Category: Urban Taskforce | Research

Sydney reaches 5 million people- on its way to 8 million

30 March 2017 Sydney having reached a population of 5 million can learn from cities of a similar size...

Balmain Tigers site needs resolution not Greens Party scaremongering

28 September 2016 The Land and Environment Court decision against the proposed development...

Urban Ideas Issue # 17

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Award Winners 2016

Congratulations to our Award Winners for 2015! Full Details Below: Date : Thursday 23 July...

Sirius Building replacement must represent today not copy the past

01 August 2016 The announcement by the NSW Government that the Sirius Building in the Rocks will not...

White Bay Power Station rethink damages private sector confidence in private public partnerships

10 June 2016 The announcement by the NSW Government that all private sector proposals for the redevelopment...

Wynyard Renewal Positions Sydney As A Global City

01 June 2016 The approval of Brookfield’s proposal to renew Wynyard Station along with a 27 level office...

Apartment Approvals Bounce Back In NSW

31 May 2016 After a drop in late 2015 apartment approval numbers in NSW have bounced back says the Urban...

NSW record development approvals are not converting to completions

22 December 2015 The NSW Government’s Local Development Performance Monitoring Report for 2014/15 outlines...

Government rules for council amalgamations stop planning proposals for a year

23 December 2015 The NSW Government has issued guidelines to councils subject to merger proposals that...

Waterloo Metro good for urban renewal but housing tax will lift prices

16 December 2015 The announcement by the NSW Government that Waterloo has been chosen for a new metro...

Local Government Reform proposals are a good balanced approach

18 December 2015 Reducing Sydney’s 43 councils to 25 will drive reform that will improve performance...

Property Person of the Year 2015 | Mr Iwan Sunito

Winner 2015: Mr Iwan Sunito – Founder & CEO, Crown Group Date : Thursday, 03...

Urban Ideas Issue # 15

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Greater Sydney Commission has Strong Leadership with Lucy Turnbull

04 December 2015 The announcement that former Sydney Lord Mayor Lucy Turnbull will head up the Greater...

State Government plans should overrule council plans in the North West

07 December 2015 The plans announced by the NSW Minister for Planning for development around North West...

Federal Government calls for reform of planning and zoning to increase productivity

26 November 2015 The Federal Government’s response to the Harper Review of Competition Policy includes...

Residential construction high in NSW but non-residential slowing down

26 November 2015 The September Quarter Australian Bureau of Statistics construction figures for NSW indicate...

Medium density housing must have faster planning approvals

27 November 2015 The announcement by the NSW Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, that the Government is...

Sydney Metro extension to Liverpool good for Western Sydney

16 November 2015 The announcement by the NSW Government that an extension of the Sydney Metro from Bankstown...

NSW home approvals strong but dipping

01 December 2015 The Australian Bureau of Statistics for October show that New South Wales home approvals...

Parramatta Road plans are taking too long and leaving the community and developers in limbo

05 November 2015 The NSW Government has produced a number of plans for development along Parramatta Road...

Study on rail options for the Western Sydney airport must link growth areas

13 November 2015 The joint study between the Federal and NSW Governments into options for a rail link...

People Power - Securing the future of our cities.

Securing the future of our cities People Power considers the social and economic impact of a government...

10 Ideas for a better planning system

10 Ideas for a better planning system. The full brochure is here &n...

Urban Ideas

Planning for Sydney’s future apartments. Sydneys Metropolitan Plan has a target of...

10 Key Issues

10 Key Issues for a Metropolitan Startegy for Sydney The full brochure is...

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Jobs in Western Sydney - Redressing the Balance

10 Actions See Opinion Piece by Chris Johnson here

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Urban Ideas Issue # 4

Sydney Liveability Crisis - Reforming local government

The full research report is here Appendices Part A and Part B ...

Award Winners 2012

Award Winners 2012 Date : Thursday 26 July 2012Venue : Sheraton on the Park Special thanks to...

NSW Greens anti development dogma is stopping sustainable housing and jobs

13 November 2012 Recent anti development rhetoric by the NSW Greens is not good environmental policy,...

Queanbeyan Housing Approval Good for NSW

06 November 2012 The recent approval by Minister Brad Hazzard to rezone land in Tralee near Queanbeyan...

Quarterly Construction Value Per Capita

The Urban Taskforce receives continual updates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on building...

Urban Ideas Issue # 4

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Property Person of the Year 2011

Date: Thursday, 1 December, 2011 Venue: Dolton House Winner: Mr Garry Rothwell, Founder and...

Award Winners 2012

Award Winners 2012 Date : Thursday 26 July 2012 Venue : Sheraton on the Park, Sydney Special thanks...

Reducing the impact of DCP's- A good move to encourage more housing in NSW

25 October 2012 The new bill introduced into the parliament by Minister Hazzard makes Development Control...

Changes to rezoning appeals will be a major boost to housing supply & jobs creation

29 October 2012 The announcement by Minister Hazzard that rezoning applications which are rejected can...

Independent MPs introduce bills

10 December 2010 Greg Piper, the independent MP for Lake Macquarie has introduced a private members bill...

Urban Taskforce wins on vendor disclosure

10 December 2010 The NSW Government has completed its review of vendor disclosure requirements. The...

Move towards a National Urban Policy

10 December 2010 The Federal Government has released two papers (a discussion paper and a background...

Opposition promise on Part 3A

10 December 2010 NSW Opposition Leader, Barry O’Farrell has responded to Urban Taskforce representations...

NBN roll-out

10 December 2010 There finally appears to be a resolution to some of the outstanding issues concerning...

Changes to the margin scheme

16 December 2010 The Federal Government has released a discussion paper: Implementation of the recommendations...

Opposition calls for a can-do attitude

16 December 2010 NSW Opposition spokesman for planning, Brad Hazzard, has told a Wagga Wagga audience...

JRPP succumbs to NIMBY campaign

16 December 2010 The Sydney East Joint Regional Planning Panel has rejected a proposal for a mixed use...

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