UDIA WA

Advocacy

Facilitating the creation of diverse homes and great places through solutions based advocacy and meaningful research.

Policy

Pre-Budget Submission

UDIA WA’s Pre-Budget Submission outlines our recommendations on how the Government should allocate funding in the 2026-27 State Budget to maximise the creation of great places and housing choice.

State Election

2025 State Election Commitments

With campaigning for the 2025 WA State Election in full swing, we’ve compiled the major party’s commitments relating to delivering the homes we need, faster, as well as our responses to these.

State Election Campaign

Priorities for the 2025 WA State Election

UDIA WA has identified priorities for the next State Government in working collaboratively with industry to deliver the homes we need, faster.

Member & Partnership

Membership Benefits

UDIA members are part of an organisation that is the leading voice on all urban development related issues in the state.

Press Releases

NEW COMMISSION COULD FACILITATE MUCH NEEDED REFORM

The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA WA) says the establishment of a new ‘2050 Commission’ announced by the Premier today, is a promising step…

Industry Breakfast

Thursday 12 Mar

Rethinking Density WA

7.30 – 9.00am

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Connect

A range of events to advance learning and provide networking opportunities across industry.

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Outlook Event

Thursday 19 Mar

A Night at the Driving Range

5:15pm – 8:30pm

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Golf Day – Save the date

Friday 08 May

UDIA WA 2026 Annual Golf Classic

9:30am-6:00pm

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Educate

Leading the industry with excellent professional development opportunities.

1 Day Course

24/03/2026

Emerging Leaders Program

UDIA WA’s new Leadership Program is focused on supporting professionals in Western Australia’s urban development industry to develop or build on their people leadership skills. This program includes leadership learning, invaluable mentoring from an industry leader to apply and embed the theoretical knowledge, and opportunities for networking and industry exposure.
In Person

25/03/2026

State Planning Policy 2.9 Water and the Planning for Water Guidelines – Training session for development industry

This is your opportunity to understand what’s changed about the updated SPP 2.9 and Planning for Water Guidelines. This will include key policy objectives, outcomes and implementation mechanisms, as well as the outcomes of the review including the range of comments received and changes to previous policy and guidelines.
In Person

31/03/2026

Built Form Development

Learn the practical elements of residential built form development, with a focus on apartment projects; from site identification, feasibility analysis and assumptions, product design, and demographic analysis, to the delivery, titling, contracting and sales and marketing. Real life examples, and plenty of life lessons, make this an excellent course for anybody wanting to get into…