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Irrawang, a modern Queenslander-style home on 51 hectares on the Hunter River in Nelsons Plains, has been listed for sale.
The Raymond Terrace Road property comprises has two kilometre river frontage and a fodder farm producing around 12 tonnes of feed per day.
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The 600 square metre Queenslander with a wrap-around verandah has four bedrooms, an open living space, media room and a home office.
Adjacent to the homestead is a farm, machinery shed and a hay shed.
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It has been offered by Cain Beckett from Jurd's Real Estate Cessnock.
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Nelsons Plains Queenslander on 120 acres hits the market

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Investa Commercial Property Fund (ICPF) announced it has finalised over 95,000 square metres of office leasing over the last year.
ICPF said they achieved a 97% occupancy and a WALE of 5.1 years as of the 30th June.
In Sydney, ICPF leased over 72,800 square metres during the year, including a lease renewal of 8,700 square metres to Deutsche Bank at Deutsche Bank Place, 126 Phillip Street, Sydney (pictured above), 3,500 square metres to a life insurance firm at 40 Mount Street, North Sydney (pictured below) and 4,400 square metres to flexible workspace provider IWG’s Spaces brand at ICPF’s development at 60 Martin Place Sydney.
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In Melbourne, ICPF finalised over 9,600 square metres of leasing, with asset 120 Collins Street, Melbourne the stand-out, with 19 leases transacted.
120 Collins Street has capitalised on historically low vacancy levels and strong demand for prime office accommodation especially in the desirable East End precinct, as the building nears 100% occupancy.
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In Brisbane, a new lease was signed at 259 Queen Street (pictured below) over 4,500 square metres.
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Finally, at QV1 in Perth two existing tenants signed lease renewals totalling circa 6,800 square metres.
Jason Leong, Fund Manager, ICPF said: "Australia’s major capital cities continue to outperform, with vacancy in the Sydney and Melbourne markets near 10-year lows and, specific to Sydney, there is very limited new office supply on the horizon."
David Cannington, Head of Research and Strategy, Investa said: "Looking ahead, we expect that the recent strength in office demand will moderate on softer economic conditions. However, office market vacancy in both Sydney and Melbourne will stay low and high-quality prime office space will remain the preferred option of CBD office market tenants."
"Both pre-commitment of office projects currently under construction and continued prime market rental growth are positive indicators of a strong preference for high quality office."
Ben Christie and Milly Stockdale from Colliers International said: "These new leasing transactions at 120 Collins were a result of the high level of building and surrounding amenity coupled by accommodation quality and building services."
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ICPF have leased out 95,000 square metres of office space in 2019 so far

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Black House, the brand new four level Merewether home, has hit the market with $2.1 million to $2.2 million hopes. 
Built by Guy Bunder and designed by SDA with landscaping by sustainable surrounds, the just completed home on Flowerdale Avenue is inspired by Japanese architecture.
The angular lines and walls of glass are visually contrasted by an architectural element - Shou Sugi Ban charred cladding - a traditional Japanese technique where the timber is burnt to protect it. 
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The four bedroom home features a private parents' retreat and a gas heated mineral pool, met by an alfresco entertaining area. 
It recently received a special commendation in the ‘Residential Architect – Houses (New)’ category at the 2019 Newcastle Architecture Awards.
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The interior minimalism features of Black House include oversized windows, a 14 square metre glazed roof, concrete walls and concrete floors. 
Mark Kentwell and Jesse Wilton of PRDnationwide Newcastle/Lake Macquarie have the listing.
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Merewether Japanese architecture-inspired trophy home listed 

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Australia’s largest kebab meat supplier TEK Foods has sold a 1,500 square metre food processing facility in Melbourne’s north for $2.6 million.
Title deeds show SAZ Property secured the Campbellfield food processing facility.
It is a 1500-square-metre factory at 56 Lara Way.
CBRE negotiated the deal for the SAZ Food Group, which since being established in 1993, has produced Halal-certified sweet and savoury Middle Eastern Foods.
TEK Foods has shifted operations further north to Somerton.
The factory sits on a large 2415-square-metre site.
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Kebab supplier TEK Foods sells processing facility for $2.5 million

