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Join us for the biennial Transport Symposium! This is a standout addition to the planning calendar you won’t want to miss.
Following last year’s sold-out event, this year’s Summit will deliver the clarity, updates and practical insights you need to stay informed, confident and ahead.
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Meet the 2025 New South Wales Division Committee
Discover the New South Wales Emerging Planners Network
Learn more about the Women in Planning Network.
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2026 NSW Full Legal Series
The Legal Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the NSW Planning System and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by ou....
RSVP Date: 27-November-2026
12
Mar
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
PIA PlanTech Briefing - FULL SERIES
The PIA PlanTech Briefing Series for 2026 connects PIA’s recently launched PIA PlanTech Core Competencies document with real tools and technologies shaping planning practice today. Each session brings together a practitioner grounded in pla....
RSVP Date: 30-November-2026
14
Apr
2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
09
Jun
Women in Planning Series: Family-Friendly Design as Gender Equity
Rethinking Housing Supply Through Care, Safety, and Liveability. Planning that prioritises caregiving needs inherently supports women, who still carry disproportionate care responsibilities. • Intergenerational lens: • Shifting planning fra....
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2 Jun
Awards | National
It was an honour to present John Brockhoff RPIA (Life Fellow) with a Life Fellowship during the 2026 PIA National Awards ceremony at Planning Congress last month, in front of a room filled with planning peers and colleagues from across the country.
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29 May
National | On the Advocacy Front
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 29 May 2026.
Housing | National | Strategic and Settlement Planning
The State of Australian Cities (SoAC) 2024 Report has finally been made public following a freedom of information request. The Report provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns, trends and drivers which are shaping are 20 largest cities.
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02/06/2026
PIA has backed the NSW Government’s push to modernise community participation in planning but says proposed reductions to public notification need to be earned through genuine upstream community engagement before they take effect.
01/06/2026
Planning for Data Centres - A practical guide for Australian planners
28/05/2026
PIA welcomes the Committee’s continued examination of these issues and the opportunity to provide further detail on the role that integrated planning and coordinated long-term growth management must play in improving housing supply, and liveability.
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