6 November 2026

In this Edition...

1. Minns boosts housing supply with deferral of local infrastructure contribution payments

2.  Stop Press:  Productivity Commissioner exposes Government on industrial relations and tax reform

3. Senate should reject property tax changes and save the Government from itself

... and much, much more.

4. One step forward, two steps back - Coalition backslides on Woollahra redevelopment
5. New housing approvals gradually rising - ABS
6.  RBA raises rates
7. ATRC position on tariffs is incomprehensible
8. New guidance for proponent-initiated greenfield investigation areas
9. Development Coordination Authority is now the full bottle!!
10. Developers sought for the next phase of the Bradfield City Enterprise Precinct
11.  News from DPHI:  New rules for tree-clearing
12.  Biodiversity Offsets Update
13.  7 Laws of Development, through the eyes of a project manager
14.  Council Watch
        Lord Mayor turns Chief NIMBY
15.  Members in the news

1. Minns boosts housing supply with deferral of local infrastructure contribution payments

This is tremendous news for the property sector, which is very much looking for signs of help from governments in these difficult times for our sector.

This change to the timing of payments has been long in the making with Urban Taskforce having first successfully lobbied the NSW Productivity Commission on this matter in 2020 in the early days of COVID.  It was actually implemented then as an emergency COVID measure.

The Productivity Commission recommended the permanent deferral of these payments, but the former government failed to implement the change. COVID ended, and so did this positive housing stimulatory change that helped the sector through the COVID downturn.

So it was interesting to hear Bran Black of the BCA commenting positively on this today as it was the Government he served as Chief of Staff to the Treasurer, then Premier, that refused to make this very change! Still – some time in the real world is always valuable!!

Urban Taskforce has been a lonely and sometimes unpopular voice in repeatedly calling for this change and it is great to see that the day of the Bradfield Oration where Chris Minns announced the ground-breaking Housing Delivery Authority in 2024, has once again produced great news for our sector and for new home buyers.

The feasibility of housing supply is currently on a knife edge with construction inflation well above the CPI and interest rates impacting both on the cost of borrowings for development and on the capacity of new home buyers to cover the costs of construction.

Today’s decision to defer the payment of local infrastructure fees from CC to OC means the development community will not need to borrow from financiers to pay for these fees and pay interest on those borrowings for the entire period of construction. Instead, they’ll be paid once the building is complete and home buyers are making settlement payments. It is common sense.

Local council revenue for infrastructure is also supported

It is also great to see that local councils will have access to a low interest NSW Government finance facility to cover any interim shortfalls in infrastructure revenue. Councils that are efficient in the spending of their infrastructure funds have nothing to fear from this decision so there is no basis for the “chicken little” advocacy from some in the local government sector.

Today’s announcement also seeks to deal with a long standing problem of unspent developer funds accumulated in council bank accounts, detailed by the Urban Taskforce in this very (august) journal on 1 May 2026.  

This has happened as a result of some councils (the worst being Bayside) being either confused, lazy, or inept with their management of infrastructure funds and the project management of the delivery of critical projects. $900 million in accumulated funds will be quickly unlocked with the Minister for Planning set to issue Ministerial Directions to free up any real or perceived constraints. That is huge.  Councils will suddenly be flush with available funds to spend on local infrastructure.

Even better, the $4.6 billion in accumulated developer funds (which has grown massively) will be unleashed through a complete re-drafting of the rules that cover their expenditure.

While this will take time to develop, the rewards of unlocking this volume of local infrastructure funding will underpin a massive boost for housing supply and community support for that supply.  This should eliminate the poor experience of local communities where they are promised locals road upgrades, local parks, amenity upgrades, and community facilities and developers have paid the funds to councils, but those funds are left sitting in council bank accounts.

The NSW Opposition have also been calling for this very change and this has made a difference, but it is fair to say that they had plenty of time to implement it when they were in government.

What actually happened in 2020?

During COVID, the Coalition made the same changes to the timing of the payment of local infrastructure funds.  This was done under the auspices of COVID legislation which enabled Minister Stokes to issue a Ministerial Order.  However, once COVID ended, the power to make this change expired. 