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GUEST OBSERVATION 
The government intends to destroy Djab Wurrung sacred trees and sites to upgrade the Western Highway at the same time as it seeks heritage status for the Eastern Freeway.
The Victorian government has announced it is <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/government-seeks-heritage-protection-for-notoriously-jammed-freeway-20190820-p52j43" target="_blank">seeking heritage listing for parts of the Eastern Freeway</a> in Melbourne. We heard this news on Wednesday as we sat under a <a href="https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/struggle-save-birthing-trees" target="_blank">grandfather tree</a> in solidarity with Djab Wurrung people whose cultural heritage is being threatened by the same government.
A Major Road Projects Victoria proposal to extend the Western Highway will destroy sacred Djab Wurrung trees and places. They <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/how-a-community-created-an-embassy-to-save-sacred-land-from-bulldozing" target="_blank">have been protecting these trees</a> for more than a year, but <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/protester-numbers-surge-at-sacred-tree-site-as-eviction-clash-looms-20190821-p52jh7" target="_blank">faced eviction</a> – from their own Country – by today’s deadline. All this is happening as the government is conducting <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2018/06/21/victorian-treaty-bill-passes-through-upper-house" target="_blank">treaty negotiations across the state</a>.
What kind of world do we live in when freeways are valued as of greater cultural significance than the practice of the oldest living culture in the world? Threatening to evict Djab Wurrung while proposing heritage status for the Eastern Freeway is a surreal perversion of law, heritage and community value.
These matters raise important questions about how cultural heritage value is determined and by whom. They also attest to the continued power of roads and transport infrastructure in a climate-changing world.
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Protest ‘road signs’ at the camp. artwork by Mick Douglas, Author provided
Scorning an ancient cultural heritage
The proposal to expand the Western Highway has been around for decades. The on-Country presence of Djab Wurrung people was sparked when it became clear the new duplicated section between Buangor and Ararat would destroy their sacred trees, which include an important <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2019/04/17/demolition-800-year-old-sacred-trees-compared-notre-dame-fire" target="_blank">directions tree and birthing site</a>.
This is not merely about protecting individual trees – some of which are up to 800 years old. It’s about the way those trees relate to each other, the landscape, Djab Wurrung people and their law, which have been here for thousands of generations.
Victoria supposedly has a legislative system for protecting this Aboriginal heritage. The government asserts that it has followed the “due process” of this system in relation to the Djab Wurrung trees. The fact that Djab Wurrung Elders and leaders have been protesting on site for the past 15 months raises serious questions about what constitutes “due process”.
Many concerns <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-21/western-highway-tree-protesters-may-be-arrested-this-week/11420640?sf217857042=1&amp;fbclid=IwAR2E-MbmLkZhQ5u_ljoK4n13tRR58B5MZyrlPiHgmfVHyAJXVrB3o7-i00Y" target="_blank">have been raised</a> about a flawed system. At the very least, it has been exposed as a blunt instrument clearly not sensitive enough to cope with these complexities.
Not only is the government unwilling to negotiate on Country in good faith, Djab Wurrung people are being actively silenced and criminalised. One of the leaders, Zellanach Djab Mara, was recently held on remand for 26 days on a charge of driving without a licence, which his supporters saw as <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2019/05/27/system-oppression-djab-wurrung-protector-released" target="_blank">a move to “get him off Country”</a>. A magistrate later <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2019/05/27/system-oppression-djab-wurrung-protector-released" target="_blank">said</a> Zellanach’s time in custody was too long for a minor offence.
But Djab Wurrung people will not be silenced. <a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/standoff-over-800-year-old-sacred-indigenous-trees-heats-up-as-work-crews-move-in" target="_blank">More than 500 people</a> arrived at <a href="https://dwembassy.com/" target="_blank">the camp</a> on Wednesday in solidarity. The campaign has gained <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/world/australia/djab-wurrung-trees" target="_blank">international media attention</a> and more than 130,000 people have <a href="https://www.change.org/p/daniel-andrews-protect-sacred-djapwurrung-birthing-trees-from-expansion-of-the-western-hwy-by-vicroads" target="_blank">signed a petition</a>.
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Hundreds of supporters gather at Djab Wurrung embassy camp on Wednesday, August 21. Photo by Megan Williams, used with permission, Author provided
Celebrating 50 years of freeway culture
Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway certainly has history, a notorious one. Traversing Wurundjeri Country, its construction caused massive destruction of Wurundjeri places and heritage. It also displaced working-class communities in inner Melbourne, triggering one of Australia’s <a href="http://www.ycat.org.au/1977-the-battle-of-alexandra-parade/3/" target="_blank">most significant anti-freeway campaigns</a>.
<a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/tony-birch-105618">Tony Birch</a> has <a href="https://griffithreview.com/articles/recovering-narrative-place-stories-climate-change-tony-birch/" target="_blank">written eloquently</a> about the scar the Eastern Freeway created psychologically and geographically. The damage included: "[…] obliteration of a vital section of the river at its confluence with the Merri Creek, a once majestic waterway winding its way into the north across Wurundjeri land."
But these are not the histories the government seeks to honour by heritage-listing the Eastern Freeway. These histories are silenced <a href="/news">in favour of bridge design</a>. Just like the concurrent attempt at erasing Djab Wurrung heritage. Listing the Eastern Freeway would assert that the destruction such roads create is something we collectively value as heritage.
Heritage in an upside-down world
Both these decisions expose just how upside-down and perverse our way of collectively cherishing place and heritage has become. And both advance a transport system that continues to encourage high-carbon mobility, despite Victoria’s <a href="https://www.climatechange.vic.gov.au/legislation/climate-change-act-2017" target="_blank">legislated commitment</a> to achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
A viable and <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cheaper-western-highway-route-overlooked-former-vicroads-advisor-says-20190820-p52j0n" target="_blank">cheaper route for the Western Highway duplication</a> is available, just as a viable alternative to the Eastern Freeway once existed.
Road safety is vital, certainly. But surely it would be better achieved by reducing freight traffic on roads, rather than enabling everyone to drive faster. Freight rail offers an alternative solution to some of the key issues that advocates of the Western Highway project use to justify it.
It is possible to have highway safety and efficient mobility at the same time as protecting sacred places and actual cultural heritage through genuine processes.
Proposing a freeway for heritage listing is a clear statement of a government willing to cherry-pick what counts as heritage. As Djab Wurrung Traditional Owner and former state MP for Northcote <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2019/08/17/protecting-the-djab-wurrung-trees/15659640008626" target="_blank">Lidia Thorpe asserts</a>: "The protection of high cultural and natural values must be part of any treaty process, rather than brazenly destroying those values while the treaty process is under way."
A way forward
We call on the Victorian government to immediately establish a respectful dialogue with Djab Wurrung people by accepting their invitation to come to Country and talk with Elders and leaders in good faith. To do so the threat of eviction must be immediately withdrawn. As Zellenach said to us while we were at camp, “no one can effectively negotiate while under duress”.
If the Victorian government is serious about Treaty, this is the opportunity to demonstrate understanding of what respectful recognition of Indigenous sovereignty looks like.
The world is watching.
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Sign at the Djab Wurrung embassy. Photo by Blanche Verlie, Author provided
Marianne (Ria) Jago at the Victorian Women’s Legal Service is a collaborator on this article.
We wrote this article on Djab Wurrung Country at the invitation of Djab Wurrung people to help protect their Country. We pay respects to Djab Wurrung Elders past, present and emerging and the sovereign Aboriginal peoples on whose lands we each live and work.<img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/122195/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1">
Libby Porter, Professor of Urban Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University; 
Amaara Raheem, PhD Candidate, School of Architecture and Urban Design, RMIT University; 
Blanche Verlie, Associate Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University; 
Bronwyn Lay, Coordinator, Climate Change Research and Practice Hub, RMIT University 
Mick Douglas, Associate Professor, School of Design, RMIT University<a href="http://theconversation.com/institutions/rmit-university-1063"> </a>
This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/what-kind-of-state-values-a-freeways-heritage-above-the-heritage-of-our-oldest-living-culture-122195" target="_blank">original article</a>.
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What kind of state values a freeway’s heritage above the heritage of our oldest living culture?

