#regionaldevelopmentandplanning — Public Fediverse posts
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Like 'the Spirits': Hobart council slams new 'unfit-for-purpose' planning portal
By Paddy ManningThe rollout of a new planning portal meant to speed up development approvals has turned into a Tasmanian government debacle that has been likened to the Spirit of Tasmania fiasco.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/hobart-city-council-slams-planbuild-planning-portal/107119914
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #PaddyManning
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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Byron Bay could be losing its fight against high-rise
By Lachie McLeodThe northern NSW community has fought for decades against high-rise buildings, but developers may have found a way around local planning restrictions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/byron-bay-building-height-limits-battle/107106460
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LachieMcLeod
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Byron Bay could be losing its fight against high-rise
By Lachie McLeodThe northern NSW community has fought for decades against high-rise buildings, but developers may have found a way around local planning restrictions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/byron-bay-building-height-limits-battle/107106460
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LachieMcLeod
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Byron Bay could be losing its fight against high-rise
By Lachie McLeodThe northern NSW community has fought for decades against high-rise buildings, but developers may have found a way around local planning restrictions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/byron-bay-building-height-limits-battle/107106460
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LachieMcLeod
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Byron Bay could be losing its fight against high-rise
By Lachie McLeodThe northern NSW community has fought for decades against high-rise buildings, but developers may have found a way around local planning restrictions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/byron-bay-building-height-limits-battle/107106460
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LachieMcLeod
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Byron Bay could be losing its fight against high-rise
By Lachie McLeodThe northern NSW community has fought for decades against high-rise buildings, but developers may have found a way around local planning restrictions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/byron-bay-building-height-limits-battle/107106460
#RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LachieMcLeod
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Fracked gas from Beetaloo Basin will flow to NT power grid from today
By Matt Garrick and Kylie StevensonAs of today, gas fracked from the Beetaloo Basin will flow into the Northern Territory's power grid, with the CLP forecasting the project will generate billions in economic value. But environmental activists say hundreds of Territorians oppose the project.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/fracked-gas-beetaloo-basin-flow-nt-power-grid/107097300
#OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MattGarrick #KylieStevenson
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Man who hamstrung local council embroiled in years-long planning dispute
By Jesse ThompsonLuxury tourist villas being offered for hundreds of dollars a night were allegedly installed in a bushfire-prone area without prior permission, an ABC investigation has found.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/clifftop-at-hepburn-david-penman-planning-dispute/107077708
#Courts #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LocalGovernment #JesseThompson
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Popular beach predicted to shrink by 12 metres as tides rise
By Caroline HornHorseshoe Bay in South Australia is under threat from erosion amid predictions it will shrink significantly by 2050 if action is not taken.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/horsehoe-bay-erosion-to-shrink-port-elliot-beach-sa/106995272
#Erosion #RegionalCommunities #ClimateChange #LocalGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #CarolineHorn
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Plymouth Brethren fights to establish fifth church in Kyneton
By Tyrone DaltonThe Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, through the applicant Kyneton Gospel Trust, wants to build a church for 45 of its members in a housing development, 87 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.
#Churches #ReligionStateRelations #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TyroneDalton
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Residents gear up to keep McDonald's out of 'slow' town
By Malcolm SuttonAdvocates for Goolwa's eateries and heritage attractions say the site of a former automotive repair business has been targeted for the town's first fast-food outlet.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #CommunityandSociety #FoodandDrink #MalcolmSutton
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Firmus AI data centre gets tick from planners ahead of council vote
By Ashleigh BarracloughCouncil planners have recommended that councillors approve a proposed 288-megawatt AI data centre at the site of the former Gunns Pulp Mill.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/tas-firmus-ai-data-centre-george-town/107062068
#DataCentres #AI #LocalGovernment #EnergyPolicy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #AshleighBarraclough
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Investors 'losing patience' with slow renewables rollout, report finds
By James C TaylorAn investor survey found delays in connecting large-scale renewable projects to the grid are driving businesses away and slowing the drop in power prices for everyday consumers.
