UDIA NSW has long supported the need to uncap council rates to allow for better funding at the local level, given this is a low rate broad based tax, which will deliver more services and infrastructure for the community.
UDIA NSW welcomed today’s announcement of the appointment of Dominic Perrottet as Premier of NSW and Stuart Ayers as his Deputy. Our close working relationship with both members of the NSW leadership team has assisted in enabling our industry to safely reopen.
The release today by the Department of Planning Industry & Environment of the Findings Report by the Regional Housing Taskforce, was welcomed by UDIA NSW and marks an important milestone in addressing the housing price escalation, supply and demand issues in the Regions.
Today’s announcement by Minister Ayers of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall for flood mitigation, was enthusiastically welcomed by UDIA NSW and our Members.
The announcement today by Minister Stokes of the launch by the NSW Government of two online platforms - the Greater Sydney Urban Development Program and the Housing Evidence Centre websites - was warmly welcomed by UDIA NSW and its members.
UDIA NSW welcomes the announcement this morning by the NSW Treasurer of a $5b WestInvest Fund created from the sale of Westconnex and pinpoints the critical infrastructure to benefit.
Tomorrow, the UDIA Urban Development Property Summit, brings together government leaders industry experts and economic gurus to discuss the state of the housing market in NSW and the economic environment to identify actions needed to help tackle the escalating supply and affordability crisis.
UDIA NSW congratulates Kiersten Fishburn on her appointment as the new Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) – announced today by the NSW Premier and the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces.
In launching its Building Blocks Illawarra Shoalhaven 2021 report today, UDIA NSW warned that the Illawarra Shoalhaven is at a crisis point as we face a rapidly decreasing supply of serviced land for development.
The release today of the report of Portfolio Committee No 7 of the Legislative Council. - Planning and Environment, entitled 'Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Infrastructure Contributions) Bill 2021' recommends that “the Bill should not proceed, until the draft regulations have been developed and released for consultation and the reviews into the rate pegging system, benchmarking and the essential works list have been published by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.”