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A Wembley, West Australia mortgagee apartment has sold for $220,000.
The vendors made a loss of $170,000 since it last sold in 2008.
Ray Jennings of Bexley Real Estate marketed the property.
Situated at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-apartment-wa-wembley-131420862" target="_blank">15/370 Cambridge Street</a>, the abode consists of a two bedroom, one bathroom apartment.
Set on 83 sqm, the home sold after just 13 days on the market.
The listing described the property as a "renovators challenge" presented in a "very average condition."
Last sold in 2008, the property traded for $390,000.
The 1970 built property previously sold in 2000 for $160,000.
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The median sale price for a unit in <a href="/developments/wembley-wa-6014">Wembley</a> is $284,500, according to CoreLogic data.
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Wembley, WA mortgagee apartment sold for $170,000 loss

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The former Futuris chief executive Les Wozniczka has emerged as a substantial shareholder in the valuation firm, Landmark White.
He now holds 9.5 percent of the ASX listed company.
His share acquisitions began in May. 
Another significant shareholder to emerge through the recent capital-raising was Noel and Michelle Kagi who hold 14 percent.
Kari, the director of irrigation products wholesaler HR Products, was already a shareholder.
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Landmark White's oversubscribed $5.44 million capital-raising saw many exisiting shareholders not participate. 
Earlier this week the embattled property valuation group Landmark White made its long-awaited return to the ASX, with its shares trading at 9 cents.
Its return follows being hit with <a href="/news/landmark-white-limited-reports-property-valuations-data-breach">two cyber-attacks earlier this year</a> when confidential home loan information was <a href="/news/landmark-white-shares-fall-10-percent-after-dark-web-data-revelation">posted illegally on the web</a>.
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Les Wozniczka takes substantial shareholding in valuation firm, Landmark White

