THE WEEKEND WEST The State Government has “suspended work” on a long-running project to create a Green Growth Plan, to streamline WA’s Commonwealth and State land use approvals, because of concerns about costs and the impact on housing affordability. Planning Minister Rita Saffioti said work on the Strategic Assessment of the Perth and Peel Regions […]
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Have a Go News COMMUNITIES need to better understand the needs of an ageing population in order to ensure older community members can live in safe, appropriate, and affordable homes. That’s the view of Urban Development Institute of Australia’s WA (UDIA WA) CEO Tanya Steinbeck. She believes it is really important that we foster a […]
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AT A RECENT UDIA BREAKFAST, STUART DEVENISH, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR TOWN PLANNING AT RPS OUTLINED HIS IDEAS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN WA. Stuart believes that there has to be a better way to bring land and housing to the market. Over decades our planning processes have evolved in response to […]
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