School kids tell developers how to design apartments
02 October 2015
20 school children will build their vision of apartment living in cardboard this Sunday morning, says the Urban Taskforce.
Record apartment approvals for New South Wales
01 October 2015
Apartment approvals for August have reached an all-time high in NSW, says the Urban Taskforce.
Innovative plan for social and affordable housing supported by development industry
25 September 2015
The innovative plan for a partnership between the private sector and State Government to overhaul the Ivanhoe public housing estate near Macquarie University will provide a diverse mix of social, affordable and private dwellings and is an excellent model for renewal, says the Urban Taskforce.
Premier’s Priorities for faster housing approvals must apply to large apartment projects
15 September 2015
The NSW Premier’s Priorities in the recently announced NSW State Plan – Making it Happen includes a requirement that 90% of development applications for housing must be approved in 40 days but many applications are for multi-unit dwellings that are taking far too long to approve, says the Urban Taskforce.
The Hills are alive with the Sound of Protest
10 September 2015
Community groups upset that The Hills Shire Council propose to lower development heights around stations in the North West Rail Corridor have every right to protest, says the Urban Taskforce.