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Mitala Newport, a collection of four luxury freestanding houses, have been completed on the dress circle address of the Sydney northern beaches suburb.
They are located on Mitala Street which leads to the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
The designer homes are the work of architect Mark Hurcum, who, along with a local family, paid just over $6.1 million for the sprawling Pine Lodge in 2017.
Pine Lodge, on a 3,665 square metre landholding looking across Pittwater, had been held by the Gee family for 60 years.
There was a gracious old sandstone cottage, plus timber cabin, pool, boatshed, timber jetty, ramp and pontoon.
All of the buildings on the property were demolished, and now stand four stylishly modern homes, each offering a different floor plan and facade. 
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Constructed by Cutting Edge Building, they sit in gardens landscaped by Cameron Lester.
Hurcum said Mitala Newport was designed and constructed as a celebration of the art of living.
He said the site is ideally sited in a protected enclave at the southern end of Pittwater.
It sits between and within walking distance of the Royal Motor Yacht Club and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
"Unlike many Pittwater waterfront sites, the waterfront is easily accessible," Harcrum said.
"It is a great location for activity and contemplation
"The amenity is apartment like, one level living and lift access but with house amenity in terms of privacy, guest and family accommodation, large three car garage and abundant storage.
"Each dwelling has private, useable and low maintenance gardens with a range of micro-climates and landscape. Each has its own private lap pool.
"These buildings are about place and environment. As such the native and nautical environment have inspired the buildings.
"The aim was to create buildings that had the feeling of living on a luxury yacht In a secluded and private harbour, at one with the environment, maximising its benefits and maintaining control over it.
"This is the ultimate sea change but still directly connected to the city."
Three of the four homes, currently known as 6, 6A (pictured above and below) and 8, have been listed for sale through LJ Hooker Palm Beach agents Peter Robinson and David Edwards.
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They're asking for offers in the region of $5 million for the two non-waterfront 6A and 8A, while number six, one of the two waterfronts, will be priced at a record $10 million.
Hurcum is keeping the fourth freestanding home as his own.
"He loves the design and location so much he decided that is where he would like to live," Robinson said.
Each residence is configured differently, but all have the potential to be set up with four bedrooms.
The kitchen, living and dining areas in the non-waterfront homes have been designed on the second level to take advantage of the water views. 
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The waterfront number six, with its primary living space on the ground floor, opens to a terrace complete with a heated lap pool that looks across its private landscaped surrounds.
Dissecting the four unique homes is a path that leads to a communal jetty which has deep water mooring. 
Peninsula locals say there hasn't been the attention to details since John David's Palm Beach triplex, a collaboration between Wally Barda and Thomas Hamel.
The triplex villa project on Palm Beach's Snapperman Beach, The Boatshed won the villa development of the year award at the Housing Industry Association's national awards.
Roderic David oversaw the development of the Iluka Road property with curved roof lines that hint at the bow of a ship.
Newport's highest residential house sale has stood since 2008 when Brook Adcock, who founded private equity firm Adcock Private Equity, spent $14.6 million on the Prince Alfred Parade dress circle on Pittwater. 
Australian golfer Craig Parry is likely to be spending more time around Newport, having recently sold his Birchgrove harbourfront home for around $10 million.
Parry first bought onto Mitala Street in 2003, spending $3.21 million on a five bedroom home with a pool. A year later he added bought the house behind it for $835,000, taking his total on the street to over 1,900 square metres.
His house sits next door to the the project.
The most noteworthy of new homes on Pittwater include model Jennifer Hawkins and Jake Wall's home that cost them $2 million plus to build, following their $4 million outlay.
The contemporary home not sits on its 3,260 square metres with landscaping by Secret Gardens.
It has four storeys, five bedrooms, a swimming pool and a sunken lounge on a lower level which is virtually on the foreshore.
There's also a home office, a home theatre and a gym.
Just around the corner in Avalon, the waterfront has seen a number of substantial home builds in recent years.
Dick Smith's founder Richard Smith quietly spent $4.85 million on a home on the Riverview Road dress circle in 2014 and commissioned a new home.
Down the road Hurcum designed an ultra-modern waterfront with aeroplane like wings that jutt out of the home.
Also known as Dakota House, the home sits in gardens designed by Jamie Durie which feature its own amphitheater-like space.
Last year a home designed by Hurcum in Narrabeen, dubbed Narrabeen House, sold for a suburb record $7.55 million, breaking the previous record by more than $2 million.
This article was first published in the Weekend Australian.
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The luxury Perth home of Ross and Lory Merlino, co-founders of artisan furniture maker Merlino, has been sold for $7 million.
They commissioned the Imperial Homes build in 2013, having paid $2,585,000 for the Attadale holding in 2006.
Now stands an opulent three level mansion on the 1,075 square metre elevated parcel with views from the hills in the east to Fremantle in the west.
The ground floor features a sunken lounge with its own kitchenette that opens to an outdoor living area.
The outside space homes a barbecue kitchen, self-cleaning pool and spa, sauna and a deck.
Also on this level is a custom 10 seat, sound proofed home theatre room.
On the first floor is the main living space and kitchen, as well as the master bedroom with marble bath and dressing room.
The basement level has a fully-self contained apartment, garaging for seven cars and a gym.
Mont Property selling agent Matthew Podesta advised the six bedroom home was one of the finest to come to market in Perth.
The $7 million sale easily exceeded the prior suburb record, set late last year when a modern 2010 built home around the corner sold for $5.1 million.
Merlino started off as a small family business, known as R &amp; L Merlino, in 1980 with the selling of Marcel Bruer chairs in the Perth marketplace.
Within 18 months the business had progressed to the purchase of their first warehouse, the employment of staff and the expansion of the furniture range imported from Italy.
This article first appeared in The Weekend Australian. 
 
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Ross and Lory Merlino sell Attadale holding for suburb record $7 million

