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Property developer bids $50,000 donation for lunch with deputy premier
By Liam Walsh and Jack McKayThe developer, David Trask, made the successful bid as a donation at lunch on Friday for the ruling LNP, held at the Brisbane Convention Centre and dubbed "Delivering for Queensland Industry Update".
#PoliticalDonations #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PoliticalParties #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LiamWalsh #JackMcKay
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Controversial Perth racetrack may cost more than promised, government concedes
By Courtney WithersDespite assurances to the contrary, WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti has conceded it would be difficult for the government to stick to the $217.5 million budget for the Perth Park project.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #EnvironmentalImpacts #CourtneyWithers
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Breaking: Eight people arrested at North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment site, police say
By Olivia MasonPolice say eight people have been arrested at the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment site this morning.
#Police #Golf #GovernmentandPolitics #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Environment #OliviaMason
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Activist, 78, arrested at SA golf course, as protesters chain themselves to machinery
An elderly activist has been arrested after breaking through the gates of the North Adelaide Golf Course, while protesters earlier this morning claimed they had chained themselves to machinery in condemnation of hundreds of trees being cut.
#Demonstrations #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment
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Protesters demand 'stop the chop' at rally opposing North Adelaide golf project
By Briana Fiore and Daniel KeaneMore than 2,000 people have gathered at Parliament House in Adelaide to protest against the chopping down of trees to make way for the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #Demonstrations #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BrianaFiore #DanielKeane
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Protesters demand 'stop the chop' at rally opposing North Adelaide golf project
By Briana Fiore and Daniel KeaneMore than 2,000 people have gathered at Parliament House in Adelaide to protest against the chopping down of trees to make way for the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #Demonstrations #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BrianaFiore #DanielKeane
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Protesters demand 'stop the chop' at rally opposing North Adelaide golf project
By Briana Fiore and Daniel KeaneMore than 2,000 people have gathered at Parliament House in Adelaide to protest against the chopping down of trees to make way for the North Adelaide Golf Course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #Demonstrations #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #BrianaFiore #DanielKeane
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Could cars save this struggling country mall?
By Tyrone Dalton, Anna McGuinness, and Charlotte WilkesA Victorian council is proposing to reopen a regional mall to vehicles after 44 years in an attempt to breathe new life into the area.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/bendigo-hargreaves-mall-proposal-reopen-vehicles/106673946
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Shopping #LocalGovernment #RetailIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #TyroneDalton #AnnaMcGuinness # #CharlotteWilkes
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Breaking: 'Toxic': Plan to build 91-storey Trump Tower on Gold Coast scrapped
The branded tower proposed for Surfers Paradise would have been Australia's tallest building.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/trump-tower-gold-coast-plans-scrapped/106673096
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Concerns 'wildlife will be lost' as trees felled for golf course revamp
Wildlife carers are concerned possums and birds will become casualties as trees are felled for the government's $45 million North Adelaide golf course redevelopment.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Golf #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Demonstrations #SportEvent
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Trees razed as North Adelaide golf course redevelopment gets underway
Workers have begun cutting down trees at the North Adelaide Golf Course as part of a controversial redevelopment at the site.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/north-adelaide-golf-course-trees-start-coming-down/106665084
#Demonstrations #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Golf #SportEvent #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning
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Trees razed as North Adelaide golf course redevelopment gets underway
Workers have begun cutting down trees at the North Adelaide Golf Course as part of a controversial redevelopment at the site.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/north-adelaide-golf-course-trees-start-coming-down/106665084
#Demonstrations #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Golf #SportEvent #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning
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Trees razed as North Adelaide golf course redevelopment gets underway
Workers have begun cutting down trees at the North Adelaide Golf Course as part of a controversial redevelopment at the site.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/north-adelaide-golf-course-trees-start-coming-down/106665084
#Demonstrations #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Golf #SportEvent #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning
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'Time is now' for charging expansion as EV buzz builds
By Josh Brine and Becc BirdSouth Australia's RAA says now is the time to expand EV charging infrastructure to ensure it meets growing demand, which represented about one-sixth of new vehicle sales in April.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/calls-for-ev-charging-expansion/106643824
#ElectricVehicles #AutomotiveIndustry #RoadTransportIndustry #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #JoshBrine #BeccBird
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I think New Urbanism is mutating into New Suburbanism. Aka strip malls with integrated apartment buildings. Little mixed use complexes out in the middle of empty space. A gorgeous view from your condo balcony of a walmart. It’s so weird.
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Got some #YIMBY reading for you this Monday morning.
