Industry Issues UDIA WA 2025-26 Annual Report now available for members Member key representatives have been sent the agenda for UDIA WA\u2019s Annual General Meeting to be held at the UDIA WA Offices on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 11.30am. With a refreshed three year Strategic Plan based on the theme Reform. Results. Resilience. to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":60559,"date":"2026-09-24T14:18:18","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-24-09-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 24-09-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA WA Policy Priorities launched UDIA WA has released our Policy Priorities document, outlining the Institute\u2019s advocacy focus for the next 12 months aimed at delivering the homes we need, faster. The priorities are aligned with our three-year FY27-FY29 Strategic Plan and are refreshed annually. The overarching strategic focus of Reform. Results. Resilience guides our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":60039,"date":"2026-09-10T14:08:17","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-10-09-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 10-09-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Productivity Commission Developer Survey With support from UDIA, the Productivity Commission are surveying people who work for organisations that facilitate the development of new housing in Australia about their experience obtaining regulatory approvals. Part of the Housing Supply Regulation Inquiry, the survey closes on 30 September. The survey is designed to inform the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59947,"date":"2026-09-07T15:44:40","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/august-2026-a-slowing-wa-housing-market-puts-accord-targets-further-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2026: A slowing WA housing market puts Accord targets further at risk"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Team UDIA WA is delighted to advise that the \u2018New Dwelling Supply Snapshot\u2019 dashboard is now live and available for member access via UDIA Housing Monitor – UDIA WA. The new interactive dashboard is the latest build-out component of our UDIA WA Research & Insights Portal which we launched earlier this year. The New Dwelling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59833,"date":"2026-08-27T13:24:14","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-27-08-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 27-08-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues MONEY, MARKETS & MILLENNIALS We were delighted to host guests on Friday 21 August for our Industry lunch featuring a panel discussion with Julie\u2011anne Sprague (Wealth Editor, The Australian), Phil George (Private Wealth Adviser, Entrust Wealth Management), Nick Bruining (Senior Commentator and Reporter), and Gavin Hegney (Property Analyst and Commentator) moderated by Nadia […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59654,"date":"2026-08-13T14:25:43","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-13-08-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 13-08-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nominations for UDIA WA\u2019s Council close Monday! Nominations are open for positions on the 2026 \u2013 29 UDIA WA Council. This is an opportunity to be part of our core purpose in recognising that great places and housing choice creates better lives. Nominations will close on Monday 17 August 2026. The UDIA WA Council is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59652,"date":"2026-08-13T09:00:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/dispute-resolution-and-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispute Resolution and Damages"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dan Morris, 13 August 2026 Drafting Carefully for Liquidated Damages (LDs) LDs fix the rate of compensation payable for delayed completion of construction works in advance, avoiding the expense of proving actual losses. Limitations of LDs: Actionable Advice: Practical solutions exist to achieve tailored liability without undermining the liquidated damages regime, but they require careful […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59600,"date":"2026-08-04T09:40:45","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/july-2026-declining-new-dwelling-sales-and-price-growth-further-signs-perths-market-is-cooling\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2026: Declining New Dwelling Sales and Price Growth \u2013 further signs Perth\u2019s market is cooling"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The latest Cotality Mapping the Market release highlighted that not only has the steam come out of the Perth property market over recent months but median dwelling values in certain parts of the metropolitan area are starting correct based on Cotality\u2019s House Value change assessment between March and June 2026. This excellent on-line spatial mapping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59543,"date":"2026-07-30T12:25:46","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-30-07-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 30-07-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Major planning reforms to accelerate housing supply UDIA WA has welcomed the announcement by Planning and Lands Minister, John Carey MLA this week outlining the next tranche of the State Government\u2019s planning reforms made, at our inaugural Red Tape Summit on Tuesday morning. Following a Ministerial Roundtable held in late 2025 initiated by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59527,"date":"2026-07-30T09:30:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/finance-and-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance and Insurance"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dan Morris, 30 July 2026 Construction Contractors Can Benefit from Lenders\u2019 Side-Deeds Lenders\u2019 side-deeds are tripartite arrangements (banker\/funder, developer, contractor) that provide finance to pay for construction services. Benefits to Contractors: By giving the lender control over contractual responses to time- and cost- impactors (such as direct payment rights to subcontractors, step-in rights, and restrictions […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59529,"date":"2026-07-30T09:00:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/red-tape-summit-ignites-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Tape Summit ignites discussion"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
