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National Media Releases

The Planning Institute of Australia issues statements to the media on matters relating to and affecting the planning profession.

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2012

• 08/05/12 Planners Applaud Liveable Cities Funding

2012 PIA Awards for Planning Excellence

• 01/05/12 Logies of the Planning Profession announced in Adelaide
• 01/05/12 Prestigious Award Humbles Planner of the Year
• 01/05/12 SA Projects Commended in Planning Awards

2012 PIA National Congress Media Releases

• 20/04/12 Planning Congress is Window on the Future
• 20/04/12 Cars and Concrete give way to Culture and Values
• 20/04/12 Planning for Food Security
• 20/04/12 Sustainable Energy Model Perfect for any Community
• 20/04/12 Toolkit for a Sustainable Planet by 2050
• 20/04/12 Hope Rising from Despair

• 02/04/12 Landmark Cities Report Sparks call for Collaboration
• 29/03/12 Planners Help Make Cities Work
• 28/03/12 The Search for Australia's Top Urban Design
• 31/01/12 21st Century Planning Healthier for the Community
• 23/01/12 Remote Planners to be Better Disaster Equipped
• 20/01/12 Planners Welcome new Urban Advisory Forum

2011

• 30/11/11 Commitment to Best Urban Design Welcomed
• 07/11/11 Special Day for Global Planning Community
• 20/10/11 State of Commonwealth Cities Communiqué
• 14/10/11 Putting Planning on CHOGM Agenda
• 14/10/11 Commonwealth Cities to Meet in Brisbane
• 29/09/11 Simple Solutions to Painful Planning Problems
• 29/09/11 Fringe Failings of Australia Cities
• 04/08/11 High Speed Rail Visionary Planning
• 04/08/11 Loyalty a winner for Rockdale Planner
• 21/06/11 National Urban Design Award for Brisbane
• 14/06/11 Trevor Budge, Order of Australia Award
• 18/05/11 National Policy signals new era in Planning
• 11/05/11 Budget 2011: Planning for Liveable Communities
• 09/03/11 Visionary Project Takes Top Planning Award
• 25/02/11 Adelaide Mum Named CEO of Planning Peak Body
• 24/01/11 Planning Community Assists Recovery
• 14/01/11 Planning Industry Examining Flood Disaster

2010

• 21/12/10 Public Transport Network Key to Post Oil Mobility
• 21/12/10 Peek at Australian City Post Peak Oil
• 21/12/10 Australia Policy Poor on Peak Oil
• 11/12/10 Planners Applaud Industry Coorperation
• 10/12/10 Cities are everyone's business
• 09/12/10 Call for Population Study to Drive Regional Planning
• 02/12/10 Planning for the Future of Cities
• 08/11/10 Planners - Addressing 'Wicked Problems'
• 08/11/10 Celebrating Planners: Creating Sustainable Communities (Fact Sheet)
• 22/10/10 Planners Welcome Report on Enhancing our Cities
• 14/09/10 Planners Support Green Star Communities
• 03/09/10 Australian Design Alliance Introduces a National Design Agenda
• 24/08/10 Leading Property Groups looking for political leadership on cities
• 05/08/10 Planners See Balance in Population Debate
• 03/08/10 Election Campaign Call for Clarity on Planning Policy
• 29/06/10 A Sustainable Population for Australia
• 15/06/10 Winners Announced - Australia Award for Urban Design 2010
• 14/06/10 New report rank Australia's cities
• 26/03/10 National Award for Planning Excellence - Winners Announced
• 05/03/10 State of Australian Cities 2010
• 22/02/10 Alliance Urges Tax Reform for Health People & Plane

2009

• 28/10/09 Planning Institute of Australia welcomes PM's Urban Planning Agenda
• 30/09/09 Brisbane City Planner goes 'green' to win $15,000 international planning scholarship
• 03/06/09 $15,000 International Young Planners' Scholarship Now Open
• 30/03/09 2009 PIA Congress Opens
• 30/03/09 2009 National Award for Planning Excellence winners announced
• 30/03/09 2009 YPConnect Opens
• 04/03/09 New CEO for Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)

2008

• 07/11/08 Australia's planning system - How does it rate?
• 07/11/08 Urban design and housing policy improving in ACT
• 07/11/08 NSW Planners welcome moves to streamline assessment process
• 07/11/08 NT planning practices outperform in 2008 Report Card
• 07/11/08 Annual report marks Queensland planning performance
• 07/11/08 SA clears the way in planning assessment and transport
• 07/11/08 Public participation high on planning agenda in Tasmania
• 07/11/08 Victorian planning industry tackles skill challenges
• 07/11/08 WA leads the way for public transport planning
• 03/11/08 Australia represented at the UNHABITAT World Urban Forum
• 15/09/08 The Planning Institute of Australia Congratulates Sue Holliday on her appointment as Chair of the Built Environment Industry Innovation Council
• 15/09/08 Housing Affordability Fund Guidelines Receive Strong Support
• 04/09/08 City of Greater Bendigo - Winner of the 2008 Australia Award for Urban Design
• 06/08/08 Planning Laws and supermarket competition - tread carefully warns the Planning Institute of Australia
• 14/05/08 Budget Media Release
• 05/05/08 Announcement of the National Housing Supply Council Members a positive outcome for Planners
• 01/05/08 Announcement of Major Cities Unit a Good Start
• 25/02/08 Combating corruption - A shared responsibility