This could be resolved with a bi-partisan approach to get the change made before Christmas, but for now, today’s announcement on the deferral of payments from CC to OC will happen after the election.

Urban Taskforce members would also like to see all fees and charges, including state infrastructure charges (the HPC) and affordable housing levies made payable at the OC rather than CC stages, but today's announcement is still a massive step in the right direction.

2. Stop Press:  Productivity Commissioner exposes Government on industrial relations and tax reform

Fresh off the back of her ground-breaking GST review and the pro-growth Housing Supply Regulation interim report, Productivity Commission Chair Danielle Wood has belled the cat on key areas frustrating business productivity – inefficient taxes and unproductive unions. 

These key areas desperately need reform but, so far, the Federal Government has kept it off the table. 

And the Commissioner is (very politely) showing frustration. 

In an interim report released yesterday titled Unlocking business dynamism: removing barriers to entry, growth and exit, the Productivity Commission posted a very telling key point: 

“No single reform will restore business dynamism. We propose policy action in areas including regulatory burden, access to finance, management capability, business transitions and insolvency. Other policy areas, such as tax and workplace relations policy, also influence dynamism but are outside the scope of this inquiry.” (our bold)

In public service circles that’s a strong admonishment.  Bordering on a slap down. 

You don’t have to be an expert in productivity to see the impact that the construction unions and EBAs are having on efficiency within our sector. 

If the Productivity Commission is going to investigate barriers to entry, growth, and exit, then it seems logical that the taxes that add to business costs and the declining productivity caused by industrial relations and the impact of thuggishly enforced EBA conditions would be key areas for investigation. 

But they were left off the terms of reference.  Just as they were not included in the Housing Supply Regulation inquiry. 

When even the National Administrator of the CFMEU has called into question some of the union’s delay tactics (see ULN, 4 September, 2026), there is clearly a problem with our industrial relations system. 

Not including that in the review simply leaves everyone ignoring the elephant in the room. 

And Commissioner Wood deserves high praise for being willing to point it out. 

3. Senate should reject property tax changes and save the Government from itself

The Federal Senate needs to reject the changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax, the taxation of self-managed superannuation funds and discretionary trusts.  If the ALP caucus can’t stop Albanese from undermining their chances at the next election while saving the property and construction sector, the Senate must!

These poorly thought through, clumsily delivered changes have drawn widespread condemnation and have smashed investor confidence in the housing sector.  No-one, not even the hitherto vocal Grattan Institute, is singing the praises of these tax changes.

The entire property sector is begging for a re-think. 

FACT: The property market has collapsed under the weight of interest rate rises, and uncertainty arising from these unflagged changes to the property tax regime. This is not the time to be making half-baked changes to the taxation regime covering the supply of new homes. 

While Urban Taskforce Australia was initially pleased that the changes to negative gearing and CGT were not to apply to new builds, the changes still come in once that home is re-sold and this impacts on the initial investment decisions, as investors factor in the lower re-sale price. 

Put simply, that means fewer homes being made available for rent and higher rents in the medium term. 

These proposed changes also impact on supply more generally and that will force all housing prices up once interest rates start to come down. 

In an environment where the cost of construction is so high, and housing construction feasibility so low, we cannot afford to have this millstone hanging around the neck of the property sector. 

We have two and a half years left to deliver against the National Housing Accord targets.  The legislation proposed by the Federal Government will undermine all the efforts of the states to achieve those targets. 

The time is right to rebuild investor, builder, financier, and developer confidence in housing supply.  The Senate should simply vote “No” to these changes.   

If the Federal Government wants to progress its property tax agenda, take it to the next election (and draft the changes properly). 

4. One step forward, two steps back – Coalition backslides on Woollahra redevelopment

Having announced bold plans to transform Long Bay Gaol into a 12,000 home (former) walled community, and having confirmed that it is “resolutely pro-housing supply”, it appears that some Opposition backtracking is already underway. 