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GUEST OBSERVATION
Many of us do not need to hear any more warnings from <a href="https://www.ipcc.ch/2018/10/08/summary-for-policymakers-of-ipcc-special-report-on-global-warming-of-1-5c-approved-by-governments/" target="_blank">the IPCC</a>, <a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2209126-david-attenborough-on-climate-change-we-cannot-be-radical-enough/" target="_blank">David Attenborough</a> or climate activists like <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/11/greta-thunberg-schoolgirl-climate-change-warrior-some-people-can-let-things-go-i-cant" target="_blank">Greta Thunberg</a>. We have seen enough to be convinced that limitless <a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/post-capitalism-life-within-environmental-limits" target="_blank">economic growth and the globalisation of high-consumption lifestyles</a> have <a href="https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/whatliesbeneath" target="_blank">brought our planet’s life-support systems to the brink of collapse</a>.
In response to today’s urgent ecological and social problems, we often hear calls from sustainability advocates about the need to “<a href="https://www.sloww.co/downshifting-simple-living/" target="_blank">downshift</a>” away from consumer lifestyles, to practise <a href="https://theconversation.com/a-revolution-disguised-as-organic-gardening-in-memory-of-bill-mollison-66137" target="_blank">permaculture</a> and to embrace <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-simple-life-manifesto-and-how-it-could-save-us-33081" target="_blank">simpler ways</a> to live. When these <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-suburbs-are-the-spiritual-home-of-overconsumption-but-they-also-hold-the-key-to-a-better-future-108496" target="_blank">movements scale up</a>, the argument goes, we will “<a href="http://theconversation.com/life-in-a-degrowth-economy-and-why-you-might-actually-enjoy-it-32224">degrow</a>” our economies to a sustainable scale.
Important though these analyses and perspectives are, they almost always leave something critical out of the conversation. There is a very powerful reason we are currently unable to move toward a simpler and sustainable society: the costs of securing access to land for housing often mean only the relatively affluent can afford such “green lifestyles”.
In response to this problem, we offer some ideas to show how public land could be used for sustainable forms of community-led development.
Creating a place like Sustainable Fawkner’s ‘Dandelion Patch’ depends on access to suitable land. More creative public housing policies could lead the way in developing more community food gardens.
The property system makes simple living hard
Recognition of the need for <a href="https://theconversation.com/climate-strikes-greta-thunberg-calls-for-system-change-not-climate-change-heres-what-that-could-look-like-112891" target="_blank">system change</a> is growing. But those arguing for high-impact societies to downshift toward cultures of sustainable consumption need to acknowledge a fundamental problem more clearly: simply keeping a roof over our heads can demand an energy-intensive lifestyle and a dependence on market growth.
Why? Having to buy or rent a home in capitalist societies like Australia has huge implications for most of us. It affects what we do for work, how much we work, our need for a car, etc. And, if you can barely afford land or your own home, putting solar panels on the roof, working part-time or growing your own organic food all become very unlikely.
In short, securing the basic need for housing is putting people in <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/more-home-owners-falling-behind-on-mortgage-as-debt-climbs-20190617-p51yhg" target="_blank">more and more debt</a>. This often means any attempt at “dropping out” of market consumerism first involves a whole lot of “dropping in”. The consequences of this reality are anything but <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.amazon.com/Affluenza-When-Much-Never-Enough/dp/1741146712" target="_blank">simple, local and sustainable</a>.
A different type of land and housing opportunity is needed for reasons of sustainability and equity. Central here is the recognition that access to land, just as with air and water, is not a market product. <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/LandAndHR/Pages/LandandHumanRightsIndex.aspx" target="_blank">It is a human right</a> and should be recognised as such.
Even discussing land reform in terms of “affordable housing” still frames land as a market commodity. These discussions often rely on notions of charity and welfare to increase access to land when it really should be available as a right.
But in a nation where simply <a href="https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2019/07/negative-gearing-reform-dead-buried-cremated/" target="_blank">abolishing negative gearing appears to be politically unpalatable</a>, it would be pragmatic, as a first step, to explore less controversial but still effective policy approaches.
Pointers to rethinking how we govern land
There are <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1941069" target="_blank">many conceptions</a> of property, which means we do not simply have to choose between free market capitalism and state socialism. In Singapore, for example, <a href="https://www.hdb.gov.sg/cs/infoweb/about-us/history" target="_blank">more than 80% of residents live in state-provided housing</a>.
Societies can govern access to land in an infinite variety of ways. Each way distributes or concentrates wealth and power in progressive or regressive ways.
One policy deserving of attention involves attempting to transcend the “welfare” framing of existing uses of public housing. Already, secure access to public land has empowered some residents to participate <a href="https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/living/rights-responsibilities/get-involved/chapters/community-greening-program" target="_blank">in programs such as community food gardens, resources repair/share programs, housing management, maintenance</a> and, in the UK, even <a href="http://www.forevergreen.org.uk/Forever_Green_Ecological_Architects/hedgehog-self-build-housing-co-op" target="_blank">housing construction</a>.
In New South Wales, <a href="https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/housing/living/rights-responsibilities/get-involved/chapters/community-greening-program" target="_blank">50,000 public housing residents</a> have converted many hectares of land in social housing areas into gardens growing vegetables, fruit and flowers. In Victoria, <a href="http://www.cultivatingcommunity.org.au/community-gardens/our-services-2/" target="_blank">more than 20 public housing estates</a> have established community gardens.
If these self-selecting residents could be <a href="http://ntwonline.weebly.com/" target="_blank">better supported and validated</a>, their status in society (and how they might conceive of themselves) could move from being regarded as “social dependants” to “pioneers of a new economy”. By showing that access to public land can help with the emergence of local and sustainable <a href="https://thenextsystem.org/cultivating-community-economies" target="_blank">community economies</a>, such experiments could be the cultural driver of a broader policy rethink of how we govern land.
For example, more public land could be made available for <a href="http://www.forevergreen.org.uk/Forever_Green_Ecological_Architects/hedgehog-self-build-housing-co-op" target="_blank">housing construction collectives</a>, where people participate in building their own homes under the guidance of experts. Australia could seek inspiration from Senegal, where <a href="https://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/06/17/senegal-transforming-14000-villages-into-ecovillages/" target="_blank">14,000 ecovillages</a> are being developed.
In governing land we are limited only by our imaginations. Currently, a chronic lack of imagination is being shown. It is time to experiment with new frameworks that can increase access to land and thereby empower more people to explore lifestyles of <a href="https://theconversation.com/the-suburbs-are-the-spiritual-home-of-overconsumption-but-they-also-hold-the-key-to-a-better-future-108496" target="_blank">reduced consumption and increased self-sufficiency</a>. 
The first step is recognising the obstacle
We call on the <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1469540512444019" target="_blank">simple living</a>, <a href="https://retrosuburbia.com/" target="_blank">permaculture</a> and <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9789811321306" target="_blank">degrowth</a> movements – and the sustainability movement more generally – to better recognise the obstacle that access to land presents to achieving their goals. More energy and activism should be dedicated to envisioning, campaigning for and experimenting with <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.routledge.com/Housing-for-Degrowth-Principles-Models-Challenges-and-Opportunities/Nelson-Schneider/p/book/9781138558052" target="_blank">alternative property and housing arrangements</a>.
Our purpose is not to dismiss the importance of the various <a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/post-capitalism-life-within-environmental-limits" target="_blank">downshifting movements</a>. We need as many people as possible pushing against the tide of consumerism and showing that low-impact living can be <a href="http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue61/Alexander1_61.pdf" target="_blank">good living</a>.
These social movements will help create the culture of <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Sufficiency-Economy-Samuel-Alexander/9780994160614" target="_blank">sufficiency</a> that is needed to support a politics of sustainability. But any such politics must include more empowering and creative land policies.<img src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/121246/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;">
Alex Baumann, Casual Academic, School of Social Sciences &amp; Psychology, Western Sydney University. 
Samuel Alexander, Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne.
This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com" target="_blank">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/access-to-land-is-a-barrier-to-simpler-sustainable-living-public-housing-could-offer-a-way-forward-121246" target="_blank">original article</a>.
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Access to land is a barrier to simpler, sustainable living

