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December 2015 December Issue No. 105 Issue new planner the journal of the New South Wales planning profession The Year in Review Political change | Greater Sydney Commission Barangaroo | Foreign investment | NSW Awards PIA NSW Directory 2016 President Division Committee Members Marjorie Ferguson MPIA CPP, Brian Elton MPIA, Canada Bay Council Elton Consulting Vice President Christina Livers MPIA, Jenny Rudolph MPIA, AEC Group Elton Consulting Jocelyn Ullman MPIA, Mitchel Hanlon Consulting Pty Ltd Gary Shiels FPIA CPP, GSA Planning Darren Holloway MPIA CPP, Monteath & Powys Pty Ltd Vice President (Regional) (Hunter Branch Convenor) David Broyd FPIA, Geraldine Haigh MPIA CPP, David Broyd Consulting Services Pty Ltd Hopkins Consultants Immediate Past President Tony McNamara LPIA CPP, City of Canada Bay David Ryan MPIA CPP, City Plan Juliet Grant MPIA, Department of Planning and Contacting the Committee PIA Board Representative (NSW) Environment The NSW Divisional Committee Members Steve O’Connor FPIA CPP, Rachel McConkey MPIA, are elected by the NSW Membership. Their KDC Consulting and ERM Australia Newcastle City Council role is to represent the interests Jane Fielding, MPIA of the Members. Architectus To contact any members of the Committee please email [email protected] or David Winterbottom LFPIA, contact the NSW Division Office on 02 8904 1011 Localplan Pty Ltd Built Environment Master of New postgraduate degree Urban Renewal with UNSW Built Environment and Housing Master of Urban Renewal and Housing Designed for all those looking to play a part in the equitable reshaping of Australia’s cities. Now accepting applications for 2016. Find out more: be.unsw.edu.au/urbanrenewal Never Stand Still CRICOS Provider Code: 00098G 2 | DECEMBER 2015 | newplanner CONTENTS This issue Editorial 4 New Planner is the journal of the New South Wales President’s Message 5 (NSW) planning profession. The Planning Institute of Australia NSW Division publishes the Journal in March, Executive Officer’s Report 6 June, September and December. New Planner provides a forum for news, opinion, and the exchange of ideas on From the Minister 7 urban and regional planning in NSW and abroad. Planning Perspectives 9 CONTACT PIA NSW Sydney, the making of a resilient city 10 Suite 404, Level 4, 32 York St, Sydney NSW 2000 T: 02 8904 1011 E: [email protected] So many ‘enlightened politicians’: what are we to do?! 12 New Planner When is a town planner a lobbyist? Town planners and 14 E: [email protected] political lobbying rules in NSW W: www.planning.org.au/news/new-planner-nsw Whatever happened to the Planning Review? 16 CONTRIBUTIONS The Editors welcome contributions to New Planner in the Foreign investment in the Australian property market: 18 form of articles, opinion pieces, letters, reviews and news the need for a strategic and evidence-based approach items. Please download the contributor guidelines from: www.planning.org.au/news/new-planner-nsw Why regional planning is important for Australia 19 NEW PLANNER EDITORIAL COMMITTEE PIA NSW Awards for Planning Excellence 2015 20 Managing Editor Andrew Wheeler, UNSW Australia Aboriginal Land Claims in New South Wales - 22 Associate Editors some town planning issues Alice Strömstedt, Hames Sharley (Lead Editor, December 2015 Issue) In the Courts 24 Elle Clouston, HillPDA Camille Lattouf, Architectus Healthy Built Environments 25 Rose Saltman, RM Planning Ken Shepherd, NSW EPA PIA NSW State Conference 2015 26 Laura Wynne, UTS PIA Staff NSW Consulting Planners 28 Maurene Horder, NSW Executive Officer NSW Young Planners 30 SUBSCRIPTIONS PlannerTech 32 New Planner is free for members of the Planning Institute of Australia. The Journal is also available on The Inbox 33 subscription at a cost of $120 per annum, GST inclusive. Email: [email protected] Snippets 34 COVER Snapped 36 ‘Float’ at The Ponds (Photo: Fleetwood Urban/Simon Wood Photography) PIA Position Statement: Planning in a changing climate 37 www.fleetwoodurban.com.au The views expressed in New Planner are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Stay up to date with the latest news from Planning Institute of Australia. New Planner. Follow us today! Copyright for each image belongs to either the article author(s) or the Planning Institute of Australia unless otherwise stated. @pia_newplanner www.linkedin.com/in/newplanner ISSN 1324-8669 PP a233-867-00015 newplanner | DECEMBER 2015 | 3 EDITORIAL attention planners! Andrew Wheeler PIA (Affiliate), Managing Editor, New Planner Would you be shocked to discover that most humans have an But we also know there’s more work to be attention span shorter than a goldfish? It’s apparently true – done – and that’s where you come in. a recent study by Microsoft found that, on average, we lose In the coming weeks, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the future concentration after just eight seconds. Eight! The humble direction of New Planner by completing goldfish, paragon of concentration, lasts a full nine seconds. an online survey. I encourage you to have your say, and help ensure that New Planner continues to capture the attention his poses me an immediate often distracting us from the things that of planners, allied professionals – and challenge. By the time you finish matter most. interested goldfish – far beyond eight reading this paragraph it’s likely seconds per issue! 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