Property Council Illawarra

Thank you for a fantastic 2024 - we had a great night celebrating the year with Members from across the Illawarra Shoalhaven. Special thanks Mike Zorbas and Katie Stevenson for attending our End of Year Event last week and sharing your insights. Thanks also to Nick Halakatevakis and the team at Innovatus Projects Pty Ltd for supporting the event, it was a great night!

It’s the Illawarra’s biggest end of year property party! Join us to hear from CEO of Property Council, Mike Zorbas and NSW Executive Director, Katie Stevenson and celebrate the achievements of 2024 with your industry colleagues. Secure your spot - https://lnkd.in/gZmD3B5p Thank you to our event sponsor Innovatus Projects Pty Ltd

Thank you to CEO of Shoalhaven City Council, Robyn Stevens for sharing her insights on the transformation of the Shoalhaven and the upcoming priorities for Council including: - Housing and Affordable Housing projects - Nowra CBD revitalisation - The future of the Nowra Riverfront and tourism in the region - Local Council Elections and Financial Sustainability Thanks also to our sponsors Southern Cross Housing for hosting.

Just over one week to go until our member briefing with CEO of Shoalhaven City Council, Robyn Stevens. This is your chance to hear about the transformation of the Shoalhaven and the upcoming priorities for Council including: - Housing and affordable housing projects - Nowra CBD revitalisation - The future of the Nowra Riverfront and tourism in the region. Book your tickets here - https://lnkd.in/gzM74rb2 Thank you to our Event Sponsor Southern Cross Housing.

Huge thanks to NSW Government Architect, Abbie Galvin for visiting the Illawarra and providing a briefing on the NSW Housing Pattern Book. The Pattern Book is a tried and tested model that will help to reduce building costs, and deliver more well designed, affordable and diverse housing. Thanks to our sponsors University of Wollongong Innovation Campus More information on the Pattern Book here https://lnkd.in/gTcRGP6Q

Join us to hear from a panel of local experts who will provide an overview of the fundamentals of Affordable Housing and more information on:   - How the Affordable Housing SEPP changes work in practice? - What are the incentives available for a development and what are the pathways? - How do you get a Community Housing Provider involved and what is their role? - What does inclusion of affordable housing in a project mean for development feasibility and market valuation? This event is sponsored by Housing Trust Register here at https://lnkd.in/g6hkNphH Amanda Winks Richard Gell Elaine Treglown Jennifer Macquarie Michelle Guido

Huge thanks to the Member for Wollongong and Minister for Planning Paul Scully for his contribution at our industry lunch last week. 🙌 The Minister outlined the NSW Government’s efforts to tackle the housing crisis and we heard from property sector leaders about the impact of constructions costs on housing developments. Thanks also to our speakers and panellists: Tiffany Emmett, Associate Director of Construction Economics at Turner & Townsend Fabrizio Perilli, Founder and Managing Director at Perifa Simon Kersten, Managing Director at Colliers Wollongong And special thanks to Jennifer Macquarie, Director of Fountaindale Group for her outstanding moderation, and to our sponsor LEVEL 33 👏 Property Council of Australia Property Council NSW Michelle Guido

Illawarra Member Briefing: NSW Housing Pattern Book - 7 August 2024 Don't miss out on your chance to hear from NSW Government Architect, Abbie Galvin on the NSW Housing Pattern Book which will endorse building designs that can be used to guide the creation of new housing. Register for this free briefing here at https://lnkd.in/gqK8YEKR Michelle Guido Jennifer Macquarie Property Council NSW

Last chance to register for our event on Wednesday 31 July! With construction costs, labour and material shortages having an acute impact on businesses across the property industry, impacting feasibility and stifling development, how do we navigate this to increase the delivery of housing in our region and ensure we can meet housing targets?   Join us to hear from the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, The Hon. Paul Scully and a panel of experts to discuss how government and industry are responding to the housing crisis and can make a difference to the cost of development and attracting the workers we need. Register here at https://lnkd.in/gJzzgFJe

Modern methods of construction to boost social housing in Wollongong👏 🏡 The Property Council welcomes the NSW Governments trial of modular social housing with the identification of three sites in Wollongong to host three modular social homes. The Property Council is at the heart of this work, as a key member of the Government’s Modular Housing Taskforce. Modular or prefabricated building work is an underutilised construction method representing only five per cent of construction work in Australia. Growth in this sector has the potential to boost construction capability and deliver the homes NSW needs at speed and scale. 🚧⏳ We applaud the Government for taking the initiative to invest in the sector whilst delivering their share of critical social housing. We look forward to seeing modern methods of construction utilised beyond social housing into affordable and at market sectors. But to do this it will have to be coupled with the right regulation that provides certainty to suppliers and consumers. Our NSW Building Reform and Regulation Committee look forward to hearing from Building Commission NSW on proposed regulation changes next week and will keep our members informed and up to date on any progress. 👊 More information here at https://lnkd.in/gwjx6RdU Property Council NSW Michelle Guido