30 July 2026 UDIA WA was pleased to host our inaugural Red Tape Summit on Tuesday at the University of Western Australia (UWA), aimed at bringing the key stakeholders in relation to housing delivery together in one room to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead for further streamlining planning and environmental approvals. The Summit was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59463,"date":"2026-07-16T14:52:46","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-16-07-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 16-07-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Premier Roger Cook announces new Cabinet Following the retirement of former Minister Paul Papalia, the Premier has re-allocated portfolios as part of the new Cabinet arrangements. UDIA WA congratulates Landsdale MLA Daniel Pastorelli on his new role as the Minister for Mines, Petroleum and Exploration; Water within Premier Roger Cook\u2019s Cabinet. Deputy Premier […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59443,"date":"2026-07-16T09:00:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/contractor-risk-and-novation\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor Risk and Novation"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dan Morris, 16 July 2026 Construction Contractors: Never Accept Novation of Unseen Consultancy Terms For each new development, a developer will typically set up a separate, special purpose vehicle (SPV). SPVs are separate \u201cshell\u201d or \u201c$2\u201d companies, so called because they have no substantial cash or assets, only the $2 in capital that their parent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59568,"date":"2026-07-03T15:12:13","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/reforms-to-the-state-governments-r-codes-marks-another-regulatory-led-push-to-increase-housing-diversity\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2026: Reforms to the State Government\u2019s R-Codes marks another regulatory led push to increase housing diversity"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The recently released reforms to the State Government\u2019s R-Codes marks another regulatory led push to increase housing diversity in infill locations across Western Australia. While the laudable intents of the R-Codes reforms is on both code simplification and facilitation of greater levels of infill development, there is a question mark around whether the types of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59333,"date":"2026-07-02T13:36:17","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/latent-defects-and-post-limitation-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Latent Defects and Post-Limitation Liability"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dan Morris, 2 July 2026 Bryan v Maloney \u2013 Latent Defects and the Six-Year Mark Where home building works are more than six years past the date of practical completion, the rights of an owner affected by defects in those works change. Within six years, there exists rights under special legislation that protects people affected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59331,"date":"2026-07-02T13:35:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-2-07-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 2-07-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues R-Codes Reform and Perth & Peel \u2018Health Check\u2019 Revealed UDIA WA has welcomed the announcement by Planning and Lands Minister, John Carey MLA this morning on reforms to the Residential Design Codes (R-Codes). UDIA WA has been engaged in the Stakeholder Advisory Group and ongoing consultation in the lead up to today\u2019s announcement, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59135,"date":"2026-06-18T16:02:10","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-18-06-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 18-06-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues New WA EnviroDevelopment certification Constellar at Cardup Junction by Richard Noble & Company, in partnership with Gold Estates, has been certified under all six elements of UDIA\u2019s EnviroDevelopment program. Richard Noble & Company Managing Director, Alex Gregg, accepted the certification at this morning\u2019s breakfast event with the Premier and outlined the company\u2019s commitment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":59013,"date":"2026-06-04T14:22:38","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-4-06-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 4-06-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Consultation: Draft Local Development Plan Chapter of the WA Planning Manual The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (DPLH), on behalf of the Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC), has released the draft Local Development Plans (LDP) Chapter of the WA Planning Manual for public consultation, marking the next stage in the State Government\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":58812,"date":"2026-05-21T14:37:23","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-21-05-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 21-05-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Landgate plan examination priority changes Landgate has revised its prioritisation of plan types for examination, in consultation with industry, to better support the WA Government’s commitment to increasing housing supply through efficient processing of plans and new titles. The new plan priority categories are effective immediately and are outlined in the updated SPP-18 Plan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":58195,"date":"2026-05-07T16:21:54","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/udia-wa-state-budget-wrap-up-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"UDIA WA State Budget Wrap Up 2026-27"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck and Executive Director \u2013 Strategy & Policy Sarah Macaulay attended the State Budget Lock Up at Dumas House this morning to receive an overview from the Premier and Treasurer on key elements of today’s budget. According to the Premier and Treasurer\u2019s addresses at the State Budget Lock\u2011Up at Dumas House […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":58187,"date":"2026-05-07T16:14:41","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-07-05-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 07-05-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
State Budget 2026-27 Read the full rundown here. Latest Urban Development Index launched Western Australia\u2019s residential land market has entered a new phase of the cycle, one defined not by weakening demand but by intensifying delivery constraints. Population growth remains robust \u2013 Greater Perth is adding over 1,000 people per week \u2013 yet the housing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":58053,"date":"2026-04-23T14:53:15","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-23-04-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 23-04-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Growth Corridors Infrastructure Report launch UDIA WA was pleased to release a report earlier this week outlining priority enabling infrastructure requirements for a development-ready residential land supply pipeline in key growth corridors across Perth and Peel. Identifying these \u2018building blocks\u2019 and working collaboratively to plan, coordinate and deliver infrastructure at the right time is essential to leverage industry to deliver the homes we need, faster. The Growth Corridors Infrastructure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":57829,"date":"2026-04-09T14:05:41","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-9-04-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 9-04-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues 09-04-26 WA Advocacy: Federal Help to Buy Scheme UDIA WA has been engaging with our committees and members around the cost escalation, supply chain issues and potential project delay challenges associated with the current conflict. Concerns have been raised by some members around the potential risk of increased cancellations associated with delays and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":57696,"date":"2026-03-26T13:36:24","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues26-03-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 26-03-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WA shines on national stage