Development Assessment Streamlined – Queensland Background Probably the vast majority of land development in Queensland is managed through the framework of the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (SPA). Chapter 2 therein identifies the various State planning instruments against which assessable development is to be assessed by…
Positive Queensland – Confidence Coming Back UDIA Queensland – Development and Construction Industry Performance Report Early 2013 has been a turning point for confidence. Since the beginning of the year median house prices and share prices have risen, Queensland trend unemployment has fallen, and retail…
Light Rail – From Nowhere To Nowhere Any major infrastructure investment into a region such as the Light Rail Project on the Gold Coast should be welcomed. Whilst it is a great positive to see such investment into public transport on the Gold Coast, the…
Construction Kick Start Warning – Gold Coast ADC again congratulates Mayor Tom Tate and his team for helping to restore consumer and business confidence in the local market through the Construction Kick Start initiative. The necessity of such a program has been emphasised, with almost…
ADC Christmas Fundraiser Success Merry Christmas! ADC Christmas Fundraiser – Thank you for generosity We would like to sincerely thank all of those who came along to our Christmas bbq and helped contribute to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal. Your generous donations of food, toys…
FUNDING ANNOUNCED TO EASE REGIONAL QLD HOUSING CRISIS The QLD government has announced long term funding to address the housing and land shortages in Central Queensland regional areas The rental crisis in regional Queensland mining towns, stemming from a shortage in housing and land,…
Sustainable Planning ACT Reform Unveiled ADC congratulates the State Government for the proposed reforms to Queensland’s Planning System SPA reform unveiled today Amendments to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, introduced to Parliament today (13 September) will seek to reduce complexity and general inefficiencies in the…
From the Planning Desk This case stresses the importance of seeking a record of the history of approvals over a site that is subject of development intentions. The judgment in this case ruled that conditions of a development approval from 1994 are still current and…
Congratulations to Council! Yes, that’s right…congratulations to Council. I’m sure that’s a phrase not so commonly skipping past the editor’s eyes in this esteemed publication but, hey, credit where credit is due. For those who haven’t the foggiest where I’m going with this I’ll fill…
Infrastructure Charges Holiday For Gold Coast ADC commends the Gold Coast City Council and Mayor Tom Tate for their infrastructure charges holiday initiative! Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has informed UDIA that Gold Coast City Council intends to implement an ‘infrastructure charges holiday’, anticipated to…
