‘We are advocating for density’: WA Govt announces suite of planning reforms

At a recent Property Council Lunch, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan announced a slew of initiatives focused on streamlining planning and development and showed his support for more infill and density.

Chief Executive | WA Government shows the way to supply the homes we need

Last week WA Premier Mark McGowan stood in front of 755 people at our WA Division event and announced a decisive series of evidence-led reforms that set the national benchmark for housing productivity. The Premier’s proposal includes…

How many years of zoned industrial supply remains in Melbourne

A new Urbis/Property Council of Australia report has revealed the dire state of industrial land supply in Metropolitan Melbourne. Discover how many years the city has before supply runs dry.

What makes Paolo Bevilacqua hopeful about a sustainable future?

The newly appointed Chair of the Property Council’s Sustainability Roundtable and the Global Head of Sustainability at Frasers Property explains why he’s enthusiastic on the future of sustainability in property, and why you should be too.

People moves and news

Meredith Riley has been appointed to MinterEllison’s Australian partnership within the Infrastructure, Construction and Projects business. Charter Keck Cramer has elevated Brendan Woolley to Director – Research & Strategy in their Sydney office. Colliers announced the appointment of two new members to the Retail Capital & Middle Markets team, with Harry Dever joining as an Associate Director, QLD and Ben Wilkinson joining as Manager, NSW. Savills Australia & New Zealand has appointed Stephen Bolton as Director in its Victorian Retail Investments team.

Diminished pipeline of investor homes to put strain on rental market: survey

A survey of 70 property builders has revealed a lack of supply for homes targeted at investors is set to put further strain on an already tight rental market. Discover which types of housing they are planning to build. 

Designing for the end

Woods Bagot and Arup had one question in mind when designing the University of Tasmania’s Forestry Building: what will the end of the building like look like? Find out how they are designing not just for construction, but also deconstruction.

Queensland strata reform to help ease housing crisis

After years of advocacy from the Property Council, the Queensland Government has reduced the unanimous termination threshold for strata schemes to 75 per cent. Find out what this means for the sector and how it will help ease Queensland’s housing crisis.

The global learnings Lendlease will bring to Australian BTR

With the announcement of Lendlease’s first build-to-rent project in Australia, Vanessa Orth, the company’s Managing Director of Investment Management, reveals how the company plans to translate its substantial worldwide experience for the local market.

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