The Western Australian property industry has been recognised on the national stage with four WA nominees receiving top honours at the 2026 UDIA National Awards for Excellence held in Adelaide on Wednesday night. The UDIA National Awards for Excellence provide recognition of best practice and the extensive knowledge, skills and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":57369,"date":"2026-03-12T15:33:06","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-12-03-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 12-03-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UDIA WA 2026 Awards for Excellence are now open for entry The prestigious UDIA WA Awards for Excellence program has maintained the status of one of WA\u2019s most respected and valued industry awards for over 30 years. Specifically developed by, and for, the development industry and judged by highly respected, independent industry professionals, the Awards […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":57260,"date":"2026-03-12T10:47:22","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/udia-wa-2026-state-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"UDIA WA 2026 State Conference"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
State Conference showcases Bunbury UDIA WA\u2019s sell out annual State Conference was held in WA\u2019s \u2018second city\u2019 of Bunbury in the state\u2019s south last month, attracting a dynamic group of delegates from private industry, local and state government to learn and network. The theme for this year\u2019s conference was The Future is Now, which reflected […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":56957,"date":"2026-02-26T14:01:15","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-26-02-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 26-02-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Committees commence for 2026 Over the past fortnight, the team has been busy engaging with the UDIA WA Council, and the Strategic and Operational Committees, for the first meeting round of the new year and new Committee term. These meetings were future focussed, with Council engagement setting the direction for emerging UDIA WA\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":56624,"date":"2026-02-12T16:03:08","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-12-02-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 12-02-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Cook Government announces the \u201c2050 Commission\u201d Last week, the Cook Government announced a new productivity commission for Western Australia to focus on the productivity, growth and transformation of WA’s economy. To be known as the “2050 Commission”, it will provide strategic advice to government with an aim to ensure the state’s economy will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":56397,"date":"2026-01-29T15:00:51","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-29-01-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 29-01-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues UDIA WA responds to Select Committee On 13 August 2025, the Select Committee into Land Development and Planning in Western Australia was established. It is a 12-month inquiry into matters relating to land planning, transactions and development in Western Australia, with the Terms of Reference being: That the Select Committee inquire into and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":56138,"date":"2026-01-15T14:37:04","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-15-01-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 15-01-2026"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Announcing your UDIA WA Committees for 2026-2027 We are pleased to announce that UDIA WA\u2019s Strategic, Operational and Outlook committees have been appointed for 2026-2027, with initial meetings of the new committees commencing in February. We would also like to take this opportunity to once again acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":55566,"date":"2025-12-18T15:38:41","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-18-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 18-12-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Merry Christmas and Happy New Year And like that, 2025 has almost come to an end – it\u2019s hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. A huge thank you to all our members, partners, supporters and valued stakeholders for your ongoing support. It has been a pleasure working together throughout […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":55288,"date":"2025-12-04T15:45:24","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-04-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 04-12-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Delivering the housing we need now, and for our future Avoiding the recent decline in national building approvals, Western Australia is currently well-positioned to create diverse living options in thriving, connected communities, however challenges surrounding infrastructure and productivity still remain. Setting everyone up for the year ahead, UDIA WA’s Annual State Development Conference […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":54986,"date":"2025-11-20T15:51:55","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-20-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 20-11-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Streamlined planning decision around station precincts UDIA WA has welcomed the weekend\u2019s announcement aimed at fast-tracking more housing around station precincts made by Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti MLA and Minister John Carey MLA. During our State Election Campaign, we made a direct recommendation that WAPC and DPLH work with industry and local government […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":54973,"date":"2025-11-20T13:42:18","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/udia-wa-infrastructure-summit-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UDIA WA Infrastructure Summit 2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Thursday November 13, UDIA WA hosted our inaugural Infrastructure Summit bringing together key government agencies, utility providers, and industry leaders to tackle the challenges facing the planning, funding and delivery of critical enabling infrastructure to facilitate housing supply. The Hon. John Carey MLA, Minister for Planning and Lands; Housing and Works; Health Infrastructure opened […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":54549,"date":"2025-11-06T13:58:05","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-06-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 06-11-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
