NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

A vibrant new whole-of-government workplace hub is coming to Dubbo 🙌 To deliver the hub, Property and Development NSW plans to redevelop the existing government office at Carrington Avenue to include: 🌟 a new facade and internal fit-out of the current building 🌟 construction of a three-storey extension 🌟 a landscape-designed pocket park featuring a yarning circle and a pedestrian walkway The hub, which also includes plans to refurbish a neighbouring government building, will be environmentally sustainable, aiming to meet 5.5 Star NABERS Energy, 3 Star NABERS Water and 4 Star Greenstar ratings ⭐ Work on the hub is expected to be completed in 2026 and will deliver 400 local trade and construction jobs 👷♀️👷♂️ Find out more at 👉 https://ow.ly/nzm550TfXlE

Momentum continues for Australia’s first major new city in over 100 years with the approval of Bradfield City Centre’s Master Plan 🙌 Led by the Bradfield Development Authority, the 114-hectare city centre will offer commercial, light industrial, open space, and residential areas, creating a walkable parkland city with a strong focus on culture, creativity and innovation 🎭🎨🚀 Highlights include: 🏘️ 20,000+ jobs and 10,000 new homes (at least 10% affordable) 🚉 within 400m of the new Bradfield Metro station 🌞 80% of rooftops featuring gardens or bio-solar systems to combat urban heat and enhance energy efficiency 🌳 36 hectares of public open space areas including a two-hectare Central Park, a naturally integrated swimming area, and a major events space Learn more about the Master Plan at https://ow.ly/alSC50TeWok 👈 📽 Arterra Interactive

Have you heard about our Biodiversity in Place framework? 🌱 We released a practical guide this year with Government Architect NSW to help bring more nature into our cities, towns and suburbs. As we plan for more housing, our urban areas must be nature-positive and support habitat too 💚 Join our free webinar on 12 September to learn about real-life examples of biodiversity in action and how to apply it to your work 💡 Register now at https://ow.ly/eNOU50T899L 👈

Are you an experienced leader with a passion for sustainability and Net Zero strategy? ♻️ Join our amazing team as Director of Sustainability, Resilience, and Net Zero, a brand-new role developing and implementing cutting-edge sustainability strategies for housing, buildings and infrastructure 🏢 Reporting to Peter Graham, you’ll drive overall strategic direction and guide a team of specialists to meet emission reduction targets across government agencies 📉 Essential requirements include: 🚀 Proven leadership of a high-performing team 🤝 Experience in partnering/business development 💡 Expertise in advising on sustainability and net zero initiatives 💬 Ability to communicate ambitions across all levels 🧠 Deep understanding of NSW Government sustainability plans Join us in making a sustainable impact by visiting https://ow.ly/TC5k50T75io 🌍✨ Applications close by 11:59pm, 3 September 📅 #Sustainability #NetZero #Leadership #JobOpportunity #JoinOurTeam

Our international housing pattern book design competition is progressing, with over 200 expressions from around the globe! 👏🏡 Meet the competition jury, chaired by the Government Architect NSW, who will be using their design expertise to select 15 professionals and 6 students to progress to Stage 2: 🖋️Abbie Galvin, Government Architect and Competition Chair 🖋️Philip Thalis, Australian Institute of Architects' 2024 Gold Medallist 🖋️Jennifer McMaster, Australian Institute of Architects' 2024 NSW Emerging Architect 🖋️Michael Mossman, PhD, Architect and First Nations Design Strategy Consultant 🖋️Paul Karakusevic, Architect and housing expert You can read more about the panel's extensive design expertise at https://lnkd.in/gBY3vZF8 🔗

Applications are now open for the new Walking Together, Learning Together Cultural Leadership Program 👐🏽 Walking Together, Learning Together builds off the previous Senior Leader Aboriginal Mentoring initiative, representing the partnership Aboriginal mentors and senior leader mentees will build as they journey throughout the program and 'learn together' 👩🎓 The program gives NSW Public Sector senior leader executives (Band 2 and above) the opportunity to improve cultural capability and learn about the impact you can have as a leader and ally 🎯 Aboriginal employees of any grade are invited to take part and share your diverse cultural and lived experiences while building relationships with and gaining knowledge from senior leaders and colleagues 🤝🏼 By walking this journey together, we enable our people to better address cultural load in the workplace and appreciate the challenges of walking in two worlds. Applications close next Friday, 23 August 📅 Learn more at https://ow.ly/e6iG50SYcHQ 👈🏿

Do you know a dedicated Crown land manager or a local council that excels at managing Crown reserves? 🧍🧍🌳 Now is your chance to nominate them for an NSW/ACT Community Achievement Award 🏆👉 https://ow.ly/yeSO50SXgkg

Join our deadly team and culture in a newly created leadership role aimed at driving the design, development, and implementation of culturally inclusive policies and strategies 🙋🏽♀️ Reporting to Danny Lester, the Director of Aboriginal Unity will be responsible for providing expert cultural advice that ensures departmental decisions align with the aspirations of Aboriginal people, National Closing the Gap agreement and other relevant frameworks. Key requirements include: 🤝 building trust with Aboriginal communities 👐 handling complex and sensitive issues ⚖ balancing a high-volume workload with political and social sensitivities 👩💻 managing multidisciplinary teams 💡 establishing strategic partnerships to support sustainable business outcomes This is an identified position, where Aboriginal identity, cultural knowledge or connections are a genuine aspect of the role. Applications close 11:55pm, 20 August 📅 To find out more and to apply for this position, visit https://ow.ly/ClCL50SWprH 👈

ICYMI 👉 The ‘Godmother of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’, Kathleen Muriel Butler, has been honoured with a prestigious Heritage NSW blue plaque 👏 Ms Butler is being recognised for her outstanding contributions as a pioneer for women in engineering, particularly as a key member of lead engineer John Bradfield’s team in delivering Sydney’s landmark ‘coat hanger’ 👷♀️ A commemorative blue plaque now adorns the Chief Secretary’s Building in the Macquarie Street East Precinct, where Ms Butler spent much of her working life 🔵 49 outstanding people have so far been honoured as part of the Heritage NSW Blue Plaques program, which commenced in 2021 to commemorate the people and events that have shaped our state 🙌 Find out more about Kathleen Butler and the Blue Plaques program at https://ow.ly/blS850SVuln 👈

That’s 200 schools (and counting) involved in our NSW Cooling the Schools program! 🌳👏 Thanks to the collaboration of Greening Australia and NSW Department of Education we’ve been able to establish native gardens in 200 primary and secondary schools across the Greater Sydney Region 🤝 As students plant, they’re learning first-hand about the environmental and cultural benefits of planting native trees for First Nations cultures, urban cooling and biodiversity. Learn more about the program at https://ow.ly/z2S250SUnou 👈