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HillPDA awarded at 2015 NSW Planning Awards.

The NSW Planning Institute of Australia’s annual ‘Awards for Excellence’ promote the benefits of planning to the community at large; recognise outstanding achievements of planners; and acknowledge the role of public and private organisations in creating environments of distinction. The 2015 awards were held last night, 11th November, where…

University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia commissioned HillPDA to analyse the existing supply and determine the future demand for student accommodation at the University for domestic and international students. HillPDA’s research and analysis reinforced that there is an undersupply of student accommodation for many of the major Australian Universities. The importance…

EstateMaster Sailing on right track at Rolex Farr 40 Pre-Worlds

Congratulations to the EstateMaster Sailing team on their overall third place at the Pre-Worlds in Long Beach California. They are on the right track for the 2015 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. To read the full article, click here. HillPDA is the advisory…

Successful centres: protecting Sydney’s long-term productivity

Urban centres lie at the heart of many local communities, but recent debate on city growth has tended to focus exclusively on increasing residential densities rather than ways to strengthen urban centres. In focussing on accelerating one urban activity – residential development – it is possible that we…

Winston Churchill thanks HillPDA

Jamie Balfour, Director General of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and the Council of the Trust recently thanked Sarah Hill and HillPDA for the support, and the significant contribution that was made to the success of the Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship. Letter from Jamie Balfour, Director General of the…

New homes fail to dampen prices

“Sydney property prices have skyrocketed at the same time as near-record amounts of new homes have come on to the market, contradicting Treasurer Joe Hockey’s suggestion that the answer to housing affordability is more supply.” Sarah Hill, Director HillPDA and advisor to the NSW Minister for Planning and a member…

Media Release: SOCIAL HOUSING FOR NSW: FORUM

Social and Affordable Housing in NSW was a hot topic at yesterday’s Social Housing Forum. Sarah Hill, participated in the forum on behalf of HillPDA who are currently producing a major study on Housing Diversity for UrbanGrowth NSW and the City of Sydney. Read the full media release ‘SOCIAL…

Martin Hill speaks at the UTS Design & Architecture Graduation Ceremony

Martin Hill, Director of HillPDA and CEO of Estate Master Property Software was honoured to be the key speaker at this years University of Technology Sydney’s Design & Architecture Graduation Ceremony. Speech Transcript Welcome Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Faculty Dean, Academic Board, our distinguished guests, family and friends and of course,…

HillPDA proud to produce a major study on Housing Diversity

The Housing Diversity Study is being undertaken for UrbanGrowth NSW and the City of Sydney by HillPDA together with Peter Phibbs and Nicole Gurran. The study will feed into the development of an UrbanGrowth NSW Housing Diversity Strategy, along with feedback from broader stakeholder consultation and consideration of national and…