Kellie Sloane has formally responded to Government plans for 9,400 dwellings around the Woollahra Station precinct, stating that the Coalition would start rezoning talks with the Woollahra Council alternative plan of 2,200 to 3,600 homes. 

Under local pressure from Golden NIMBY winning Mayor, Sarah Dixson [sic], Sloane is now facing pressure from some of her front bench colleagues.

In announcing her position, Kellie Sloane said that “the scale and scope of the proposal are excessive and unrealistic”, and it does not recognise the area is “one of the most densely populated local government areas in NSW” according to ABS rankings. 

The Opposition Leader appears to be reading off Woollahra Council’s briefing note. 

But, as Urban Taskforce has pointed out several times before, Woollahra is only the seventh densest LGA, behind the City of Sydney, Waverley, North Sydney, Burwood, Inner West, and Canterbury-Bankstown, and only slightly ahead of Canada Bay. 

So, how are those councils being treated when it comes to new housing?  As at the end of August, 2026: 

• Sydney (#1, with 8,334.96 people per square km) has a target of 18,900 new homes under the National Housing Accord.  It has approved 4,199 homes so far in the Accord period and its Waterloo Renewal Project will deliver approximately 3,300 new homes;
• Waverley (#2, 7.423.56) has approved 359 new homes in the Accord period, with a target of 2,400 homes in total.  Its Bondi Junction Masterplan – proposed by a Liberal Mayor – would see an additional 3,000 new homes;
• North Sydney (#3, 6,150.73) has approved 752 of its 5,900 Accord target dwellings;
• Burwood (#4, 5,258.43) has an Accord target of 3,300 dwellings and has approved 1,425 new dwellings.  Further rezoning in the Burwood Council area will see these numbers increase significantly;
• Inner West (#5, 5,201.23) has an Accord target of 7,800 new dwellings and has approved 1,755 new homes so far; and
• Canterbury-Bankstown (#6, 4,809.75) has an Accord target of 14,500 new homes, of which 3,497 have been approved so far. 

Canada Bay (#8, 4,400.75), which is only slightly less dense than Woollahra, has an Accord target of 5,000 new homes, and is currently more than halfway there, with 2,812 homes approved to date. 

Woollahra (#7, 4,520.00) has the lowest target of any of these councils – a mere 1,900 homes proposed under the National Housing Accord – and it has managed to deliver just 387 approvals up to the end of August.  Stop whinging!! You are giving the people of your LGA a bad (well … even worse) name!

We acknowledge the increase in new housing around Woollahra station will see those numbers change significantly, but it is highly unlikely to result in the Council rising in the density ranks any time soon.

Woollahra Council’s “alternative” plan was not an honest attempt to increase housing density – it was an effort to try to head the NSW Government off at the pass. 

Council has form when it comes to anti-development initiatives – the Urban Forest policy that was designed to stop housing projects because “the owl’s live here”; a DCP that was openly and deliberately designed to frustrate low- and mid-rise housing development projects; and a record of 58 losses and one win in the Land and Environment Court in 2025 – it regularly competes with Mosman Council to be the Biggest NIMBY. 

It is not the role model that the Coalition should be adopting. 

With the Long Bay announcement, the Opposition had an opportunity to show its housing bona fides with a “yes, and …” approach to new housing. 

The announcement this week shows that it is still resorting to a “yes, but …” strategy. 

If Sydney is to tackle the growing housing supply crisis, it needs all options on the table – Long Bay AND Woollahra; Camellia-Rosehill AND Waverley; Western Sydney AND Eastern Sydney. 

The Coalition cannot seek to put homes in electorates that it doesn’t hold while preserving its own seats in a 1960s nostalgia of quarter acre blocks and heritage trees. 

The NSW Government cannot continue to oppose development in the south-east because it hasn’t yet delivered infrastructure. 

Housing is needed everywhere… including in Edgecliff-Woollahra and Long Bay. 

Please note:  Article may be behind a paywall 

5. New housing approvals gradually rising – ABS

This week’s ABS housing approval numbers have shown steady growth. 

