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Development Assessment and Standard and Model Conditions
Identify requirements early, understand available pathways for both state and local developments, and communicate options clearly and respectfully.
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Learn more about the Women in Planning Network.
01
Jan
2026
12:00 pm
Online
Series
2026 NSW Full Legal Series
The Legal Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the NSW Planning System and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by ou....
RSVP Date: 27-November-2026
12
Mar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
PIA PlanTech Briefing - FULL SERIES
The PIA PlanTech Briefing Series for 2026 connects PIA’s recently launched PIA PlanTech Core Competencies document with real tools and technologies shaping planning practice today. Each session brings together a practitioner grounded in pla....
RSVP Date: 30-November-2026
14
Apr
2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
Jul
Regular Event
NSW Member Briefing | Development Assessment and Standard and Model Conditions
The NSW Government is seeking feedback on proposed reforms to the State’s planning system that will make it faster and easier to build new homes by improving the quality of local development applications (DAs), streamlining the development ....
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29 Jun
Built on Planning | National
Back in 2012, the newly elected Queensland Government set out to fulfill a bold promise made at the polls — to create Australia’s best planning system.
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26 Jun
National | On the Advocacy Front
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 26 June 2026.
23 Jun
NSW
PIA NSW welcomes the continued investment in the infrastructure and systems that support housing delivery, including water, transport, schools, health infrastructure and planning systems in the 2026/27 NSW Budget.
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25/06/2026
PIA submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Housing Supply Regulation
09/06/2026
Auckland's housing delivery was enabled by long-term strategic planning, according to a new Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) paper examining one of the most frequently cited housing case studies in Australasia.
02/06/2026
PIA has backed the NSW Government’s push to modernise community participation in planning but says proposed reductions to public notification need to be earned through genuine upstream community engagement before they take effect.
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