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🏆 The PIA 2025 State Awards for Planning Excellence are now OPEN! Nominate outstanding people, projects & teams shaping better communities. Find your Division’s info at planning.org.au/awards

“PIA has been stepping up our advocacy. Calling for stronger action on housing, climate resilience, national urban policy and shortage of planners” - Emma Riley, National PIA President @pia_planning #PIACongress25

With Labor & Liberal both focusing on housing this week, PIA is stepping up our call for more homes in well-planned communities. Our election priorities are here: planning.org.au/resource?resou… #auspol

PIA has responded to recent claims by YIMBY Melbourne that there are “too many planners,” reaffirming the essential role of planning in addressing Australia’s housing crisis. Read our statement: planning.org.au/pia/news-resou…

The Western Australian Planning Commission's revised State Design Review Panel Manual and a new, standalone Local Government Design Review Manual have been released: wa.gov.au/government/med…

With cities contributing 67–72% of greenhouse gas emissions, @anna_hurlimann & @SarehMoosavi set out how they can do more to fight climate change. theconversation.com/cities-are-hea…

New Climate Change Authority report: bushfires, floods & cyclones cost Aussie homeowners ~$4B a year / set to rise to $8.7B by 2050. Highlights that land use planning reform can help reduce exposure of homes to climate-related hazards. climatechangeauthority.gov.au/home-safe-nati…

Investing in infrastructure is essential to enabling more homes. Planning is what turns that investment into productive, coordinated outcomes: connecting housing with transport, jobs and services. Great to see so much interest in this fund! statements.qld.gov.au/statements/102…

Minister O’Neil is right to call out the housing crisis as a defining challenge of our time. Australia needs more homes. But those homes must be part of well-located communities, with infrastructure, services & quality of life. planning.org.au/pia/news-resou…

Want to learn more about PlanTech and how it's transforming planning? We've got 5 free for member webinars available right now on PIA OnDemand! Simply login with your member account to view for free: 🔗planning.org.au/ondemand/Share…

PIA in the media 🗞️“Planning decisions aren’t always a simple yes or no.” Nicole Bennetts RPIA (@pia_qld) speaks to @ABCaustralia about how planners can use AI - carefully. 🔗 Read more: lnkd.in/giEGH2SH 📘 PIA AI Guidance Note: lnkd.in/gVGSZQt9

We've shared our view on @brisbanecityqld’s upcoming review of the Low-Medium Density Residential Zone. Finding the right home is getting harder in Brisbane - this review is a timely and important step to enabling a greater diversity of low-rise homes 📖 planning.org.au/pia/news-resou…

The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council has today released the State of the Housing System Report, and it highlights the critical role of good planning in addressing the housing crisis. PIA's statement here: planning.org.au/pia/news-resou… #auspol

“We urge the new Cabinet to continue investing in strategic planning, and to partner with planners to tackle Australia’s national challenges, particularly in relation to housing and climate action,” says Matt Collins MPIA, PIA CEO. Read here: theurbandeveloper.com/articles/king-…

Better Streets is calling for a major boost in active transport funding ahead of the 2025 federal election. If you'd like to support this advocacy, you can use their online advocacy tool to contact your local candidates and share your views. More here: betterstreets.org.au/emailcandidates

Reminder: applications to be PIA's State Manager for Queensland and the Northern Territory close this week! Don't miss this great opportunity: seek.com.au/job/83248534?r… @piaplanningjobs @pia_qld

Today’s ABS data shows a drop in higher-density housing starts in the last quarter. Australia needs more homes in well-planned communities. Our federal election priorities outline how planning can help make that happen - with the right support from govt: planning.org.au/resource?resou…

PIA is a founding member of @ASBEC1, and we welcome their new report: "Our upfront opportunity: Australia’s policy roadmap to reduce upfront embodied carbon in the built environment". Planning has a key role in getting to net zero. asbec.asn.au/research-items…