Victorian planning reforms take power away from councils
Victorian councils are angry about changes to state planning laws that will make it easier for developers to bypass them.
25 September, 2023Victorian councils are angry about changes to state planning laws that will make it easier for developers to bypass them.
25 September, 2023In the future, buildings may be constructed underground to accommodate increasing population growth.
3 February, 2022Legislation to introduce reforms to NSW developer levies has hit a speed bump with the release of a parliamentary committee’s report.
12 August, 202113 NSW councils have been given $350,000 each to speed up planning assessment times.
12 July, 2021The NSW government has accepted recommendations for overhauling infrastructure contributions – but councils say there are some red flags.
7 March, 2021Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.
25 October, 2020The NSW government is introducing measures to back the emerging build-to-rent sector.
30 July, 2020A reformed NSW planning oversight body will have fewer commissioners.
3 February, 2020Commuters may one day be offered a Netflix-style public transport subscription service.
4 November, 2019Quality open spaces can unlock urban growth, a NSW planning bureaucrat says.
15 October, 2019Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.
6 September, 2019A population policy has to address immigration, sustainability and infrastructure, says former NSW Premier Bob Carr.
3 July, 2019Boosting Australia’s population to 60 million could turn the nation into an economic powerhouse, a forum has heard.
23 April, 2019Local governments refute developer peak body’s claim that they’re behind development targets.
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