REA Report – Western Australian Market: Data & Insights Report On behalf of REA Group we are pleased to share the release of the latest ‘Western Australian Market: Data & Insights Report’ to our UDIA WA members. Produced exclusively for our members, this essential market resource includes: Members are encouraged to reach out to UDIA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":54172,"date":"2025-10-23T16:23:53","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-23-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 23-10-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Your New UDIA WA Council, and AGM outcomes Your new UDIA WA Council has been elected at the 53rd UDIA WA Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 22 October 2025. Grant Shepherd (Hesperia) was elected to Council as the new President, alongside Greg Rowe (Rowe Group), Adam Shephard (Okeland Communities), Glen McLeod (McLeod Fisher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":53932,"date":"2025-10-09T14:22:05","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-09-10-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 09-10-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Urban Connect Shared Equity Scheme UDIA WA has welcomed the State Government announcement on Wednesday 8 October that the new Urban Connect Shared Equity product is now available. The $210 million initiative was an election commitment to provide 1000 shared equity loans for new apartments and townhouses. UDIA WA supports this commitment and continues to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":53735,"date":"2025-09-25T12:12:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-25-09-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 25-09-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who\u2019s Moving In? We were delighted to host guests at our final Industry Breakfast for 2025 on Wednesday 24 September to dive into the demographics making up Western Australia’s current and future homebuyers featuring presentations from Hari Hara Priya Kannan (Chief Data Scientist, The Demographics Group) and Professor Amanda Davies (Head of Social Sciences, UWA). […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":53048,"date":"2025-09-11T14:40:10","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-11-09-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 11-09-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
State Development Bill 2025 & Role of the Coordinator General Speaking about his government’s priorities over the next four years at the Leadership Matters breakfast on Monday, Premier Roger Cook announced the introduction of a State Development Bill into Parliament with the objective of fast-tracking priority projects, streamlining approvals and unlocking investment and major job-creating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":52842,"date":"2025-08-28T14:27:19","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-28-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 28-08-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA WA\u2019s Sarah Macaulay awarded Social Impact Scholarship UDIA WA\u2019s Executive Director of Strategy & Policy, Sarah Macaulay has been awarded a partial scholarship to complete the Social Impact Fellowship program. This transformative program is designed for changemakers seeking to explore their purpose and understand how they can drive greater social and environmental impact through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":52552,"date":"2025-08-14T14:28:15","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-14-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 14-08-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Select Committee into land development and planning Last night a member alert was issued in response to the Hon. Neil Thompson\u2019s MLC motion to establish a Select Committee into Land Development & Planning in WA. The motion was passed in the Upper House of Parliament with amendments as follows: Members of the Select […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":52357,"date":"2025-07-31T14:28:04","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-31-07-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 31-07-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues Lead your Industry! UDIA WA Council Nominations Nominations are now open for positions on the 2025 \u2013 27 UDIA WA Council. Nomination will close on Monday 18 August 2025. We are calling for leaders who want to contribute to work that matters, with people who care. The UDIA WA Council is a collective […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":52126,"date":"2025-07-17T15:22:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-17-07-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 17-07-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
National Updates Clearing the decks with DCCEEW Last Tuesday, UDIA WA welcomed our UDIA National colleagues to Perth as we hosted a meeting with Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water (DCCEEW) representatives to discuss the federal environmental approvals process including matters relating to avoidance, offsets and assessment guidance as well as alignment between state and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51909,"date":"2025-07-03T14:25:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-3-07-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 3-07-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the boardroom with the Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson On Monday, we were pleased to co-host a Boardroom Lunch with ATCO featuring the Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA, Minister for Energy and Decarbonisation; Manufacturing; Skills and TAFE; Pilbara. This was an opportunity for a two-way discussion across Minister Sanderson\u2019s portfolios, as they relate to UDIA WA\u2019s priorities […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51757,"date":"2025-06-26T15:19:12","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-26-06-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 26-06-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Policy Team in Action On Monday morning, UDIA WA’s CEO and Policy Officer met with representatives from Keystart and the Infill Developments & Precincts Committee to discuss the upcoming changes at Keystart as they transition to a Government Trading Enterprise (GTE) and the opportunities this will create to work with the development industry to facilitate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51596,"date":"2025-06-19T15:14:44","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-19-06-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 19-06-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Infrastructure Fund to boost housing supply UDIA WA welcomed today’s announcement by the State Government that $101 million has been allocated through the Housing Enabling Infrastructure Fund (HEIF) to support the delivery of essential power and water infrastructure to unlock much needed housing supply. \u201cUDIA WA welcomes the continued focus on boosting housing supply that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51591,"date":"2025-06-19T15:05:01","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/udia-wa-state-budget-2025-26-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"UDIA WA State Budget 2025\/26 Overview"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to the Treasurer\u2019s speech at the State Budget Lockup in Dumas House this morning, WA remains the economic powerhouse of the nation.