Newsletter – Page 76 – Urban Taskforce

Political Parties not connecting with Apartment Dwellers- New Poll

A poll conducted by ResearchNow of over 1,000 people in Sydney who own,...

Brighton-Le-Sands could become like the French Riviera- A New Hot Spot

The land facing Botany Bay at Brighton-Le-Sands could be developed in the...

Apartment value is higher in areas of Greater Density says Urban Taskforce report

A detailed research study into the average price of an apartment has found...

Release of more home sites will help housing supply

The announcement by the NSW Government that 20,000 new home sites will...

Barangaroo South Concept sets the Agenda for a Taller Global City for Sydney

The revised concept plan for Barangaroo South will add new high quality...

Intergenerational Report sets the Agenda for A New Structure to Australia’s Cities

The Federal Government’s Intergenerational Report on Australia in 2055...

Sydney’s new housing must be located alongside Light Rail & Metro Routes

As Sydney grows it will be important to build new urban housing alongside...

NSW Records Highest Apartment Approvals in 30 Years

The Australian Bureau of Statistics monthly dwelling approval shows NSW...

Urban Ideas- Sydney Apartments Density and Price

The Urban Taskforce asked PhD candidate Michael (Man Kin) Lam to undertake...

Urban Ideas- Density & Infrastructure

Sydney will need to double the number of existing dwellings over the next...

Foreign Investment in Australia’s Residential Sector could be discouraged through excessive fees

The Australian Government’s Options Paper on Foreign Investment could send...

NSW per capita construction expenditure moving upwards

The quarterly construction figures for the December 2014 quarter when converted...

Are you for Growing NSW so that we remain Number One?

To remain the Number One state in Australia the NSW community must support...

Local Government Planning Report shows swing to Complying Development

The recently released Local Government Performance Monitoring Report for...

Development Industry working with pro-growth Western Sydney Councils

A forum with eight Western Sydney Councils and representatives of the major...

Major parties in NSW must agree to reduce the cost of housing by establishing a ‘One Stop Shop’ for Government planning referrals

In the lead up to the NSW election, the major parties must agree to reduce...

NSW Housing approvals moving upwards- A good time for development

The December 2014 housing approvals from the Australian Bureau of Statistics...

Online Construction Code the way of the future

The free online version of the National Construction Code is the way of...

Northern Territory with 625 dwelling commencements beats NSW with 12,470 according to CommSec

The CommSec financial report card that puts NSW and the Northern Territory...

Scaremongering on Apartment Defects Irresponsible

Claims by the Owners Corporation Network and the state opposition that...

Urban Ideas- Faster Approvals for Mid- Rise Apartments

Sydney is going through an apartment boom with housing approvals running...

Urban Ideas- Towers and Transport

Sydney’s population will increase by 1.6 million people over the next 20...

Urban Ideas- Sydney 2050

The symbol of a global city has become the high rise tower. Hong Kong has...

Urban Ideas- Ecodencity

Sydney more than most cities in the world has a rich cosmopolitan mix of...

Urban Ideas- Reforming Sydney’s Councils- 20 Essential Actions

The relationship between the State Government roles and Local Government...

Making NSW No 1 in Planning and Building

Since around 2003, NSW has been dropping behind other states in terms of...

Urban Ideas- Apartment Living for Seniors

One of the biggest demographic groups driving this change is the increasing...

Urban Ideas- Vancouver's Ecodensity

Both cities are often in the top 10 world cities for liveability. Both...

Urban Ideas- Are these assets being utilised fully

The government owns significant land holdings for railways, health, education,...

Keeping the local in Local Government while improving efficiency

Now is the perfect time to propose new structures for Local Government...

Sydney's Liveability Crisis- Reforming Local Government

Unfortunately NSW is a long way from being number one in the areas of planning,...

100,000 new apartments and 100,000 new jobs can transform Parramatta Road into a Liveability Corridor

Most Sydneysiders see Parramatta Road as an eyesore with a hotpotch of...

Where will Sydney accommodate 500,000 new apartments in the next 25 years?

Sydney’s Metropolitan Plan has a target of 770,000 new housing units by...

There's No Place Like Home

Last year the Urban Taskforce published Going Nowhere, a major report on...

People Power

This report sets out the vital contribution that cities make to Australia’s...

Deny Everything

Why NSW urban development is going nowhere and what must be done to fix...

Liveable Centres

The growth of our cities and regions has been Australia’s economic engine...

Life's Essentials

The Taskforce has been alarmed at Hunter Water’s proposal to fund 60 per...

Choice Free Zone

In most cities around the world, planning controls or regulations of some...