Newsletter – Page 4 – Urban Taskforce

Draft Burwood Planning Agreement Policy 2025 | 17.03.26

I write to raise some concerns about the draft Planning Agreement Policy,...

Government must cut spending to help housing affordability | Australian Conveyancer | 17.03.26

Rising interest rates are pushing up housing costs and making it harder...

Media Release | Interest-rate hike a bitter blow for housing supply | 17.03.26

CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, Tom Forrest, said that today’s RBA decision...

Oran Park Town Centre Expansion Planning Proposal (reference PP/2021/6/1) | 13.03.26

Urban Taskforce Australia supports the proposed expansion of the Oran Park...

Metro stop will get its residents | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest featured in The Daily Telegraph, commenting...

‘It’s Paddo, not Rio’: The cheap Sydney units being replaced by penthouses with rooftop pools | SMH | 10.03.26

“So what?” was the response Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest to local NIMBY...

Housing approvals - Underperforming Councils revealed | 2SM | 11.03.26

On the issue of housing approvals and underperforming Sydney councils,...

Sydney councils named and shamed for failing to meet housing crisis targets | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest says housing supply improves when pro-housing...

Media Release | Bit by bit – the puzzle is coming together on housing supply | 10.03.26

Tom Forrest, CEO of the Urban Taskforce, said that today’s announcement...

Developer upsizing redraws the skyline | Sydney Morning Herald | 09.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO has backed the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority,...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 6 March 2026

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 6 March 2026 In this Edition 1. Bays West – common...

Randwick Development Control Plan (DCP) – Stage 2 | 05.03.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE While Urban Taskforce Australia...

NSW housing approvals plunge as crisis deepens | The Daily Telegraph | 04.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was mentioned in The Daily Telegraph today...

Apartment Approvals Fall Again as Houses Nudge Up | The Urban Developer | 03.03.26

The Urban Developer has reported on today’s ABS data showing apartment...

Media Release | ABS Housing Approvals data shows the worst National monthly result since the Housing Accord began | 03.03.26

To read the full media release, CLICK HERE Tom Forrest, CEO of the Urban...

Campbelltown LEP Review and related Draft DCP amendment | 03.03.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes...

Media Release | White Bay redevelopment a welcome boost for housing supply | 03.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, today welcomed the Premier’s announcement...

Streamlining and Modernising the National Construction Code | 27.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia is a...

Regional Planning Reforms | 27.02.26

The three papers released – A New Approach to Strategic Planning; Statewide...

Establishing the Development Coordination Authority | 25.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Thank you for the opportunity to...

Co-Living Housing (Student Housing): Trends and Planning Responses in Randwick City | 24.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia notes...

Randwick Junction Town Centre Planning Proposal | 24.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes...

Sydney's 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant | 21.02.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest told Sydney’s 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant...

Sydney's abandoned Woollahra train station back in the spotlight as potential housing hotspot | Domain online | 21.02.26

Sydney’s abandoned Woollahra station has become a driving force for much...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 20 February 2026

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 20 February 2026 In this Edition HDA...

Underground parking driving up costs | 702 ABC Sydney’s Drive | 18.02.26

On 702 ABC Sydney’s Drive with Thomas Oriti, Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest...

Driving planning reform | ABC Illawarra | 17.02.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest told ABC Illawarra today that the “wheel...

Media Release | Urban Taskforce welcomes new Federal Liberal Leadership team | 13.02.26

Urban Taskforce Acting CEO, Stephen Fenn today welcomed the election of...

Developers desert plans for new apartments in Sydney's west due to construction costs and interest rates | ABC Online News | 11.02.26

Tom Forrest, CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, spoke with ABC News about...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 6 February 2026

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 06 February 2026 In this Edition Housing...

Draft Resilient Randwick Strategy 2026-2036 | 04.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes...

Double Blow: Cash Rate Rises, Home Approval Crash | The Urban Developer | 03.02.26

To read The Urban Developer’s article, CLICK HERE Tom Forrest, CEO...

Media Release | Interest Rates rise a Disaster for Housing Supply | 03.02.26

To read the full release, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest today...

Media Release | ABS housing approvals: annual results getting better with NSW hitting the lead | 03.02.26

To read the full release, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest,...

Woollahra DCP 2015: Housing in accessible areas | 02.02.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE At a time when housing supply is...

2026-27 Federal Pre-Budget Submission | 30.01.26

To read the submission, CLICK HERE Over the past 12 months, there have...

‘Apartment apartheid’: Is Sydney ready for ‘poor doors’? | SMH | 29.01.26

CEO Tom Forrest spoke to the Sydney Editor of the SMH on the complex considerations...

Financial support for state and territory infrastructure projects | 28.01.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Since the National Housing Accord...

West Schofields Rezoning Proposal | 28.01.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes...

Urban Living Network | 23 January 2026

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 23 January 2026 In this Edition Quarter...

Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount | 22.01.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Housing in Australia is increasingly...

National Housing Accord Data | 2SM | 22.01.26

Speaking on 2SM, Tom Forrest, CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, said the...

QUARTER TIME AND WE MUST CATCH UP | The Daily Telegraph | 22.01.26

To read the article, CLICK HERE The Daily Telegraph covered our analysis...

Albanese government’s housing target falls short by 81k homes as quarter-time called on housing accord policy | The Australian | 21.01.26

Urban Taskforce analysis of ABS data shows that despite a pickup in housing...

Media Release | Quarter time for the National Housing Accord - commencements on the rise but it’s not enough | 21.01.26

To read the full release, CLICK HERE CEO of the Urban Taskforce, Tom Forrest,...

Draft Burwood Planning Agreement Policy 2025 and proposed amendments to the Burwood Local Environmental Plan 2012 | 21.01.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE Urban Taskforce Australia has reviewed...

Heritage Battle | 7 News | 17.01.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest spoke to 7 News on Saturday night, opposing...

Media Release | Sydney Fishmarkets – a triumph of design, engineering and construction | 19.01.26

CEO of Urban Taskforce Australia, Tom Forrest, today lauded the skills...

Canada Bay Affordable Housing Policy, Planning Proposal and Contributions Scheme | 16.01.26

Urban Taskforce Australia acknowledges the need for affordable housing...

Draft Canada Bay Contribution Plans | 16.01.26

I write in response to the public exhibition of proposed amendments to...