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Celebrating 75 years of Your Institute

For 75 years, the Planning Institute of Australia has helped shape the places, policies and communities that define how we live. The anniversary hub is a space to reflect on where we’ve come from, and where planning is headed next.

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PIA 2040 now live

PIA2040 sets out a clear vision: Great places and thriving communities, shaped by planning and planners and a clear purpose for PIA to be The home of Australia’s planning profession. Read now.

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Mentoring Program

Applications are now open for the 26/27 PIA Mentoring program.

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New report: Growing Well

Why we need a National Plan for Australia’s Growth. Read the report and explore media and resources.

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16 Jun 2026 9:00 am Online PLANET training The Planner's Summit NSW \| Infrastructure, Funding & Delivery This course is designed for NSW professionals. Infrastructure funding and delivery presents significant challenges for councils, government agencies and developers. There is much that can be done better. Registration closing in 4 day/s
18 Jun 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online Series PIA PlanTech Briefing: Maps, Charts and Dashboards for Planning Decisions Visualising data and making maps used to require special university courses, now there are many easy-to-use web-based tools accessible to planners. With this new wave of digital tools, this session introduces how planners can use maps, cha.... RSVP Date: 17-June-2026
23 Jun 2026 9:30 am Online PLANET training PLANET \| Property economics for planners (two half days) This course runs over Tuesday 23 June and Wednesday 24 June from 9.30-12:30pm. This course is designed for professionals in all locations. This course is aimed at equipping planners and other built environment professionals with key knowled.... RSVP Date: 22-June-2026

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10 Jun 2026 8:15 am - 1:00 pm Brisbane Regular Event Queensland AI in Planning Summit 2026 Explore how AI and PlanTech are transforming planning at this summit. Dive into the world of technology and data-enhancing planning and decision-making. This summit provides a clear picture of the current state of AI, practical applications.... Registrations are closed.
11 Jun 2026 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Brisbane City Regular Event QEP Pitch the Plan: Brisbane’s Next Chapter Join us for the second annual QEP Pitch the Plan event! Speaker EOI's and registrations are now open. Final Day for Registrations! Registration nearly full
16 Jun 2026 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Adelaide Seminar Planning In Focus \| Aboriginal Heritage in Development This Planning in Focus session is designed to equip Urban Planners and Local and State Government planning practitioners with a clear, practical understanding of their legal obligations in relation to Aboriginal heritage in South Australia. Registration closing in 6 day/s

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10 Jun 2026 8:15 am - 1:00 pm Brisbane Regular Event Queensland AI in Planning Summit 2026 Explore how AI and PlanTech are transforming planning at this summit. Dive into the world of technology and data-enhancing planning and decision-making. This summit provides a clear picture of the current state of AI, practical applications.... Registrations are closed.
10 Jun 2026 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Online Series NSW Legal Series \| Planning Reforms and Transport Orientated Development: A Legal Overview The pace of planning reform across Australia—particularly in New South Wales, continues to accelerate, with governments prioritising density, housing supply, and infrastructure integration as core policy objectives. Central to this agenda i.... Registration closing in 1 day/s
10 Jun 2026 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Online Series SA Legal Lunchtime Series \| Land Management Agreements The 2026 PIA SA Legal Lunchtime Series offers an exceptional opportunity for planning professionals to deepen their understanding of the legal intricacies shaping South Australia’s planning landscape. This comprehensive series, hosted by PI.... Registration closing in 1 day/s

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Planning student numbers on the rise in Queensland

8 Jun

Planning and Assessment Systems | QLD

Planning student numbers on the rise in Queensland

There are some positive signs for the future pipeline of the planning profession, with universities in Queensland reporting an increase in student enrolments in 2026.

Planning Regulatory Advisory Committee: PIA members’ update

3 Jun

Planning and Assessment Systems | VIC

Planning Regulatory Advisory Committee: PIA members’ update

PIA is an active contributor as part of the Victorian Government's Planning Regulatory Advisory Committee, giving the profession a direct voice into the most significant reform in decades, and the regulations needed to implement them.

John Brockhoff awarded PIA Life Fellowship

2 Jun

Awards | National

John Brockhoff awarded PIA Life Fellowship

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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02/06/2026

NSW I Submission on the Statewide Community Participation Plan

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

National | Planning for Data Centres: A practical guide

Planning for Data Centres - A practical guide for Australian planners

28/05/2026

National | Questions on Notice - Senate Inquiry into Productivity

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.

08/05/2026

NSW | Submission on the NSW Data Centre Consultation Paper

PIA advocates for a strategic and coordinated planning response to the rapid growth of critical digital infrastructure across NSW.

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Advocating for planners and planning

PIA gives planners and planning an independent and respected voice that speaks in the public interest. Start exploring our key campaigns that communicate the value of planning, and the vital role urban and regional planners play in shaping our communities and addressing societal issues such as housing and climate change.

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