Perth’s new apartment market recorded its strongest quarter of sales since Q4 2021, with 412 apartments sold in Q1 2026 and a record quarterly sold value of $537 million, according to Urbis’ latest Apartment Essentials results.

Urbis said the March quarter result reflects strong, highly product‑specific demand across both ends of the market, from more attainable projects delivering at scale, through to premium stock being absorbed by equity‑rich downsizers.&nbsp;

David Cresp, Partner at Urbis, said the key story in Perth is not demand, it is the market’s ability to convert demand into delivered housing.&nbsp;

“This is the strongest sales quarter since Q4 2021, and it reinforces that demand in Perth is real and it’s local,” David Cresp said. “But the task now is delivery, turning that demand into projects that can actually be built and completed.”&nbsp;

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<h2>Affordable product leads, premium demand remains resilient</h2>

Sales in Q1 were led by more affordable projects, with The Boulevard (SKS Group) recording 115 sales in the quarter, the presentation noting this is only the second time a single project has surpassed 100 quarterly sales. The project was able to offer more affordable housing product right next to a train station.&nbsp;

Palmyra West (Finbar) also delivered strong results with 28 sales in Q1, following 84 sales in Q4, with an average price of under $800,000, underscoring depth of demand for well‑located, attainable new stock.&nbsp;

At the premium end, Urbis said downsizer demand is continuing, with the results highlighting Romeo (Applecross, Finbar) recording 75 sales and reaching almost 50% sold in one quarter.

Jual (Shenton Park, Celsius Property) also posted a strong quarter with 28 sales, reaching 39% sold in one quarter.

Urbis noted that Perth apartment demand is not speculative, not investor‑led, and not uniform, describing it as localised, often equity‑driven and highly product‑specific, a pattern reflected in the polarisation between strong “attainable” performers and premium downsizer product.&nbsp;

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<h2>Prices underpinned by costs, and the delivery risk is growing</h2>

Urbis said pricing pressure is cost not demand‑driven: construction costs and delivery risk are now a central constraint, with the results noting build costs remain elevated and volatile, and that energy, fuel and labour uncertainty weigh on feasibility.

David Cresp said a growing challenge for private Build‑to‑Sell developers is simply securing a builder in the current environment.

“Developers are really feeling the pressure from a building market that was operating at capacity and securing a builder is challenging,” David Cresp said, adding that even where a builder can be secured, “trying to get to the price that makes the development financially viable is incredibly challenging in the current market.”&nbsp;

Urbis’ broader WA commentary also notes that industry remains at or above capacity with lot and housing creation, and that many builders are limiting new sales to manage stretched workforces and fixed‑price contract pressures, conditions that flow directly into apartment feasibility and delivery timing.

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<h2>Supply: improving later, but still constrained, and Perth lags eastern benchmarks</h2>

While near‑term supply remains constrained, Urbis’ forecast shows completions lifting “Supply is forecast to be back above 1,500 apartments per annum for the first time since 2019”, with 1,775 completions forecast for 2026, and volumes remaining above that level over the following years.&nbsp;

Looking further ahead, completions are forecast to reach 2,500 in 2028, with the report noting 32% of that total is social/affordable, reflecting the role of government‑supported delivery in rebuilding the pipeline.&nbsp;

However, Urbis said Perth remains behind comparable markets on pipeline scale. In a national comparison of projects under construction, the report shows under construction Perth Build‑to‑Sell (BTS) at 3,446 apartments versus the Gold Coast at 7,922. Mr Cresp said “The challenge for Perth is how to we grow the delivery pipeline”.

