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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. Registrations are closed.
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.... Registration closing in 4 day/s
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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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 1 day/s
17 Jun 2026 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm City of Bunbury Regular Event Regional Conference Satellite Events PIA WA study tours and networking events are part of the Regional Conference program, and offer the opportunity to explore local projects, planning initiatives and regional communities firsthand.
18 Jun 2026 7:00 am - 8:15 am Bunbury Regular Event Women in Planning Regional Breakfast Begin your conference morning with the Women in Planning Network WA Breakfast, bringing together great conversation, shared insights and connection.

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15 Jun 2026 9:30 am - 5:00 pm Online PLANET training PLANET VIC \| Planning for settlement and housing growth Planning for settlement and housing growth while managing risk is one of the fundamentals of planning for a growing population in Victoria. This course will provide an overview of the considerations that need to be made to plan for settleme.... Registration closing in 2 day/s
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. Registrations are closed.
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 1 day/s

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11 Jun

ACT

PIA welcomes the ACT housing pipeline

PIA welcomes the ACT housing pipeline and calls for infrastructure and affordability commitments to match

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.

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Policy & Advocacy

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09/06/2026

National | OpEd - Auckland isn’t a simple story of blanket upzoning

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.

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.

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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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