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PIA National Policy

Sustainable Communities – A National Plan of Action for Urban Australia

PIA together with the Property Council of Australia, the Planning Officials Group and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects have agreed to a national program to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of Australia’s major urban areas. A consensus has emerged for a nationally coordinated approach to the sustainable development of urban communities just there are national strategies and policies in areas such as competition, salinity, regional development, water and transport.

The National Action Plan comprises seven propositions that are interdependent and inter-relate at four key levels: governance and direction, policy recommendations, review and funding, and action mechanisms. The seven propositions relate to a shared vision, national plan of action, urban action plans, sustainable communities commission, national sustainable communities fund, performance indicators and sustainable regulation.

The Local Government and Planning Ministers Council met in Adelaide in August and considered the model and each jurisdiction has agreed to consider the contents of the report for further consideration at its next meeting on March 2007.

An overview of this report can be found here.

Sustainable Cities Report

On Monday 12 September 2005, the House Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage tabled its report on the inquiry into sustainable cities entitled Sustainable Cities.

PIA is proud to announce that we have had a major impact on the report recently handed down by the Environment and Heritage Committee. The report includes strong bi-partisan endorsement of PIA's Liveable Communities policy, and the model for Commonwealth leadership developed by PIA with the support of the Property Council of Australia and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. PIA’s call for the Commonwealth to take a stronger leadership role in the sustainability and efficiency of our cities is reflected in this report. The findings and recommendations of this Inquiry are an important step forward.

Read the PIA Submission - Sustainable Cities 2025

Liveable Communities Policy

The “Liveable Communities Policy – How the Commonwealth can foster sustainable cities and regions’ was adopted by the Planning Institute of Australia in February 2004. The significant major national policy statement outlines the case for Commonwealth engagement in national urban policy and describes how this can be achieved. A 10 Point Action Plan sets out a plan for implementation.

Following industry and government consultation the model has been enhanced resulting in a shared built environment policy known as Capitalising Sustainable Communities. This has been endorsed by PIA, Property Council of Australia, and the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. The model calls for $10 billion over 10 years primarily funded by bringing forward of productivity gains from settlement patterns, resource management, transport systems and development assessment efficiencies.

Cities Summit 2004

PIA is continuing to support State/territory Planning Ministers and the Planning Officials Group in pursuit of 2004 Cities Summit outcomes.