When people complain about moves that help increase housing supply by promoting more density in cities, I find myself wanting to ask them why they even live in one. Density is what makes cities great, and if that doesn’t suit you, it might be time to rethink why you live in a city.
https://open.substack.com/pub/sizemo/p/density-as-a-destiny?r=8cyq6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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No ramps, broken footpaths are why disability advocates say tougher laws are needed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-20/daip-disability-access-and-inclusion-plan-services-act-esperance/103114756
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #Disabilities
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City farming on the rise as COVID-19 prompts people to rethink how they source their food The coronavirus pandemic sees a surge in the number of people wanting to grow or source food closer to home, either on urban farms or even in public spaces. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-25/urban-farming-on-rise-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/12797672 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #AgriculturalCrops #EdiblePlants #Horticulture #Gardening
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Landowner says 'people's life savings will be wiped away' if saleyards expanded A Central Highlands Regional Council plan to expand its saleyards in the 'middle of Emerald' causes strife as residents worry about property prices, dust and odour, but Mayor says community consulted before approval. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-21/anger-over-emerald-saleyards-expansion/12785216 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #AnimalWelfare #Livestock
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Another Juukan Gorge? Aboriginal culture destroyed by mining in Illawarra escarpment The same policies that led to the Juukan Gorge blast are destroying millennia-old Aboriginal sites in NSW, but Indigenous leaders have only just been allowed to see what's happening to their history. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-02/illawarra-indigenous-sites-being-destroyed-behind-barricades/12717976 #Indigenous(AboriginalandTorresStraitIslander) #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalImpact
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'Loo with a view' plan to pull tourists — but idea on the nose with some A Tasmanian council is pushing ahead with a plan to build a "loo with a view" overhanging a spectacular coastline in an effort to draw tourists — but not everyone is sold, with one councillor saying she does not want the area to become "famous for a toilet". https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-15/loo-with-a-view-planned-for-table-cape-tasmania/12456894 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalImpact #RuralTourism
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COVID-19 made Bonnie move out of the city — and running her business suddenly got easier For city slickers considering a post-coronavirus move to the bush, the advice is to do plenty of research first. But for some "lifestyle migrants", the tree change has worked out very well indeed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-01/covid19-tree-change-sees-regional-revival-but-there-are-risks/12402268 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #InternetTechnology #Unemployment #RuralWomen #Regional #Lockdown
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The 'golden demographic' is moving to regional Australia in big numbers A new report shows more regionally-based millennials — people aged between 20 and 35-years-old — moved to other regional places than to capital cities. It is part of a broader trend across Australia as regional towns fight back against the brain drain. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-23/regional-australia-institute-millennials-moving-city-to-country/12365964 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #CommunityandSociety
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Margaret River set to house first five-star resort on pristine coastline The resort will be built on the Gnarabup beachfront, but some locals are concerned the development will put too much pressure on local amenities. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/margaret-river-to-see-first-five-star-resort/12335832 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalImpact #TravelandTourism #RuralTourism #Tourism
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Dash for new land could see houses built next to a freeway A tourist hotspot in south-west Victoria unveils plans to unlock land for about 600 new houses, but there's a catch. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-25/new-land-at-port-fairy-could-see-houses-built-next-to-highway/12266780 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #BuildingandConstruction #LifestyleandLeisure #TravelandTourism #LocalGovernment #RoadTransport #HumanInterest #RuralTourism #Housing #Tourism
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Pandemic sees people seeking regional lifestyle, getting back to basics If COVID-19 has spawned in you a desire to grow veggies and raise chooks, you might be among a demographic cohort tipped to create a wave of post-pandemic migration. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-10/post-covid-19-pandemic-simpler-life-migration/12229082 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PopulationandDemographics #PoultryandEggProduction #EpidemicsandPandemics #EnvironmentalImpact #VegetableGardens #SocialDistancing
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Will Melbourne's growing urban sprawl impact food security? A sixth-generation farming family living on the urban fringes of Melbourne are watching farming properties around them disappear because of the urban sprawl. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-09/growing-urban-sprawl-impacting-future-food-security/12224830 #EnvironmentallySustainableBusiness #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Globalisation-Economy #RegionalDevelopment
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Whistleblower's IBAC complaint targets troubled Murray Basin rail project A whistleblower wants Victoria’s anti-corruption commission to investigate allegations that public funds in a $440 million rail project were misused. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-17/murray-basin-rail-project-subject-of-complaint-to-ibac-victoria/12059644 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StatesandTerritories #RegionalDevelopment #CommunityandSociety #AgriculturalCrops #RailTransport
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The decades-long plan to turn Victoria's coal mines into lakes The Victorian Government is considering a plan to fill the state's coal mines with river water when they close to turn them into lakes. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-08/plan-to-turn-victorias-coal-mines-into-lakes/11942972 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #WaterManagement #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #HumanInterest #Environment #Industry #Rural #Water