However, the rate of growth has slowed, and concerns remain that the impact of interest rate rises and the Federal Budget tax changes are yet to flow through. 

NSW led the charge with a significant improvement this month over the prior month, in fact, it’s the best monthly approvals result for NSW this year. 

While Queensland also improved, WA and Victoria went backwards.  The National new dwelling approvals results improved by a modest 1,000 extra homes over the prior month’s data – reflecting the varying trends between the states. 

On an annualised basis, NSW, Queensland, and WA continue to rise, driving the national data in the right direction.  

The annualised data for NSW showed slight growth, but the rate of growth has slowed. 

The big factors holding back housing applications (and therefore approvals and commencements) are yet to flow through to the ABS data.  That is because it takes at least 12 months for an application for new housing (of any volume) to be assessed and approved.  So, the approvals data released today reflects the mood of around September-November 2025. 

That was well before the five interest rate rises and also before the full-scale war between Israel, USA, and Iran began. 

The property sector is concerned about the feasibility of new supply.  It costs more to build new housing than consumers can afford.  Fees, taxes, and charges, and ongoing planning, construction, and environmental regulatory processes, are all holding back housing supply. 

Housing prices have collapsed because of a lack of confidence, not because governments at all levels have reduced the cost of construction.  The one area where this is not the case is in planning assessment and approvals, where significant change has been achieved.  

But, as the cliché goes, you can’t live in a planning approval.  If it is not feasible to build the new homes, the approvals will not result in the new housing we need. 

Housing approvals per head of population also paint a dire picture, with Victoria dropping down the list and NSW lagging near the bottom.  If these two engine room states are not performing, the National picture will be necessarily grim. 

6. RBA raises rates

In the safest bet of the Melbourne Cup (yes, even more than putting a fiver on Point of Law), the RBA met on Cup Day and voted 6-3 to raise interest rates by 25 basis points. 

This puts the cash rate at it’s highest level since November, 2008.  Then, it was coming down, as the effects of the GFC were being felt. 

Now, it’s rising. 

This is not good news for the development sector, which has already been suffering from the effects of the war in Iran, materials and labour cost rises, the incompetent and catastrophic Federal Budget, and the four rate rises earlier this year. 

While the approvals data doesn’t look too bad (see story 5), it is reflecting conditions from a year ago.  With the significant and challenging headwinds of 2026, we can expect to see a drop in approvals in the coming 12 months. 

As Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, told The Nightly: 

So, while the RBA says that the earlier increases have tightened financial conditions and the economy is slowing, it is concerned that inflation is still elevated and predicts that it is likely to be so through much of 2027. 

This is three quarters later than previously forecast. 

Although house prices are continuing to fall, there is still too much heat in the economy for the RBA’s liking, so it has to use the only arrow in its quiver and lift rates. 

However, in comments made before the rate rise, Federal Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, was clear where the fault for the interest rate rises lay … anywhere else. 

The war in the Middle East is primarily to blame, not the Labor Party’s Budget, although: 

If that doesn’t fill you with confidence …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (along with many of his Cabinet) has echoed these sentiments, chiming in from his CHOGM meetup in the Caribbean to say that international factors are to blame, and that the ALP has been fiscally responsible since the first days of his Government. 

Chalmers’ comments were a slight departure from his age-old political technique of repeating the mantra regardless of the facts.  He explained earlier in the day that Treasury hadn’t underestimated the effects of negative gearing and capital gains tax changes on house prices: 

I.e. according to the Treasurer, the Government is being fiscally responsible – it’s the rest of us causing all of the problems. 

For those trying to follow the logic, it goes something like this: 

• house prices have come down, which (he thinks) is a good thing and the result of the Albanese Government’s policies;
• except when we point out the loss of household wealth and the impact on the production of new houses due to the lack of feasibility, his argument shifts - in this case, according to Dr Chalmers, it has been caused by interest rate rises (a point on which RBA Governor Michele Bullock begs to differ);
• those increases are because of the war in the Middle East causing fuel costs to rise (quite coincidentally leading to windfall gains for the Commonwealth);
• Federal Government spending hasn’t been a contributor to the problem at all;
• in fact, if any spending led to the increase in interest rates, it was the fault of growth in private demand – so, fellow punters, it’s all your fault that interest rates have risen and house prices have plummeted.