\u00a0 This is in the context of increasing global uncertainty and conflict. In outlining an operating surplus of between $2.4 and $2.8 billion, the Treasurer reinforced the need for budget conservativity and economic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51488,"date":"2025-06-12T15:14:45","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-12-06-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 12-06-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Director Generals Appointed UDIA WA congratulates the new Director Generals, appointed by Premier Roger Cook this week, including Director General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet Michael Carey; Under Treasurer, Department of Treasury & Finance Joann Wilkie; and Director General, Department of Housing and Works Leon McIvor. Coming from his most recent role […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51418,"date":"2025-06-05T13:09:11","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-05-06-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 05-06-25"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Visioning for WA 2040 Last week, UDIA WA’s Head of Research, Toby Adams attended an engaging Policy Roundtable forum at the University of Western Australia (UWA), entitled ‘WA 2040 Vision: Innovation, Skills, Diversification’. Convened and hosted by the UWA Public Policy Institute alongside Oxford Economics Australia, the Policy Roundtable had representation from various industry peak […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51373,"date":"2025-05-29T15:08:10","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-29-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 29-05-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA WA RAP Event UDIA WA is proud to support reconciliation in Australia this week, on National Reconciliation Week, and every week through our Reconciliation Action Plan. While it is important to take intentional and consistent action to progress reconciliation, this week is an opportune time to highlight how far we have come, and what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":51267,"date":"2025-05-22T15:40:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-22-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 22-05-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2025-26 Pre- Budget Submission We are pleased to present our Pre-Budget submission for the 2025\/26 State Budget, lodged with the State Treasurer earlier this week. UDIA WA continues to advocate for a strategic approach to accommodate our rapidly growing population that removes unnecessary barriers and costs to development, streamlines approval processes, and ensures infrastructure is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50961,"date":"2025-05-15T15:12:43","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-15-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 15-05-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA Welcomes Prime Minister\u2019s announcement of the new Cabinet UDIA WA welcomes the Prime Minister\u2019s announcement of his new Cabinet in the wake of Labor’s Federal election win. We congratulate Hon. Clare O’Neil for her reappointment as Minister for Housing, and Homelessness and for her new appointment as Minister for Cities. By placing these portfolios […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50865,"date":"2025-05-08T15:09:46","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-08-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 08-05-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Labor returned to Federal Government UDIA WA has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Labor team on another term leading our Federal Government in Australia. As an industry organisation, we value the collaborative approach to advocacy and the positive working relationship that has been built with government stakeholders via UDIA National as we continue to represent the development industry. This election had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50570,"date":"2025-05-01T14:00:24","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-01-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 01-05-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WA continues to lead Australia\u2019s economy Completing the hat-trick, Western Australia holds the top spot as the state with the strongest economy in Australia according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. While Victoria leapt passed Queensland and South Australia to claim the lead in construction work done and by ranking second on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50466,"date":"2025-04-24T12:17:24","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-24-4-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 24-4-25"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Focus on migration to boost skilled workforce UDIA National has called on political leaders to focus on targeted migration in the short term, and training in the medium term, to rebuild our workforce with the skills and capacity to build housing. Migration accounts for 60% of our population growth and is critical to underpinning the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50430,"date":"2025-04-17T15:52:11","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-17-04-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 17-04-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Housing issues dominate Federal Election campaigning UDIA has welcomed the housing policy announcements from the two major parties this week. The Prime Minister has promised a 5% deposit to first home buyers complimented by $10bn to industry and state developers to deliver 100,000 homes for first home buyers. Across the aisle, Peter Dutton announced that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50369,"date":"2025-04-10T14:06:14","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-10-04-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 10-04-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Committees in Action This week our committee meeting round continued with the Community & Consumer Conversations Committee on Monday, the Masterplanned Communities Committee on Tuesday, and the round ended on Thursday with meetings from both the Infill Development & Precincts Committee and the Outlook Committee.\u00a0 At the Masterplanned Committee, key topics of discussion included Planning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50245,"date":"2025-04-03T16:22:56","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-03-04-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 03-04-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA welcomes finalisation of BTR regulations UDIA welcomes the finalisation of the Build to Rent (BTR) regulations which outline the requirements for a BTR development to be eligible for tax concessions. Released 1 April the amendments to the legislation provide the information required to implement key elements of the legislation and specify the requirements that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50133,"date":"2025-03-27T13:38:26","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-27-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 27-03-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Stamp Duty Exemptions and Concessions UDIA WA has welcomed the implementation of the State Government\u2019s first election commitment to increase stamp duty exemptions and concessions for first home buyers. Designed to support more Western Australians purchase their own home, the following stamp duty exemptions and concessions came into effect on 21 March 2025: First home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":50049,"date":"2025-03-20T14:16:34","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-20-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 20-03-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Senior\u2019s Living Luxury wins in WA Curtin Heritage Living\u2019s Cottesloe redevelopment took the UDIA National Award for Excellence in the Senior\u2019s Living category at the awards gala dinner in Brisbane last night. The award is a fantastic reflection of the innovative and spectacular living options on offer within the project. The impressive project previously […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49920,"date":"2025-03-13T13:43:53","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-13-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 13-03-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Labor returned to Government UDIA WA has congratulated Premier Roger Cook and his Labor team on a third term leading our State Government in Western Australia. As an industry organisation, we value a collaborative approach to advocacy and the positive working relationship we have built with government stakeholders over many years as we represent the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49822,"date":"2025-03-06T16:12:04","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-06-03-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 06-03-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Fall seven times, stand up eight. This Japanese proverb springs to mind in a week that has reminded us that resilience is both an underrated and absolutely necessary character trait for us to bolster in 2025. It’s not just because Donald has chosen a new bestie in Putin and had a falling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49645,"date":"2025-02-27T12:49:12","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-27-02-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 27-02-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO WA is suffering from a longer, deeper and more complex health crisis than ambulance ramping. It’s called Dutch Disease. In economics, “Dutch disease” refers to a phenomenon where a boom in one sector of an economy, typically a natural resource sector like oil or gas, leads to a decline in other sectors, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49561,"date":"2025-02-20T15:19:50","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-20-02-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 20-02-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UDIA WA Election Commitment Tracker UDIA WA is pleased to launch our online State Election Commitment tracker to assist industry in staying up to date with all the election commitments made by all major parties in the lead up to polling day on 8th March. The tracker provides a list of the commitments made to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49417,"date":"2025-02-13T15:22:10","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-13-02-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 13-02-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO For first home buyers, prospects of getting a foot on the property ladder improved this week. Pragmatic moves to exclude HECS debt from mortgage credit applications have been broadly welcomed as a leg up for those who have quite rightly invested in their own education and employability. It does not, however, mean […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49369,"date":"2025-02-06T12:19:21","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-06-02-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 06-02-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO It’s on like Donkey Kong. Writs have been issued, repetitive commercials have commenced. Protests at campaign launches have started. Take a deep breath and prepare yourselves for a blame game to end all blame games in the battle for majority government in WA for the next four years. In a Shelter WA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49293,"date":"2025-01-30T15:52:21","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-30-01-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 30-01-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a topping out ceremony with Built, Sirona Urban and MaxCap Group of UniLodge Perth Central. The 30 level, 736 bed purpose-built student accommodation project will be finished just in time for the opening of the ECU City Campus at a cost of $145 million. It’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49255,"date":"2025-01-23T14:39:51","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-23-01-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 23-01-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Legitimate skepticism about the bias and political influence over mainstream media reporting is on the up around the world. And for good reason in many cases. Distortion of the truth to fuel division and advance individual or corporation agendas is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49206,"date":"2025-01-16T11:56:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-16-01-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 16-01-25"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Every year, the major dictionaries announce the ‘word of the year’. In 2024, ‘enshittification‘, manifest and ‘brain rot’ were given the crown and I think we’ve started strong in 2025 with the ‘treebate’. To go nicely with WA’s share of the one million new homes, WA Labor is going to double Perth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49164,"date":"2025-01-09T15:55:41","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-09-01-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 09-01-2025"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Welcome to 2025. Trump is in, Trudeau is out. Elon Musk is de-facto Vice President of the United States and not even a net can stop the sharks from circling in on Cottesloe. The campaigning has begun in earnest in WA and federally to convince the voting public that the end is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49123,"date":"2024-12-19T15:53:38","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-19-12-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 19-12-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO So this is Christmas. And what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun. We\u2019ve all done a lot, perhaps too much for some. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve learnt rather than what I\u2019ve done. A good reputation is more valuable than money. Or remaining in Parliament, if you\u2019re David Honey. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":49062,"date":"2024-12-12T14:51:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-12-12-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 12-12-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The week in review The RBA\u2019s decision to keep rates on hold on Tuesday may not have been quite the Christmas present that many homeowners were hoping for, but it was not unexpected. Many experts are now predicting we will need to wait until May 2025 for any relief, as the RBA continues to monitor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48993,"date":"2024-12-05T15:48:30","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-05-12-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 05-12-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO It has been a year of growth, change and progress on many fronts, so it was even more pleasing to recently receive confirmation that UDIA WA has achieved recertification as a Great Place to Work\u00ae. I think this is testament to the strong leadership from Tanya and our Executive team, Council and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48859,"date":"2024-11-28T15:10:24","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-28-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 28-11-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Earlier this week, I experienced \u2018speed dating\u2019 of a different kind in Canberra, as UDIA National met with