#RenewableEnergy #EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #SolarEnergy #WindEnergy #Utilities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #JamesCTaylor
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Long-awaited Whyalla foreshore upgrade underway after years of delays
By Arj GanesanIt's been talked about for years, but construction on Whyalla's long-awaited foreshore upgrade is underway, bringing renewed hope to a city that has been hit by several kicks to the gut.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/whyalla-foreshore-upgrade-begins-after-delays/106998098
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #ArjGanesan
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Outback town says grid connection key to capturing AI investment
By Tim Little and Zara MargolisAn outback town says it has the land and space for AI infrastructure, but without a connection to the national electricity grid, investment remains on hold.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/data-centre-developers-eye-outback-queensland/106993598
#DataCentres #EconomicGrowth #Infrastructure #AI #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #TimLittle #ZaraMargolis
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Home owners worry about proposed 40m telco tower going up next door
By Vanessa MillsWest Australian residents living beside a bush block where a 40-metre telecommunications tower could be built say they have been ignored in the planning process.
#LocalGovernment #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #VanessaMills
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Deep connections drive burial growth in historic WA town
By Eliza BidstrupA long history and thriving population growth have prompted a search for a new cemetery in Western Australia's oldest inland town.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/york-cemetery-new-site/106917602
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #History #ElizaBidstrup
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Why is a fertiliser company building Australia's newest oil refinery?
By Alistair BatesThe emergence of Perdaman on the national stage brings a complicated local reputation with it.
#OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #FederalGovernment #Industry #AlistairBates
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Renewable rollout prioritised speed over 'social licence', inquiry finds
By Max Tillman and Amelia BernasconiThe NSW inquiry into renewable energy zones has found the state government has "fallen short" of meaningful engagement with impacted communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nsw-renewable-energy-zone-inquiry-final-report/106974818
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #RenewableEnergy #StateandTerritoryParliament #MaxTillman #AmeliaBernasconi
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Mural paints story of community's hope of turning tide on crime
By Jodie Hamilton and Tom MannPolice and young people work side-by-side on a large mural to build hope and connection in a town striving to reduce crime through a $13 million community alliance.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-29/port-augusta-mural-new-mural-community/106901928
#StreetArt #IndigenousCulture #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HealthcareandCommunityServicesIndustry #Police #JodieHamilton #TomMann
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Worker housing for $1.5b Queensland wind farm faces opposition
By Dan McCrayWhile the worker accommodation would be a $68 million investment in Kingaroy, residents are voicing their opposition to the temporary project.
#RenewableEnergy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #WindEnergy #DanMcCray
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Customers claim new mobile phone coverage maps still not accurate
By Lauren PezetTelcos were forced to publish mobile phone coverage maps to new standards last month, but some Telstra customers say they still do not reflect reality.
#MobilePhones #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobileandInternetAccess #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #LaurenPezet
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Rural suburb flagged as home for proposed $40b 'hyperscale' data centre
By Olivana LathourisA proposed massive new data centre would require more than six times the total demand of the Darwin and Katherine electricity grids to operate and be powered by gas piped direct from the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
#DataCentres #OilandGas #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #OlivanaLathouris
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SA government to explore legal options against developer
By Anita Ward, Matt Stephens, and Shannon PearceThe SA government says it is exploring all legal options to respond to developer Wel.Co after it walked away from 75 contracts at a site north of Adelaide.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/wel-co-housing-development-dispute-springwood/106935296
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingConstructionIndustry #AnitaWard #MattStephens #ShannonPearce
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How clogging and crafting saved a rural Tasmanian town hall from closure
By Kelsey ReidEvery Sunday, a group of men and women get together for some American clogging, home-baked afternoon tea and community connection.
#CommunityandCulturalEvents #RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #ArtsEvents #Dance #CommunityOrganisations #HumanInterest #MentalWellbeing #OlderPeople #KelseyReid
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Man behind a bold CBD plan may have been running insolvent companies
By Alexandra HumphriesThe Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston’s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #AlexandraHumphries