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Planning Liveable Cities: A place-based approach to sequencing infrastructure and growth
14 . 12 . 2018The National Growth Areas Alliance welcomes Infrastructure Australia’s new report, Planning Liveable Cities: A place-based approach to sequencing infrastructure and growth. We call upon the Federal and State Governments to work with local government to implement the findings of this report.
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NGAA Awards Strong Vision in Australia’s Fast Growing Outer Suburbs
23 . 11 . 2018The 2018 National Growth Area Alliance Awards have showcased the vision and expertise that is building Australia’s diverse outer suburban growth areas. Winning projects included innovative uses of technology, a community program to prevent family violence, a suburb-wide urban planning approach and a $109 million community recreation facility.
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Three Priorities for Great Australian Cities
21 . 11 . 2018Three priorities are the pathway to great Australian cities according to Professor Greg Clark, global cities expert, who addressed Mayors, Councillors and executives from Australia’s fastest growing outer suburban Councils at the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) Congress in the booming south west of Sydney this week.
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Time to catch up with the outer suburbs
26 . 10 . 2018Infrastructure Australia has highlighted the need for public transport to catch up with the five million Australians who live in fast growing outer suburbs. We are pleased that the research and recommendations support our calls for urgent investment in transport infrastructure in the outer suburbs,
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Response to Grattan Institute's 'Remarkably adaptive' report
05 . 10 . 2018The Grattan Institute has released a report stating that population growth has had little impact on the average metropolitan Australians’ commute to work.The NGAA’s understanding of commutes from the outer suburbs is very different.
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Response to 'Building Up and Moving Out' Report
19 . 09 . 2018Momentum is building for action by the Federal Government to respond to the impact of rapid and sustained population growth, with the Building Up and Moving Out report from the Standing Committee on infrastructure, Transport and Cities.
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New PM has chance to strengthen focus on cities
24 . 08 . 2018The National Growth Areas Alliance looks forward to a continued Federal Government focus on cities policy under new Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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2018 Federal Budget - Government finally recognising growth areas
08 . 05 . 2018The Federal Government has finally started listening to the nearly 5 million people in Australia’s fast growing outer suburbs who face daily challenges of nightmare commutes to work or study, and lack of public transport options.
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Bronwen Clark appointed new NGAA Executive Officer
22 . 03 . 2018Chair of the National Growth Areas Alliance, Mayor Glenn Docherty, is pleased to announce Bronwen Clark has been appointed to the role of Executive Officer, following a national recruitment process.
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Melbourne's Outer Suburbs Ready for Transformation
21 . 03 . 2018Growth areas have welcomed 35 per cent of Australia’s overall population growth in the last five years, but only received 13 per cent of total infrastructure investment. Councils in growth areas are responding to this deficit with innovative and transformational projects to provide services and facilities their communities need.
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Adelaide's Fast Growing Outer Suburbs Ready for Transformation
14 . 03 . 2018Two new research reports commissioned by NGAA tell the story of changing populations and economies which provide many opportunities for development.
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NGAA talking population growth on Life Matters
14 . 03 . 2018Catch up on our Acting Executive Officer's chat about population growth with demographer Prof. Peter McDonald and host Michael Mackenzie on Radio National's Life Matters program here.
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Government and Opposition to meet with leaders from Australia's fastest-growing outer suburbs
16 . 11 . 2017Local Government leaders from fast-growing outer suburbs across Australia will gather in Melbourne’s south east next week to share stories of the incredible impact of rapid population growth on their communities.
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National Nightmare Commute Day takes place on 14 September
12 . 09 . 2017A national event giving residents of fast-growing outer suburbs the chance to share their #nightmarecommute stories on social media.
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Inequity and missed opportunity, not just growing pains, the issue for outer suburbs
21 . 08 . 2017The National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA) has today released the State of Australia's FastGrowing Outer Suburbs..
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More focus needed to deliver fairness and opportunity to five million Australians
09 . 05 . 2017The focus on infrastructure in the 2017-18 Federal Budget is a step in the right direction..
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Outer Suburbs need a budget boost
08 . 05 . 2017Five million people living in Australia’s fast-growing outer suburbs are hoping tomorrow's federal budget..
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Seven peak organisations unite to support "good debt" approach
28 . 04 . 2017The federal government should not shy away from borrowing for public infrastructure investment..
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Outer Suburbs growing too fast to overlook
20 . 04 . 2017Fast-growing outer suburbs, home to five million people and growing at double the national rate, are the often..
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Outer Suburbs key to Australian Cities Policy
18 . 04 . 2017National Growth Areas Alliance Executive Officer, Ruth Spielman, has been appointed to the Cities Reference Group, convened..
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Call for 2017-18 Federal Budget to invest in Australia's Growing Outer Suburbs
20 . 01 . 2017Chair of the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA), Mayor Glenn Docherty.
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