various Federal Ministers and Shadow Ministers. Along with UDIA WA President Richard Pappas, UDIA National President Col Dutton and colleagues from UDIA National and the other states, we headed to Parliament House on Monday […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48829,"date":"2024-11-21T13:38:09","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-21-22-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 21-22-24"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EPA\u2019s new Statement of Expectations UDIA WA has welcomed the first ‘Statement of Expectations’ issued by Minister Whitby to the EPA, which prioritises housing supply. The Minister has stated the EPA should align prioritisation of assessments with Government policies and priorities; have due regard for efficiency and timeliness of environmental assessments; reduce duplication; and engage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48812,"date":"2024-11-14T13:02:33","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-14-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 14-11-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Construction worker boost welcomed UDIA WA welcomed the State Government’s announcement yesterday outlining a significant investment in training of WA’s building and construction workforce. The expansion of the Group Training Organisation (GTO) Wage Subsidy Program with an additional 175 places, along with the $10,000 incentive on offer for tradies to relocate to WA is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48648,"date":"2024-11-07T16:04:03","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-07-11-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 07-11-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO With our CEO, Tanya, currently taking some extended leave, I will be acting in the CEO role until she returns on Monday 16 December 2024. I am well supported by the UDIA WA team and Council, and it will be business as usual as we head toward the end of the year! As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48575,"date":"2024-10-31T15:41:36","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-31-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 31-10-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u201cIt\u2019s the economy, stupid.\u201d Back in 1992, Jim Carville was the campaign strategist for Bill Clinton the year he ousted George Bush. Fast forward to 2024, there is a whole lot of stupid in American politics as the intelligence of Americans is tested next week on polling day in the United States. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48476,"date":"2024-10-24T12:06:52","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-24-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 24-10-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u201cThe Liberal\u2019s plan to boost housing is just a $5bn gift to property developers\u201d. This is the headline of an article written by the Chief Economist for The Australia Institute in response to the announcement by Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on the weekend. It\u2019s an announcement that responds directly to advocacy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48447,"date":"2024-10-17T15:16:14","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-17-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 17-10-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Tall poppy or tone deaf? The distraction around our Prime Minister\u2019s choice of home purchase has tongues wagging this week, with some claiming it is \u2018tall poppy syndrome\u2019 and others saying it\u2019s tone deaf amongst a housing and cost of living crisis. Whatever your opinion, it\u2019s the canary in the coal mine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48363,"date":"2024-10-10T16:08:17","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-10-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 10-10-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO This week, team UDIA has been cleaning out the past, packing up the present and preparing for an even better future. Back in 2013, UDIA WA purchased it\u2019s office in Wexford Street Subiaco off the plan. It was to be an investment in the future sustainability of the organisation and one day, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48322,"date":"2024-10-03T15:40:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-03-10-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 03-10-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO We live in a VUCA world. Introduced by the US military following the cold war, the news of the last 24 hours of escalating conflict in the middle east is an eery reminder that our global geopolitical environment remains volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. This translates to us here in Australia in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48295,"date":"2024-09-26T15:10:27","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-26-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 26-09-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Spring has sprung and as the weather heats up, so does the political debate about housing. To allow one to negatively gear or not negatively gear, that is the question. Not a new question mind you but nevertheless still an important one given the mess we found ourselves in today. As our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":48272,"date":"2024-09-19T15:31:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-19-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 19-09-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u201cRisk is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It\u2019s the high-anxiety zone, but it\u2019s also where you discover who you are.\u201d That\u2019s by Aussie-American Nick Vujicic, who was born in 1982 with no limbs. He\u2019s now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47704,"date":"2024-09-12T15:19:32","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-12-09-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 12-09-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Today I had the opportunity to speak to 200 policy practitioners across State Government about the constraints & policy challenges that face WA in delivering more homes, faster as part of the annual Public Sector Economic Forum. The scene was set with an economic overview by the Under Treasurer that reinforced WA\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47671,"date":"2024-09-05T13:58:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-05-09-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 05-09-24"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO The media love a headline and the latest Building Approvals data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) proved excellent fodder this week in the context of the ongoing housing supply crisis impacting across the country. The ABS data showed that for the month of July, approvals rose nationally by 10.4%. At […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47651,"date":"2024-08-29T15:32:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-29-08-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 29-08-24"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Even a fool is wise after the event. Whilst hindsight is a wonderful thing, it is fascinating how many lessons learnt are not then acted upon to avoid repeating mistakes of the past. When it comes to policy making, the conventional approach of years gone by is