Urban Development and Planning

The Adelaide community is mourning the "heartbreaking loss" of a young footballer and apprentice who died from a Hindley Street collision on Saturday night. 

The City of Perth has rejected an adult store's request to operate a club where LGBTQIA+ people could meet and have consensual sex, with the owner saying he is "heartbroken".

A David and Goliath battle between frustrated locals and a South Australian business empire has come to a close — but it's put the planning system under a spotlight.

The lack of hotel space for the soon-to-be opened Western Sydney Airport (WSI) has been flagged as a major issue.

Sydney is in the middle of a data centre boom fuelled by the global AI race. In Lane Cove West and Ryde, residents and councils say they are the ones paying the price.

Concerned about developments on Sydney's urban fringe, these residents combined their powers to save space for the natural world on their doorstep. 

A community group wanted to spark a conversation about greening a concrete strip but drew the ire of transport authorities.

Luddenham is a five-minute drive from Western Sydney International Airport (WSI), but some residents say they are missing out on the benefits it should be bringing them.

A veteran Gold Coast councillor claims chief executive Tim Baker's resignation followed a "deliberate campaign of unrelenting personal attacks", describing his departure as "a very bad outcome" for the city.

The plan is for mid-rise housing to be developed closest to transport stops and shopping centres, with high-rise development reserved for the Woden town centre and north Curtin.

The state government last week announced a $61.1 million preschool and primary school would be built on a 5.5-hectare parcel of land in Mount Barker's south-east, including on the site of popular Thai restaurant Wok The Duck.

Once councillor said they were only given days to try to decipher the latest version of the complex plan.

A cliff site in South Australia's Riverland, home to Aboriginal ancestral remains, has been excavated without authorisation. 

With Tweed's housing shortage at critical levels, plans for higher density housing has been welcomed, but community leaders want more done on affordable and social housing. 

The SA government says it is exploring all legal options to respond to developer Wel.Co after it walked away from 75 contracts at a site north of Adelaide.

The owners of a Mount Barker restaurant have launched a petition to block the government's proposed acquisition of the site on which their business stands.

Some transport planners say the design of a major Western Sydney road upgrade is "nonsensical" and is at odds with the government's commitment to public transport and new housing. 

Pedestrian group Victoria Walks wants $150 million spent over four years to install or upgrade crossings, so people can safely cross the road.

There is a push to save precious memories stored within the walls of an historic home on Lismore's flood plain.

Aston Hills Mount Barker developers and a popular restaurant say their investments have been turned upside down by a state government compulsory acquisition announced this week.