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West Dapto Development: Every Project, Address and Status
Every West Dapto development project: the approved 236-home land lease community on Bong Bong Road, 227 lots at 144 Cleveland Road, Marshall Mount and Stream Hill subdivisions, a rejected rezoning that came back, the Woolworths site, Wongawilli Public School and the West Dapto Road reopening.
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Marsden Park Development: Richmond Road, Rail and Flood Limits
Richmond Road finally has a contractor on site, and Melonba’s schools are open. But the Marsden Park town centre, the northern precinct and the rail line to St Marys are still at the planning stage.
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Greater Springfield Development: Hospital Open, City Centre Sold, Rail to Ripley Still Unfunded
Springfield’s public hospital opened in May 2026 and its second town centre site sold for $50 million. But the rail extension to Ripley and the Centenary Motorway still have no construction money.
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Schofields Development: Every Project, Address and Status
Every Schofields development project: the 494-apartment towers on Railway Terrace, the 1,700-home Railway Terrace rezoning, the 2,900-home West Schofields plan, Pelican Road and Farmland Drive apartments, Landcom’s affordable homes and the refused Townson Road school, plus the schools and roads behind them.
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Is Australia on Track for the 1.2 Million Homes Target?
Australia has completed about a quarter of the National Housing Accord’s 1.2 million homes, with 35% of the time gone. Here’s the state-by-state scorecard and why the deadline keeps slipping.
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Mount Barker Development: Hospital, Interchanges, Schools and What’s Not Funded
Mount Barker’s growth area has outrun its infrastructure for 15 years. Here’s what the hospital, interchange and school money actually delivers, and what still has no budget.
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Huntlee Development: Every Project, Address and Status
Every Huntlee development project: LWP’s 5,000-lot Stage 2 under assessment, the approved Woolworths centre, the school precinct opening in 2028, aged care, retirement villas and the infrastructure behind them.
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Land Tax by State: Thresholds, Rates and a $700k Test
A $700,000 land value costs nothing a year in NSW or SA but more than $8,600 in the ACT. Here are the 2026 land tax thresholds, rates and recent changes for every state, with a worked example.
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Ellenbrook Development: Two Years of Rail, the Station Precinct and North Ellenbrook
Nearly two years after the Ellenbrook Line opened, here is how patronage compares with forecasts, what’s planned around the station and which north-east Perth projects still have no money or date.
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Menangle Park Development: Every Project, Address and Status
Every Menangle Park development project: Dahua’s estate stages, the new town centre DA, the 1,907-home East Village plan, Glenlee, Gilead Stage 2, and which roads, pipes and schools are actually funded.