in question as the world […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47565,"date":"2024-08-22T13:34:48","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-22-08-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 22-08-24"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Sheep, an apology from Albo, death threats to Ministers, domestic violence. Oh and housing. All in a days work for the Premier responding to the press pack this morning as he announced the new EOI for the private sector to identify lazy land for housing. It was great to be with the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47394,"date":"2024-08-15T15:52:23","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-15-08-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 15-08-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u201cPlans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work\u201d. Peter Drucker. Tomorrow, UDIA is hosting its Industry Luncheon to discuss the new draft\u00a0National Urban Policy\u00a0put out by the Albanese government. The draft policy identifies the Australian Government\u2019s goals for urban places being liveable, equitable, productive, sustainable and resilient and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47266,"date":"2024-08-08T15:24:01","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-08-08-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 08-08-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Could be better, could be worse. That\u2019s the response I used to get every time I asked my grandmother-in-law how she was. It\u2019s quite an apt response to many issues at the moment both industry related and on a personal level. Yesterday we released our latest quarterly Urban Development Index, which shows […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47210,"date":"2024-08-01T15:46:00","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-01-08-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 01-08-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO The UDIA WA office has been a hive of activity this week with all of our Operational Committees meeting, and with judging for the Awards for Excellence projects now in full swing\u2026 which always brings an air of excitement and buzz to the team. Touring our esteemed judges around to all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47170,"date":"2024-07-25T14:56:30","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-25-07-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 25-07-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u201cUnjust and undemocratic\u201d. No, that quote is not about the United States election approach in a Trump VS Biden now VS Harris (maybe) election. This is how a \u2018vocal group of West Aussies\u2019 describe our planning system in their call for petition signatures to change the DAP process to better balance the interests of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47126,"date":"2024-07-18T16:02:08","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-18-07-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 18-07-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Industry Issues 18-07-2024 From the CEO As an industry, we are well versed in the challenges that are impacting on our ability to deliver sufficient housing supply to the market, and the knock-on effect that is having on affordability and the basic capacity of people to find a home that suits their needs. While UDIA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47052,"date":"2024-07-11T14:22:35","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-11-07-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 11-07-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO I no longer have a spare bedroom. About 18 months ago, we \u2018downsized\u2019 from a four bedroom property in one of those \u2018urban sprawl\u2019 suburbs to a three bedroom property in Melville. We still have two teenagers who are unlikely to leave home until their 30s at this rate. This move solved […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":47023,"date":"2024-07-04T14:17:41","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-04-07-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 04-07-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO This week, UDIA WA welcomed the State Government announcement regarding 10,000 skilled migration places that focus on the construction sector, as a step in the right direction in addressing the labour and skills shortages in WA. UDIA WA has been advocating for the development and implementation of a Construction Workforce Attraction and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":46982,"date":"2024-06-27T16:29:07","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-27-06-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 27-06-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO A lot can happen in 930 days. Even more in 1,154 days. Except if you are certain local councils it seems. Despite 300 pages of additional information and over 50 meetings with the Town of Cottesloe, a decision emerged from the black box this week that Fiveight\u2019s proposal would not be supported […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":46964,"date":"2024-06-20T16:01:23","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-20-06-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 20-06-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO \u2018Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time the quo has lost its status\u2019. Back in 1969, Laurence J. Peter wrote about The Peter Principle \u2013 a concept he developed from observing people in a hierarchy rising to “a level of respective incompetence”. That\u2019s because generally we promote people who do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":46675,"date":"2024-06-13T16:12:21","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-13-06-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 13-06-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO I feel like Steven Bradbury at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Behind the pace of his competitors in the short track 1000 metre final in speed skating, at the final corner whilst jostling for gold his competitors crashed out, paving the way for Bradbury to avoid the pile-up and take the victory. In […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":46646,"date":"2024-06-06T15:30:27","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-06-06-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 06-06-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO If not there, then where? If not now, then when? These were the questions I posed to ABC Radio\u2019s Nadia Mitsopoulos this morning in response to her query around the suitability of the UEM Sunrise apartment development proposal as part of the DevelopmentWA Subi East precinct which opened for public consultation today. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}},{"id":46610,"date":"2024-05-30T16:09:45","link":"https:\/\/www.udiawa.com.au\/blog\/industry-issues-30-05-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Issues 30-05-2024"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the CEO Kaya, Now More Than Ever, is the theme for National Reconciliation Week. It is a call to action for all of us to actively continue to advocate for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This week is an important opportunity to learn about our shared histories, cultures, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false}}]