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Especially developed for South Australian Accredited Professionals, the PIA SA CPD Top Up Series is applicable to all planners, offering a series of expert-led sessions to help navigate South Australia’s planning system. A convenient way to accumulate 8.5 CPD points, the sessions cover the following mandatory Accredited Professional topics: performance based planning, decision making in development assessment, legislative compliance governance, and ethics in planning.
Now live! Take a look at our amazing lineup of presenters, featuring some proven favourites and some impressive newcomers. Delivered as a collection of short, focused seminars, the series provides practical, court-informed solutions to enhance your professional toolkit—all conveniently accessible over lunch from your own space. Register now at our special discounted bundle rate - all 8 sessions for the price of 7!
Planners play a critical role in shaping neighbourhoods that enable healthier, more active communities. This half day walkshop will help deepen planners’ understanding of the public health intent underpinning many of South Australia’s performance based planning and design provisions. These foundations can strengthen confidence in development assessment and masterplanning for public health.
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Jan
2026
12:00 am - 12:00 am
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Series
PIA SA CPD Top Up Series
Especially developed for South Australian Accredited Professionals, this series is applicable to all planners and is a convenient way to accumulate 8.5 CPD points.
RSVP Date: 31-December-2026
12:30 pm
2026 SA Legal Lunchtime Series | Full Series Bundle
The 2026 PIA SA Legal Lunchtime Series is now live! Take a look at our amazing lineup of presenters, featuring some proven favourites and some impressive newcomers. Delivered as a collection of short, focused seminars, the series provides p....
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
12:00 pm
2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
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22 Jul
Built on Planning | National
Like many Australian cities, Adelaide is set for rapid growth over the next three decades, with its population expected to soar by almost 50 per cent by 2051.
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National | On the Advocacy Front
Your regular snapshot of PIA's advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. 22 July 2026.
15 Jul
Media Release | Planning and Assessment Systems | National
The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of national standards for AI infrastructure, saying it is an important step towards ensuring Australia can capture the economic opportunities of AI
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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.
01/06/2026
Planning for Data Centres - A practical guide for Australian planners
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State Manager: Jane Strange RPIA State President: Cate Hart RPIA (Life Fellow) Emerging Planner Representative: Ken Tam PIA (Assoc.) Women in Planning Representatives: Eleni Kiamos MPIA