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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is Australia’s peak Representative body for all segments of the Urban Development Industry. The institute has been representing the industry in Western Australia for more than 40 years.
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WA shakes up stamp duty to boost apartment building
realestate.com.au Many off-the-plan apartment buyers in Western Australia will wave goodbye to stamp duty under new changes aimed at boosting housing supply and encouraging new developments. Under the proposed laws introduced this week, homebuyers and…
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MD Codes deferral reaction
ABC Perth Radio Following the news that the Medium Density Gazettal was being deferred UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck was interviewed by ABC Perth’s Nadia Mitsopoulos for the reaction. Listen in from 1:50:45, here.
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Carey halts planning reforms
Business News The state government has flagged a reversal of recently announced medium density planning reforms, with many single dwellings to be excluded and other changes to be deferred. Planning Minister John Carey has deferred gazettal of…
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Reaction to ACH repeal
6PR UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck spoke with Julie-Anne Sprague on 6PR’s afternoon show to provide UDIA WA’s reaction to the news that the 2021 ACH Act was being repealed. Listen from 6:30 here.
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ACH repeal welcomed
ABC News UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck was interviewed by ABC News following the State Government’s decision to repeal the recently instated Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Laws. To view this interview, click here.
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Public Affairs, Urban Development, and Local Government relieved at repeal of Cook’s heritage laws
The West Australian The Cook Government’s decision to repeal the controversial Aboriginal cultural heritage act has been met with widespread relief from peak bodies across a range of industries. The Urban Development Institute of Australia…
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Building Better Tomorrows: Shaping Affordable Housing
HMO Property Co. UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck featured on the HMO Property Co’s thought leadership series podcast about UDIA’s critical role in empowering developers and the organisations key initiatives and strategies that foster sustainable…
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Perth’s aversion to high density living impacting housing supply
Australian Property Investor Magazine Expert opinion piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck. Perth property buyers continue to be enthralled with houses over units and this preference for size has major ramifications for the housing…
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Premier Roger Cook vows ‘light touch’ approach, industry working group in backdown on Aboriginal heritage laws
The West Australian Authorities will use a “light touch” approach to enforcing updated Aboriginal heritage laws for the next year while a cross-sector “implementation group” has been formed to iron out any major issues. The…