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Tag: urban-taskforce
Time to talk about population policy: Carr
A population policy has to address immigration, sustainability and infrastructure, says former NSW Premier Bob Carr.
Megacities the new ‘global economic engines’
Boosting Australia’s population to 60 million could turn the nation into an economic powerhouse, a forum has heard.
Councils hit back on housing completions
Local governments refute developer peak body’s claim that they’re behind development targets.
Crackdown on ‘incremental creep of seniors’ housing’
Property developers slam NSW Government’s policy changes as a “pre-election scare campaign” against development.
Building code: developers say council backlash is a ‘proxy to protest’
As new laws fast-tracking duplex developments meet resistance from NSW local governments, Urban Taskforce says councils are being “mischievous” while experts call for focus on evidence.
NSW Government adopts infrastructure, transport plans
Greater Sydney will become a “metropolis of three cities” under a key region plan adopted by the State Government on Sunday.
More families moving to apartments
Nearly one third of Sydney’s households now live in apartments, with the proportion set to grow to one half within a generation. That means more and more families are opting…
Draft Newcastle metro plan released
The NSW Government has released a Draft Greater Newcastle Metropolitan Plan. It sets out urban strategies to 2036 for Newcastle City, Cessnock, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and Port Stephens. The plan…
Could council merger create Sydney’s French Riviera on Botany Bay?
Mid-rise development predicted.