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Published on: 20 Feb 2026
You can install air-conditioning units in your home as exempt development. Exempt development is minor building work that does not need approval.&nbsp...
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Published on: 19 Feb 2026
The Independent Expert Advisory Panel for Energy Transition comprises an independent chair and experts in the fields of ecology, roads and traffic and...
Windmills at Boco Rock Wind Farm, Nimmitabel NSW. Credit: NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure / Jaime Plaza Van Roon
Published on: 17 Feb 2026
In the summer of 2019-20, the suburb of Mogo in the Eurobodalla local government area was severely impacted by intense bushfires, resulting in the los...
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
Prior to 2008, 2 adjoining lots in Newport in the Northern Beaches local government area were affected by regular flooding of the creek that ran throu...
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
The properties within Davistown are at risk of coastal inundation, flooding by overland flows and tidal inundation exacerbated by sea level rise.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
The Sapphire Passive House is an example of designing for thermal performance and drought, hail and bushfire resilience. It is a project home design a...
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
In March 2021, Pitt Town Bottoms in the Hawkesbury local government area suffered severe flooding following significant rainfall, which resulted in su...
A yellow house with green windows between a construction site and a shed. There is furniture, storage buckets and garbage bags strewn in front of the house.
Published on: 17 Feb 2026
Parts of the Wollongong local government area are subject to significant flood hazarding that can lead to extensive property damage.
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Published on: 17 Feb 2026
The Minns Labor Government is further streamlining planning approvals, while making sure new homes and infrastructure are built to better withstand th...
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