No wonder One Nation has risen in the polls!!!

Fortunately, Albo has a plan – the Government will now look for savings in next month’s half-year Budget, (while noting – perhaps fairly - that the Coalition had not supported proposed savings from being implemented to date: 

7. ATRC position on tariffs is incomprehensible

As has been discussed in previous newsletters, the Australian Trade Remedies Commission (ATRC, the former Anti-Dumping Commission) has made an interim decision to apply tariffs of up to 73.3% on aluminium windows and doors made in China.

The decision, which would significantly increase construction costs (particularly in the Class 2-9 markets), has been dated from 15 October – two months before the Industry Minister is due to make a final determination.

Writing to the ATRC, Urban Taskforce contested the findings of the Commissioner and emphasised the impacts that they would have on the multi-unit and commercial development sectors. 

We have criticised the length of time taken to investigate compared with the rapid implementation of the subsequent decision, which affects contracts that have already been put in place. 

The decision will have unwelcome consequences.  As we wrote to the Commissioner: 

“We have a housing supply and affordability crisis in Australia, acknowledged by the Prime Minister, the Treasurer and every state Premier.  This is not the time for such a blunt approach to tariff protection.  This decision will add to the feasibility problems facing our sector and it should not be progressed.”

We have sent a copy of our submission to Industry Minister, Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres, and have secured a meeting with his office to explain our position next week.  

We will keep members informed about our progress with this issue. 

But wait … there’s more!

It has also come to ULN editorial team’s attention that the ATRC has also increased tariffs in another anti-dumping case, this time on imported steel. 

In Investigation 692 (another catchy title), Infrabuild, which has a significant proportion of the Australian market, applied for duties on welded steel mesh sheets imported from China or Malaysia. 

Commissioner Latina found in Infrabuild’s favour, leaving tariffs of 28-45% on exporters from these countries. 

The cost to construction will go up due to rampant protectionism, without any consideration of the impacts on housing feasibility and affordability. 

Urban Taskforce will raise concerns about this additional case with the Minister’s office. 

8. New guidance for proponent-initiated greenfield investigation areas

• proponent-initiated proposals must be submitted to councils by 31 March 2027, using Template C;
• councils complete engagement with proponents and provide draft recommendations to the Department by 30 June 2027;
• after engagement with proponents, councils provide their final endorsed recommendations to the Department by 30 September 2027; and
• Sydney UGA will be finalised, and guidance completed on future pathways to update the UGA, in Q4 2027. 

Sites included as investigation areas must demonstrate sufficient strategic merit for further planning.  This does not guarantee or pre-empt any future rezoning or approval, which will be subject to further assessment and consideration in accordance with the EP&A Act. 

Additional information will be released to guide any future proponent-initiated proposals for new greenfield investigation areas following the finalisation of Sydney’s UGA. 

9. Development Coordination Authority is now the full bottle!!

This week the Development Coordination Authority (DCA) took on the final stage in its development, with the co-option of in-house experts from: 

• the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW),
• the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD),
• the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA),
• Fire & Rescue NSW,
• Hunter Water,
• Sydney Water,
• State Emergency Service (SES),
• Transport for NSW, and
• WaterNSW. 

This new technical expertise will cover issues related to water, hazards, resources, and transport, and may change the point of contact for referrals. 

Applications not covered by the DCA to date and submitted prior to 2 November will be dealt with by the relevant agency, but those submitted since last Monday will now be managed by the DCA itself. 

The DCA has released a comprehensive referral guide and an updated fact sheet for applicants to help applicants to understand the system. 

The Authority is starting to hit its stride, and performance results can be found on its website.

More webinars will be conducted for applicants and councils later this month – dates will be announced soon.  The DCA came about as a result of lobbying from Urban Taskforce which ultimately resulted in its inclusion in ground breaking bi-partisan support for the passage of planning reform legislation at the end of last year.

