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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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MEDIUM DENSITY MISSES THE MARK
WA BUSINESS NEWS A disconnect between urban infill ambitions in WA and the sector’s ability to deliver is hindering the development of medium-density projects. There is a ‘missing middle’ phenomenon emerging in Western Australia’s property…
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UDIA chief welcomes new land tax debate
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN The WA chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia is reconsidering its opposition to land tax — in return for eliminating stamp duty on property transfers — in a bid to…
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MRA boss vows end to secrecy
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN The culture of secrecy surrounding the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority is to be upended under sweeping changes proposed by new MRALandCorp chairman George McCullagh. Mr McCullagh said the board of the merged entity…
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Sustainability ethos developing
WA BUSINESS NEWS Sustainability-driven land developments are taking shape across Western Australia, but only five projects have achieved the top six-leaf EnviroDevelopment certification. WORM farms, a community orchard and heat pumps replacing the need for…
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Government moves on planning reform
WA BUSINESS NEWS THE property sector has been given its first taste of the latest changes to the state’s planning systems, with experienced town planner and urban designer Evan Jones revealing his initial ideas at…
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Here’s a plan, keep it simple
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Planning reform troubleshooter Evan Jones is calling time on game playing and finger-pointing in WA’s complex, convoluted and inefficient planning system. Mr Jones, called into service by Planning Minister Rita Saffioti to…
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Perth councils squirrel away $1b in infrastructure cash
THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Perth councils have been accused of sitting on more than $1 billion that should have been spent on parks, libraries and street lights. At least one metropolitan council has more than…
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Developers sense a shift in sentiment
WA BUSINESS NEWS Stuart Gardiner acknowledges the past few years have not been easy for those in Perth’s land development business. He says 2017 was a good example, with the latest data from the Real…
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Managing infill-greenfield mix
WA BUSINESS NEWS More than 4,000 dwellings have been created across LandCorp’s infill development sites during the past five years, providing development opportunities on previously underutilised sites. The chief executive of the state’s land…