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Especially developed for South Australian Accredited Professionals, the PIA SA CPD Top Up Series is applicable to all planners, offering a series of expert-led sessions to help navigate South Australia’s planning system. A convenient way to accumulate 8.5 CPD points, the sessions cover the following mandatory Accredited Professional topics: performance based planning, decision making in development assessment, legislative compliance governance, and ethics in planning.
Now live! Take a look at our amazing lineup of presenters, featuring some proven favourites and some impressive newcomers. Delivered as a collection of short, focused seminars, the series provides practical, court-informed solutions to enhance your professional toolkit—all conveniently accessible over lunch from your own space. Register now at our special discounted bundle rate - all 8 sessions for the price of 7!
Due to an increased volume of mentee applications, we are currently short on mentors for our 2026/27 program. Can you assist and contribute to the future of the planning profession?
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2026
12:00 am - 12:00 am
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Series
PIA SA CPD Top Up Series
Especially developed for South Australian Accredited Professionals, this series is applicable to all planners and is a convenient way to accumulate 8.5 CPD points.
RSVP Date: 31-December-2026
12:30 pm
2026 SA Legal Lunchtime Series | Full Series Bundle
The 2026 PIA SA Legal Lunchtime Series is now live! Take a look at our amazing lineup of presenters, featuring some proven favourites and some impressive newcomers. Delivered as a collection of short, focused seminars, the series provides p....
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
12:00 pm
2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
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29 Jun
Built on Planning | National
Back in 2012, the newly elected Queensland Government set out to fulfill a bold promise made at the polls — to create Australia’s best planning system.
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26 Jun
National | On the Advocacy Front
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 26 June 2026.
23 Jun
Media Release | Planning and Assessment Systems | SA | Infrastructure and Transport | Strategic and Settlement Planning
PIA has today welcomed the South Australian Government's Data Centre Strategy, recognising the important role that good planning plays in supporting investment in the state's economic future.
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25/06/2026
PIA submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Housing Supply Regulation
09/06/2026
Auckland's housing delivery was enabled by long-term strategic planning, according to a new Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) paper examining one of the most frequently cited housing case studies in Australasia.
01/06/2026
Planning for Data Centres - A practical guide for Australian planners
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Phone: 08 8337 8816 Address: PO Box 43, Elizabeth SA 5112 [email protected]
State Manager: Jane Strange RPIA State President: Cate Hart RPIA (Life Fellow) Emerging Planner Representative: Ken Tam PIA (Assoc.) Women in Planning Representatives: Eleni Kiamos MPIA