Urbis’ conclusion is that Perth’s market is increasingly defined by product discipline and delivery certainty, with the research identifying “delivery certainty is key” and calling out builder risk and procurement models as core success factors, alongside “timing and staging”.&nbsp;

Joel Robinson

Perth apartment sales hit strongest pace since late 2021 as builder capacity tightens

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/sammut-developments">Sammut Group</a> has secured development approval for its latest Brisbane apartment project, marking the Sydney developer’s next step in expanding its Queensland pipeline following the success of its debut Gold Coast development, Coast.

The approved project at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/44-glen-road-toowong-qld-4066">44 Glen Road, </a><a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/toowong-qld-4066">Toowong</a> will deliver a 15-storey riverfront apartment building with 42 residences, significantly increasing the scale of the site’s previous approval for a smaller luxury scheme. Designed by Bureau^proberts, the development will comprise a mix of predominantly four-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments positioned to maximise Brisbane River and city views.

Sammut Director Julian Sammut said the group had been actively searching Brisbane for several years before identifying Toowong as the right fit.

“Brisbane was the right step for Sammut,” Sammut said.

“With the success of Coast we thought we should definitely look to do more in Queensland alone. We then pushed up to look at Brisbane. We've been looking for I'd say two to three years actually and it was hard to find the right location.”

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Sammut said suburbs including New Farm and Teneriffe were considered before the group ultimately focused on Toowong due to its strong downsizer demographic and limited supply of developable riverfront land.

The site was acquired off-market after what Sammut described as a lengthy negotiation and planning process, with the developer pursuing an uplift to the original approval.

“We are DA approved now which is very exciting,” Sammut said.

“We've had our change approval come through and we've obviously doubled the height, 15 storeys plus rooftop. We've got 42 amazing apartments that are going to be coming to market soon.”

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Bureau^proberts said the design responds to Toowong’s evolving urban character, balancing contemporary apartment living with the area’s established residential identity.

“A place where traditional Queensland living has taken place for centuries; Toowong is seeing a shift of contemporary influence, commercial and retail hubs mixed with well-considered residential offerings – all the while maintaining its character and charm,” the architect noted in planning documents submitted to Brisbane City Council.

The architecture practice said the project’s form was shaped by its riverfront setting, flood considerations, neighbouring building scales, and view corridors.

“They said the mix of four and two-bedroom apartments capture the ‘fundamental qualities of Queenslander living,’ translated into the context of a contemporary subtropical building.”

The development sits just off Coronation Drive within walking distance of Toowong’s retail precinct and the upgraded Regatta ferry terminal, while also benefiting from proximity to the incoming green bridge connection to West End. Sammut said the accessibility and amenity offering were central to the site’s appeal.

The approval adds to growing residential activity along the Toowong riverfront, joining nearby projects including Consolidated Properties’ Monarch Residences and Spyre Group’s ARC Residences.

Sammut secures approval for debut Brisbane apartment development in Toowong

Developer Lanevick is heading back into Sydney’s apartment market after focusing more heavily on the luxury townhouse and terrace sector in recent years.

Lanevick, founded and directed by Steve Maroun, is expecting to receive approval in the coming months for a new apartment development in Gladesville, with the aim to launch it to the market later this year.

The 51-apartment project, designed by Studio Johnston, will comprise a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments positioned toward the Hunters Hill downsizer market.

“Traditionally it’s been difficult for people in that market to downsize because there just hasn’t been the right product available,” Maroun said.

“We’re targeting buyers who might have 30 to 40 per cent of their house value sitting in the bank after downsizing.

“They still want good spacious entertaining areas, they still want quality design, but they also want flexibility and the ability to enjoy life a bit more after working hard for a long time.”

The project sits near Boronia Park and within close proximity to the Parramatta River foreshore, an area Maroun says offers more of a Hunters Hill lifestyle than a traditional apartment precinct.

“From a lifestyle perspective, it’s really more Hunters Hill than Gladesville,” Maroun said. “You’re close to the foreshore, close to parklands, and still connected back into the village precinct.”

From level four and above, apartments will capture water views&nbsp;toward Sydney Harbour. Communal amenity will include rooftop entertaining areas, wellness spaces, and a gym tailored toward owner-occupier buyers.

“We’ve really designed these apartments around that buyer coming from the Hunters Hill LGA and what they’re actually looking for in their next chapter.”

The proposed development has also been designed to respond to the changing character of the broader Gladesville town centre, where a growing number of mixed-use and residential proposals are expected to emerge over the coming years.

“Gladesville presented a rare opportunity to deliver a genuinely design-led residential project within an evolving lifestyle precinct, just moments from the growing Gladesville town centre, and we’ve approached the project with a strong focus on architecture, liveability and long-term community value,” Maroun said.

Maroun said Lanevick saw a first-mover advantage within the precinct as planning controls continue to evolve to accommodate greater housing density.

“We think there’s a real opportunity there that hasn’t really been serviced properly yet,” he said.

“There’s going to be a broader evolution of the whole Gladesville village precinct over time, particularly with more activation and mixed-use outcomes.”

