the state will be divided into six regions, each provided with its own panel to approve or […]
1 May, 2009
By Rachel Borchardt in Brisbane An obsession with suburban developments is “building-in poverty” across Australian cities, according to one of the nation’s most respected urban planners. Professor Rob Adams, director of design and urban environment at Melbourne City Council, said governments must get the message that high-density housing solutions were a better option than inefficient […]
27 April, 2009
By Staff Writer The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW has accused Planning Minister Frank Sartor of using local government as a scapegoat to justify removing planning powers from communities. Minister Sartor released the Local Government Performance Monitoring Report 2005-06 yesterday, and according to President of the Local Government Association of NSW, Genia McCaffery […]
18 July, 2007
By Adam Coleman The South Australian division of the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) has responded to a front page article in The Advertiser that criticised SA councils for being too busy to efficiently process development applications (DA). The article on June 13, 2007 titled Councils too busy: New home plans chaos said that councils […]
15 June, 2007
By Kim Powell The NSW Government needs to make its vision for the future of Sydney more visible in order to stimulate the development industry to come up with appropriate kinds of development, says Robert Mitchell, chief operating officer of the Warren Centre. “What is really lacking is a visibility for the vision of Sydney,” […]
23 August, 2006
By Rob O’Brien The Municipal Association of Victoria has accused the State Government of breaching an agreement made with local government over planning permit requirements for social housing and school building projects funded by the Rudd Government. The Victorian Premier’s office did advise the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) in April that it would consult with […]
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