Anger as 140-year-old flour mill walls demolished to build hotel despite outcry
By Samuel O'Brien and Elyse Armanini
In the face of protests, the remnants of a historic flour mill in Mount Gambier are now a pile of crumbled stone. The site will be developed into a multi-storey hotel complex and townhouses.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #History #MonumentandHeritageSite #RegionalCommunities #StateandTerritoryGovernment #SamuelOBrien #ElyseArmanini
Community fights back against caravan park development proposal
By Danielle Pope, Lily Kristanto, and Rachael Lucas
A community group in Victoria's south-east will appeal a council planning decision to approve the development of a regional caravan park, which it says would be an "absolute disaster" for the region.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/sandy-point-caravan-park-development-challenge/106268906
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #CommunityOrganisations #TravelandTourism #DaniellePope #LilyKristanto # #RachaelLucas
Federal budget funding for Canberra roads could increase peak-hour traffic
By Charlie Gore and Harry Frost
The latest federal budget has committed $50 million to duplicate a road in West Belconnen, but transport planning experts warn it could encourage even more peak-hour traffic.
#Roads #Infrastructure #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #CharlieGore #HarryFrost
Green light for Andrew Forrest's $70m Ningaloo Reef resort
By Alistair Bates
After almost a decade of planning, mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's plan to build an eco-resort on the shores of the Ningaloo Reef has received the go-ahead.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/green-light-for-andrew-forrest-exmouth-resort-plans/106678992
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #TourismandLeisureIndustry #AlistairBates
Could cars save this struggling country mall?
By Tyrone Dalton, Anna McGuinness, and Charlotte Wilkes
A Victorian council is proposing to reopen a regional mall to vehicles after 44 years in an attempt to breathe new life into the area.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-13/bendigo-hargreaves-mall-proposal-reopen-vehicles/106673946
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Shopping #LocalGovernment #RetailIndustry #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RegionalCommunities #TyroneDalton #AnnaMcGuinness # #CharlotteWilkes
In just a few years vigneron Mike Hayes has lost produce to bushfires, drought, floods, heatwaves and wild storms. Now he's a leading voice in climate resilience and how communities can adapt to accelerating change.
Debate over building heights in the tourism hotspot of Bargara is ongoing, but with the council voting to approve a proposal for six-storey developments it is up to Queensland's planning minister to have the final say.
Climate change and coastal erosion could leave parts of Busselton's beachfront, including schools and businesses, under water within 100 years. So which properties get protected and which ones are abandoned?
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