10. Developers sought for the next phase of the Bradfield City Enterprise Precinct

Expressions of interest are now open for developers looking to deliver Bradfield City’s Enterprise Precinct. 

The precinct will make 6.7ha. of developable land available with a potential to deliver 35,000 sqm of commercial floor space.  A further 7ha. may be made available following the completion of stage 1. 

The Enterprise Precinct will add to the $300 million Advanced Manufacturing Precinct, with established occupier demand, Government-backed infrastructure, and development-ready land. 

It is planned to cater for blue-chip businesses, small-to-medium enterprises, startups, researchers, and education facilities.

EOIs must be submitted to Knight Frank by 11 December, 2026, with applications being shortlisted in February next year.

11. News from DPHI:  New rules for tree-clearing

The Planning Minister published the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Vegetation) Regulation 2026 on 23 October with immediate effect to deter illegal tree and vegetation clearing, requiring permits and clarifying rules round pruning. 

He has also introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Vegetation) Bill 2026, which will create the civil penalty framework and provide additional enforcement powers for councils. 

12. Biodiversity Offsets Update

The weeks go quickly as we near the end of the year, and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water has released issue 52 of the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Update (3 November, 2026). 

Sneaking the release through just as the horses were lining up at the start in Flemington, the latest edition has a variety of topics, including: 

• new Conservation Investment Strategies published for the South-East and New England;
• the next statewide Supply Fund reverse auction opened on 4 November;
• the closure of BCT credit tender 26-01;
• the opening of the Biodiversity Conservation Fund portal on 12 November;
• advice that the BOS portal will be offline from 5-8 November;
• next steps for the Biodiversity Assessment Method to make it more consistent with the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016;
• a change to the unit of measure for Hoary Sunray (a small, tufted perennial daisy native to south-eastern Australia) from “count of individuals” to “area of suitable habitat”;
• the addition of more than 10,000ha. under Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements.  The new management plan template will become mandatory for new BSA applications from 1 March 2027;
• accredited assessor training courses are being run in March, 2027, while renewal training courses will be held in November, 2026, and February, 2027;
• audits of Biodiversity Development Assessment Reports are being undertaken;
• applications for biodiversity credit transfers and retirements are due before Friday, 27 November, 2026.  After this time, they may not be approved until after 11 January, 2027. 

13. 7 Laws of Development, through the eyes of a project manager

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, was invited to participate in the launch of a new book:  My 7 Laws of Development, by Michael Malak. 

Mr Malak brings a project manager’s perspective to making better decisions in developments and avoiding some of the significant problems that may arise, drawing on almost 30 years in the construction and property development sectors. 

14. Council Watch

Lord Mayor turns Chief NIMBY

In a clear case of “don’t blame me, I only work here”, the Rt. Hon the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO has taken time out of her busy schedule to pen a letter to residents. 

The topic?  A SSD project in Euston Road Alexandria. 

The EOI for the development was supported by the Housing Delivery Authority in August and subsequently by the Minister, increasing the 356 homes previously approved by the Land and Environment Court to 700. 

Screenshot from Google Street View

The Lord Mayor has written to voice her concerns. 

She outlines the usual arguments – inappropriate height and scale, sensitive location, must have acceptable amenity, must have affordable housing contributions on all floor space, with additional contributions on uplift. 

Specifically, she points out that the HDA is the problem: 

“The HDA funnels projects away from Council’s planning authority and into an SSD pathway, taking planning decisions away from the communities they most directly affect.” 

The Mayor’s position is noted.  It is a list of the usual sorts of issues that councils throw up to stop development projects, along with Council’s long-standing opposition to anything involving the HDA. 

But the list of grievances is exactly why developers turn to the HDA. 

Problem is, the project would not have gone to the Land and Environment Court in 2022 if the Central Sydney Planning Committee hadn’t opposed the project in 2020. 

To her credit, the Mayor explains this.  But only the most naïve of observers would think that Council had happily accepted the Court’s ruling, and that this new move is an outrage. 

