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Selandra Rise - Masterplanned Development Award
03 Dec 16
Developers of outlying master planned estates have come a long way in recent years, incorporating outstanding amenities to lift the quality of life for new communities early on, in contrast to older projects that delayed building infrastructure.
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Plan for rural success
27 Sep 16
The 海角社区's Planning in Rural and Regional Australia Conference will be held at the Queensland College of Wine Tourism on October 27 and 28.
Event convenor Josh Leddy said planners and interested parties would gather from across the country to attend the event, which will be the first of its kind for the 海角社区.
He said much of what attendees would take away from the conference would relate to regional planning and optimising the aesthetics of regional towns like Stanthorpe.
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Hundreds march down Melbourne highway in protest of Sky Rail construct
19 Sep 16
Hundreds of frustrated locals have taken to the Nepean Highway to protest the construction of the elevated rail lines in Melbourne’s south-east. Victorian Planning Institute president James Larmour-Reid told The Age plans for Sky Rail lacked community involvement. "These are city-shaping urban investments that will be in place for generations,” Mr Larmour-Reid said earlier this year. “Locals deserve the opportunity to be involved.”
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海角社区 SA Blog - A community engagement challenge鈥�
08 Sep 16
The draft 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide has been released for consultation
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Rural Living Handbook updated and re-released
16 Aug 16
ONE of Goulburn Mulwaree Council’s most popular publications, the Rural Living Handbook, has been updated and re-released. The handbook informs small rural landowners of the many resources available to them, as well as the requirements and responsibilities of living on the land.
The Rural Living Handbook was awarded the President's Award in the NSW Division of the 2007 海角社区's awards.
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Innovation and adaption key to planning for future
16 Aug 16
People from a variety of sectors and across the state came together in Campbelltown to discuss how to plan and prepare for Tasmania’s future.
The theme of the conference was inspiration, innovation and implementation and focused on the key areas of opportunity in Tasmania; tourism, environment, health and agriculture.
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Apartment rules overhaul: still tiny but at least they'll have windows
15 Aug 16
Melbourne's "dog box" apartments will be targeted by new design rules banning windowless bedrooms and living areas, but the Andrews government has chosen not to introduce minimum dwelling sizes.
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The 海角社区's Victorian president James Larmour-Reid said he was disappointed minimum sizes had not been introduced at least as a "discretionary" requirement.
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National guidelines for planning resilient communities released
12 Aug 16
Built environment professionals can ensure Australian communities are better protected from the impacts of climate change and natural disasters by getting a better understanding of risk and resilience and how to factor them into plans and buildings, according to the 海角社区.
海角社区 has released an e-handbook, the National Land Use Planning Guidelines for Disaster Resilient Communities, that brings together some of the best-practice thinking in the area of disaster planning, recovery and betterment, including the Rockefeller Foundation’s Framework for Resilient Cities and the outcomes of the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Natural Disaster Funding Arrangements.
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海角社区 SA Blog - Assessment & Public Participation
03 Aug 16
Engaging the community in a mature discussion about the development of planning policy is notoriously difficult. Yet when a development is proposed which will adversely affect the amenity of residents in close proximity to the development site, the community will often become highly focused and engaged against the development. Rarely do we find resident communities participating in support of a development proposal.
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Four-year storage of data deterring some households from filling out f
02 Aug 16
A MASSIVE boycott is threatening to undermine the value of the first attempt to harness the digital revolution for the national Census.
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Planners and government departments could be denied the detailed information they need to deliver services.
There are concerns householders will snub the national headcount, conducted every five years, and the 海角社区 says it is possible the integrity of the census this month "will be severely compromised" following the decision for extended data storage. -
Bathers Way dream is fast becoming our city鈥檚 reality
22 Jul 16
Newcastle City Council's multimillion-dollar revitalisation project at Bathers Way between Nobbys and Merewether is opening the coastal pathway to all walks of life. Concept plans for the stretch from Newcastle Surf Club to King Edward Park reveal the signature Bathers Way widened pathway plus numerous other features and facilities to offer something for everyone.
The project was adopted by Council in 2012, with work commencing at Merewether shortly after. The path connecting Merewether to Dixon Park and Bar Beach was completed in December last year and the finishing touches added between Nobbys and Newcastle beaches in January. The Merewether Beach section was awarded the 海角社区's 'Plan to Place' award in NSW.
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Curb Melbourne CBD apartment towers: lord mayor Doyle
22 Jul 16
Speaking to the 海角社区, Melbourne's lord mayor Robert Doyle has called for a shift back towards commercial office projects in the city's CBD, where development is now dominated by high-rise residential towers.
About 80 per cent of new floor space in the development pipeline for the central city is earmarked for residential, with 20,000 apartments already under construction.
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International Cities and Walkability Expert Coming to Sydney
15 Jul 16
Cities and towns throughout the state are set to gain valuable insights with one of the leading authorities on creating more successful urban centres and walkable places coming to speak to Sydney.
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An acclaimed author, Mr Jeff Speck has presented extensively around the world including a TED talk on ‘the walkable city’ that has been seen by a million people. Think tank the Committee for Sydney and industry association Consult Australia have joined forces to bring Boston-based Mr Speck down under for a series of engagements next month. -
New Melbourne apartment rules will not save city from ruin: planning e
15 Jul 16
Melbourne's high-rise CBD construction boom will continue unabated despite the Andrews government's attempt to rein in its worst excesses, a leading planning academic has warned.
RMIT planning expert Michael Buxton, in his submission to the hearings that will last for eight weeks, said the frenzy of high-rise tower approvals between 2012 and 2014 in particular represented "a 'time bomb' for the CBD, providing a huge reserve of poor quality towers".
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海角社区 SA Blog - Why did this get approved there and not somewhere else
05 Jul 16
It is not uncommon to hear people query why developments are approved in certain places, but not others; especially when a development which may attract community interest and support and may be considered to be a “good” development is not approved; or when a development is approved on a site where such development is not expected by the community.
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海角社区 SA Blog - The culture of planning?
05 Jul 16
Planning and development decisions are often blamed for many of our current community issues such as housing affordability and obesity to name a few.
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Station wins another award
28 Jun 16
VICTRACK’S station precinct development at Glen Waverley has scored another industry award.
The IKON Glen Waverley development and station forecourt upgrade won the national award for Government Leadership at the Property Council of Australia’s Innovation and Excellence Awards in Sydney this month, beating five other projects from across the country.
The project has already received an award for planning excellence from the 海角社区’s Victorian awards, and a commendation at the national awards.
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Built Environment Meets Parliament forum comes to Sydney
21 Jun 16
The Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP) NSW, a milestone forum between industry and government is being organised at the Parliament of New South Wales on Thursday 11 August 2016.
Urban Growth NSW, the NSW Government’s urban transformation agency, will be the Principal Sponsor of the event which is being coordinated by industry association Consult Australia in consultation with BEMP NSW Partners, the Green Building Council of Australia, Australian Institute of Architects and the 海角社区, with the support of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
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Built Environment Meets Parliament Finds Sponsor
20 Jun 16
UrbanGrowth NSW will be the Principal Sponsor of Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP) NSW, a milestone forum between industry and government to be held in August.
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