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Spotlight on civil and essential infrastructure
Timing was ripe for our industry breakfast on Tuesday morning focused on the planning and delivery of essential infrastructure. As our industry knows all too well, the challenges associated with cost escalations, materials…
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Industry issues 01-9-22
From the CEO Whilst the eyes and ears are occupied today and tomorrow on the Federal Government’s skills summit, on the ground here in WA we continue to battle against the challenges that…
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Light at the end of the tunnel
For the first time in three years Research4 Director and property market researcher Colin Keane returned to Perth to provide his thoughts on the future of the WA property market. A sense of…
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Industry issues 25-8-22
From the CEO As anticipation builds towards the Albanese Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit next week, the debate has shifted from who did and didn’t get a golden ticket to the two day…
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Industry issues 18-8-22
From the CEO It’s not easy being green. This is becoming increasingly clear as the journey towards net zero picks up the pace as does the desire from government and the private sector…
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Industry issues 11-8-22
From the CEO In 2022, we are surrounded by wicked problems. They are extremely difficult if not impossible to solve with no single solution and no determinable end point. Highly complex, wicked problems…
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Industry issues 04-8-22
From the CEO Infrastructure planning and delivery has been a hot topic this week as I returned last night from meeting with my UDIA National counterparts in Canberra. We met with the newly…
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Industry issues 28-7-22
From the CEO Is that a light at the end of a seemingly never-ending tunnel? News today that construction cost growth is expected to slow in 2023 as global supply chain pressures ease…
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Industry issues 21-7-22
From the CEO Today UDIA welcomed a new report launched by Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA that provides a strong evidence base for committing to stamp duty reform in Western Australia. UDIA…
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Industry issues 14-7-22
From the CEO “Hungry developers intent on a quick quid from their development are the greatest threat to peaceful communities in WA. They use every sneaky trick in the book to circumvent local…
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Acknowledge This!
Last month, during National Reconciliation Week UDIA WA hosted our first ever Reconciliation Event as we heard from Rhys Paddick and Emma Gibbens from Acknowledge This! about the importance of a meaningful and…
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WA – The place to be
Last week UDIA WA hosted our Developing Destination WA One-Day Summit which provided a variety of interesting and useful information around how we can make Western Australia THE place to live, work, play…