What is the Council protecting?  Its rules or safer buildings?  The current site is a derelict empty building, if posts on social media site X are anything to go by, and is located on the opposite side of Sydney Park from St Peters Station. 

15. Members in the news

*Please note these articles may be paywall protected

"Property developer Mark Perich’s lofty vision for a hotel on the outskirts of Sydney was born a decade ago when multiple naysayers told him he was “probably silly for even thinking about having a hotel in Oran Park,” where the raceway shut in 2010 and cattle grazed on his family’s dairy farms.“  read more …

The 184-room Atura Oran Park has opened on the former Oran Park Raceway site, delivering a five-storey facility with a resort-style swimming pool, race-themed lodgings, and a tribute to the late Peter Brock. 

Daily Telegraph, 5 November
 

“Goodman Plots 2150-Home Scheme Near Its Macquarie Park Data Centre”  read more …

The HDA has recommended the project of five building between 45-60 storeys to be declared a state significant development and be fast tracked, despite protests from the City of Ryde. 

The Urban Developer, 5 November
 

“Under the scheme, developer Ford Land is looking for a major planning uplift to deliver 320 apartments, shops and a supermarket at Rosebery.”  read more …

$356 million plans to redevelop the 1940s warehouse and office block aim to create 320 apartments, shops, and a supermarket within walking distance of Green Square Station. 

The Urban Developer, 3 November
 

“Walker Group, the global real estate empire established by late billionaire Lang Walker, says it is confident it will prosper despite the deepening property downturn, after posting a turnaround $217.5 million profit boosted by sales in its housing estates and apartment projects.”  read more …

The company has some big commercial and residential projects, including the $3 billion Riverlea estate in Adelaide, apartments in Maroochydore, and the Appin Grove project. 

AFR, 2 November
 

“Capital Corporation and Adventist Property Service have unveiled the Wahroonga Estate Central Precinct plan to renew the 13ha area around the Sydney Adventist Hospital, known locally as “The San”.”  read more …

The $1 billion redevelopment will create 19.500 sqm of hospital floor space, 500 homes, and 5,000 sqm of retail and dining, along with a 1.5ha. park that will connect Fox Valley Road with the Comenarra Parkway and contain an amphitheatre, markets, playgrounds, and swimming pools. 

Daily Telegraph, 2 November
 

“Most new homes on the Sydney market are still being built. One Sydney Harbour is finished.  The towers were designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano and delivered by award-winning developer Lendlease.  With interiors by Daniel Goldberg of State of Craft and Darling Associates, the homes are beautifully detailed, finished in hand-cut marble, ceramic tiling, and native timber.”  read more …

The 2025 High Rise City Development Excellence Award winner is complete and buyers are told they could move in by Christmas. 

Apartments & Developments, 2 November
 

“Through his company, Meriton, Triguboff has submitted a new proposal for 505 homes in buildings of up to five storeys on the coastal site overlooking Little Bay Beach and the fairways of The Coast Golf Club.”  read more …

Meriton’s 505-home proposal – scaled back from the 2,600 apartment, two-tower development proposed last year, has been approved by the HDA, and will bring change to the long-overlooked Little Bay. 

Sydney Morning Herald, 1 November
 

“Billionaire Harry Triguboff’s Meriton lifts profit 72 per cent amid building sector crisis”  read more …

Meriton has bucked the trend by posting significant returns, with founder Harry Triguboff saying that the company will change plans where necessary to build what purchasers want. 

The Australian, 1 November
 

“Goodman Group gambles with data centre joined by high-rise apartment project”  read more …

The Group is planning towers of up to 60 storeys in Macquarie Park, over the road from to its Talavera Road data centre. 

The Australian, 30 October
 

“Mulpha's Lacebark named Australia's best multi-residential building Norwest project wins top national honour at the 2026 National Architecture Awards”  read more …

The winner of the Urban Taskforce Mixed Use Development Award continues to draw recognition for its Norwest development project. 

Medianet, 30 October

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