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Jun 12, 2019
‘Ghost Shops’ – is the problem oversupply or a lack of imagination ?
ABC news has reported that ghost shops haunt new apartment blocks as a 'perfect storm' hits suburban retailers. The default development...
Apr 26, 2019
Population growth – Anyone up for a little less politics ?
It’s easy for Victorian State opposition to criticise the Andrews Government for supposedly underestimating the impact of population...
Apr 16, 2019
Will cowork spaces help reinvent Melbourne’s suburban high streets?
London-based management consultants LEK have forecasts that moves to large-scale remote working across the globe is expected to generate...
Mar 19, 2019
Mixing work and living - the debate continues
The debate over the role of industrial zoned land in catering for Sydney’s growth continues. The NSW Urban Taskforce’s latest advocacy...
Dec 18, 2018
Facilitating more new homes in Melbourne’s ‘Missing Middle’
As the population of Victoria continues to grow, we need to capitalise on opportunities to create new homes in existing suburbs with...
Nov 27, 2018
The Thorny Topic of Planning & Development Viability
The question of how much weight should be given to development viability often arises in urban planning debates. It is a difficult and...
Nov 14, 2018
Baugruppen: Taking greater control of your housing choice
Fast growing cities and spiralling unaffordability are making apartment living a more common way of life. However the housing market is...
Oct 25, 2018
Nine new and emerging workspace models for Melbourne
Source: www.meridianwater.co.uk Earlier this week I presented at a forum on the Victorian Government’s new policy to support Enterprise...
Oct 3, 2018
Remarkably adaptive Melbourne - but at what cost?
New research by the Grattan Institute reveals that average commute distances and times in Melbourne have barely increased over the five...
Oct 1, 2018
The New Work Reality - latest report released
The Foundation for Young Australians has just released the latest in its excellent series of reports on the future of work and its...
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