The Venus Street proposal will include a commercial and retail component at ground level designed to contribute to that evolving streetscape activation.

“A big part of the thinking was how do you activate that area properly and create more vibrancy and amenity, which is what Hunters Hill has been looking for,” Maroun said.

Lanevick’s focus since 2020 has largely been on smaller-scale luxury townhouse and terrace developments. The developer recently completed Royale Randwick, also designed by Studio Johnston, where prices reached $3.65 million. The project was featured in the UDIA NSW 2026 Professional Development Prospectus and was also named a finalist for Development of the Year.

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Lanevick to cater for Hunters Hill downsizers with new Gladesville apartment development

Property developer One Living, backed by former Macquarie banker turned investment manager Chris Green’s investment firm, has unveiled plans to bring more institutional capital into housing to help address the national supply crisis.

The New York-based investor has focused his firm, GreenPoint Partners, on addressing the supply shortage hitting middle market housing in Australia.

It is backing the new One Living business to develop more than 1000 units along the eastern seaboard. The new firm is starting with a development on Mona Vale Road, on the border of Mona Vale and Pymble, in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with around 140 apartments planned. They are eyeing off more sites across the city.

With cost pressures rising in the industry, One Living’s model is to be a vertically integrated developer-builder, so it can respond directly to the housing gap by removing the cost inefficiencies embedded in traditional residential delivery.

“We are building a platform designed to operate at scale and starting in a market where there’s a clear need for quality, attainable housing,” One Living joint managing director Joseph Scuderi said.

“It’s that missing middle – it’s that attainable end of housing… that’s what most Australians invest into and what Australians can actually afford.”

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GreenPoint Partners brings years of experience assembling and scaling real estate operating businesses across major markets. And Green sees a big opportunity in Australia.

“For its size, sophistication and importance to the community, Australia’s living sector has remained largely under-institutionalised, which represents significant opportunity,” Green said. “GreenPoint identified that gap, assembled the right team, and is backing One Living to build a platform that is aligned to market needs.”

Green said being a builder-developer would give the company the capacity and flexibility it required to deliver reasonably-priced homes.

“We want it to be at that attainable level; not super high end luxury but at that attainable level,” he said.

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One Living will undertake a component of affordable housing in its schemes, which it will own and operate, and it could also run build-to-rent on some sites.

Green praised local policy settings.

“The NSW government is being very supportive, strategic and pragmatic in terms of how do we generate more supply of housing,” he said. “We think it’s actually positive for development and the bit that’s been lacking at that attainable level is that it’s lots of relatively small private developers, whereas we want to create an institutional platform.”

One Living is also&nbsp;looking at high-density projects and could take on more institutional funding in the future.

“The way we will be able to achieve economies of scale is through size,” Green added.

One Living enters Sydney's new apartment market with Northern Beaches site acquisition

It's been several years since there's been an opportunity to buy a brand new townhome in Melbourne's coastal suburb of Mordialloc. Even apartment developments in recent times have been few and far between in the area.

Local developer LDS Property identified the gap in new housing, securing a site on White Street, directly opposite&nbsp;Woodlands Golf Club Mordialloc. They've recently launched&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-townhouses/wm-residences-mordialloc-102-white-street-mordialloc-vic-3195">WM Residences</a>, just 13 townhouses which they have already started building.

Projects by Buxton Director Heath Thompson, who is selling WM Residences, says the townhouses x that perfect middle ground be

"Mordialloc residents have had limited options to downsize within the suburb, often forcing them to look elsewhere despite long-standing ties to the area," Thompson says.

"With very little comparable new supply coming to market, projects like WM Residences are well placed, particularly as buyers look to capitalise on current conditions amid constrained supply."

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The development, designed by regarded architecture firm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/ewert-leaf">Ewert Leaf</a>,&nbsp;adopts a deliberately restrained architectural approach, focusing on simplicity, durability and liveability rather than overt design gestures.

The boutique scale is central to the offering. With only 13 three-bedroom residences, each home is configured to prioritise functional layouts and everyday use, supported by private terraces and secure two-car garages.

Ewert Leaf’s design response leans into a calm, neutral material palette. Interiors are defined by oak flooring, white walls and soft finishes, creating a consistent and understated backdrop. The approach avoids trend-driven detailing in favour of longevity, with an emphasis on natural light and spatial clarity.

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Beyond aesthetics, the homes are designed to meet contemporary performance expectations. Each residence targets a minimum 6-star energy rating, incorporating double glazing, comprehensive insulation and all-electric Bosch appliances.

The project’s location supports a walkable coastal lifestyle, sitting within close proximity to Mordialloc’s foreshore, Main Street retail strip and the train station. Local cafés and dining venues, including Suburbia Deli and Hendriks Café, are within a short walk, reinforcing the area’s established neighbourhood character.

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While <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/mordialloc-vic-3195">Mordialloc</a> is often defined by its beach and pier, the project taps into other areas of day to day living, offering easy access to local food, casual dining and transport, rather than positioning itself purely as a lifestyle retreat.

WM Residences reflects a continued trend across Melbourne’s coastal suburbs towards smaller-scale, design-led townhouse developments, particularly on infill sites where proximity to amenity is already established.

With construction commenced prior to its market entry, the project aligns with a growing preference among buyers for developments with visible progress and defined delivery timeframes.

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