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“This 10-year land release plan will provide builders and developers with greater certainty on the long-term direction of Melbourne.
“The announcement follows an expansion of ‘activity centres’ where state-led planning controls will make it easier for planning approvals to be granted for medium density housing.
“HIA broadly supports these measures, as all forms of housing are needed to meet the Victorian Housing Statement target of building 800,000 homes over the next 10 years. This includes increased medium density, infill and greenfield housing – meaning all forms of housing will be required to meet this target and build these much-needed homes.
“Alongside this, industry needs all areas of policy working together to support greater housing supply and put downwards pressures on housing affordability.
“The industry continues to face a number of challenges in boosting housing supply, including the costs and time associated with delivering new housing, slow and restrictive planning approvals, and the continuing raft of cascading regulatory changes.
“Yesterday’s announcement is not the full answer but provides an important step forward in identifying a more structured approach to land supply to support greater housing delivery. The industry now needs to see this land release plan delivered and not hampered by other competing policy agendas, that stand in the way of builders delivering these much-needed homes,” concluded Mr Ryan.
HIA has provided a further submission to the Closing the Loopholes Statutory Review on the release of the Draft Report, challenging the appropriateness of the government’s workplace relations reforms.
Today HIA launched its 2026 Victorian State Election Policy Agenda that calls on all political parties to commit to meaningful steps that will improve the challenging and uncertain environment for all who work in and rely on Victoria’s vitally important home building industry.
The ACT Government’s release of the Molonglo Town Centre Master Plan signals progress on one of Canberra’s key future growth areas, but for builders and developers, the reality is that this project will do little to improve current market conditions or near-term housing supply.
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the passage of the Building Amendment Bill 2026 through the Tasmanian Parliament today, while noting that the final form of the legislation delivers a more limited outcome than originally proposed.