The #NSWGovernment released a draft #masterplan for the #SnowyMountains #SpecialActivationPrecinct: planning.nsw.gov.au/snowymountains… #SAP #planning #infrastructure

The #NSW Government has released plans for a new commercial building above the future #CrowsNest #metro station: planning.nsw.gov.au/News/2021/Comm… #planning #infrastructure #transport #commercialproperty

Professor Byrne from University of Tasmania said that #COVID19 has begun to disrupt the trajectory, scale and form of #urbanisation, and that regional #cities need to catch up: theconversation.com/covid-has-disr… #regions #regionalAustralia #planning

.Regional Australia Institute has launched an index that tracks #population movement between capital cities and #regions: regionalaustralia.org.au/home/regional-… #populationgrowth #internalmigration #populationmovement

The Urban Taskforce Australia (UTA) said the #IntergenerationalReport states #population growth is critical to #GDP but this poses a problem for #HousingSupply in #NSW: urbantaskforce.com.au/2021-commonwea… #housing #populationgrowth #housing

.COTA Australia issued 'State of the (Older) Nation 2021 - A nationally representative survey: cota.org.au/policy/state-o… #ageing #olderAustralians

Updated guidelines for the assessment of #NSW State Significant projects have been released, including guidance on #communityengagement, cumulative impact assessment and #socialimpactassessment via @NSWDPIE: planning.nsw.gov.au/Policy-and-Leg… #planning #guidelines

Minister Ley launched the Australian #ClimateService which aims to bring together #climate, #naturalhazard, geospatial and socioeconomic information into a single platform: minister.awe.gov.au/ley/media-rele… #economics #climatechange

The proposed #rezoning of three sites, to allow for new residential and commercial towers at #StLeonards in #Sydney, has been approved: dpie.nsw.gov.au/news-and-event… #planning #publicspace

The World Economic Forum issued 'Circular #cities: a circular #water #economy for cleaner, greener, healthier, more prosperous cities': www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Imagi… #circulareconomy #environment

The Social Innovation Research Institute issued '#Infrastructure for social connection: researching the existing assets for creating social connectedness and identifying interventions': urbanaffairs.com.au/downloads/2021… #socialconnection #socialpolicy #socialplanning

The OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives issued a report that ranks #governments including Australia by indicators such as public procurement, #infrastructure governance, #publicsector integrity, open government and digital government: oecd.org/gov/government…

The #NationalSkillsCommission published a list of #occupations rated in terms of current and future demand: nationalskillscommission.gov.au/our-work/skill… #industry #employment #prioritylist

The top 3 items from our recent Bulletins: COTA Australia's 'State of the (Older) Nation', updated guidelines for #NSW State Significant projects and a circular #cities report issued by World Economic Forum 👇 Sign up for your #freetrial today: urbanaffairs.com.au/subscribe/free… #planning #infrastructure

The @gscsydney announced an #industriallands policy review: greater.sydney/industrial-lan… #planning #NSW

The Urban Taskforce Australia (UTA) said the only good news about the #COVID-19 #Delta strain sweeping our State is the opportunity it gives the #NSW #Planning system to turn their performance around: urbantaskforce.com.au/delta-lockdown…

.Australian Bureau of Statistics issued #building activity data for the March quarter: abs.gov.au/statistics/ind… #housing #economics #statistics

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