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PIA (Planning Institute of Australia) is the national body representing the planning profession. PIA is leading effective planning for people & places.

Authorised by M Collins, 11 National Circuit, Barton ACT.

30/03/2026

We are excited to announce the call for abstracts for the 2026 South Australia State Planning Conference, reflecting this year's theme and sub-themes:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚

South Australia is entering a new era where infrastructure, housing, climate action, technology and community ambition are converging in ways that demand new forms of leadership. The Next Convergence explores how planners can channel this accelerating shift and transform complexity into real opportunity.

With major growth, significant investment and rapid advances in digital tools reshaping practice, planners are uniquely positioned to influence resilient, connected and liveable communities.

We invite abstracts that explore these emerging opportunities across practice, policy and research, from planners and collaborators across all sectors.

To guide submissions, the call for abstracts is structured into three sub-themes:

• Infrastructure at Scale: Delivering Growth with Purpose
• Planning System Shifts: Reform, Responsibility, and the Future of Practice
• Futures Thinking: Voices, Partnerships and New Ways of Working

Regional experiences, innovations, and case studies are welcome within all streams.

Submissions close midnight Tuesday 7 April.

🔗 Find out more and submit 👉 https://tinyurl.com/SAabstracts26

17/03/2026

Relive all the magic from our recent 2026 SA Outstanding Woman in Planning Award event!

View the full gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCMWXR
Read all about our winner and commendation: https://www.planning.org.au/pia/awards/women-in-planning-past-award-winners.aspx?a1352ab9b6cd=3

10/03/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 SA Outstanding Woman in Planning, Emily Nankivell of !

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Crowne Plaza Adelaide for what was a wonderful afternoon of celebration and networking.

You can read the judges' full citations for both Emily and our commendation recipient, Zoë Garnaut, at https://www.planning.org.au/pia/awards/women-in-planning-past-award-winners.aspx

Stay tuned for the full photo gallery from the event in the coming days, and follow our SA Women in Planning Network at

26/02/2026

Meet our amazing lineup of speakers and panellists for next Thursday's SA Outstanding Woman in Planning Award!

This year's theme is - Play for All: The power of urban design to remove barriers and encourage female participation in sport - transforming lives and strengthening communities.

Have you registered yet? Today is your last chance! 👉 https://www.planning.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=SAW040326

19/02/2026

A moment for our wonderful previous winners of the PIA SA Outstanding Woman in Planning Award 👏👏👏

Join us as we reveal who wears the 2026 crown in just a few weeks' time!

More information and registrations 👉 https://www.planning.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=SAW040326

18/02/2026

Nominations are open for PIA’s National President and Emerging Planner Director positions. Nominations close at 5pm AEDT Tuesday 24 March 2026.

Are you ready to step up and shape the future of Australia’s planning profession? Can you devote time to give back to the community that’s shaped your career? If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to lead, this is it.

Check out the information sheets to see what each role involves and how you can be part of PIA’s next chapter.

• National President Information Sheet [PDF] https://tinyurl.com/yukhm8c2
• Emerging Planner Director Information Sheet [PDF] https://tinyurl.com/4sv7xytf

Both roles are two-year terms, with the National President eligible to stand for a second term. This year, Emma Riley (National President) is eligible to renominate.

11/02/2026

Join PIA SA's Women in Planning Network on Thursday, 5 March to celebrate the valued contribution that women make to the planning profession and its wider community.

Take the opportunity to network hear from some of the planning industry’s most inspiring female leaders. We invite you all to come and support us in celebrating their achievements!

🔗Register: https://www.planning.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=SAW040326

22/01/2026

📢 South Australian planners: There's only one week left to make your nomination! 📢

Do you know a woman in SA who has made an outstanding contribution to the planning profession in the last two years? Nominations for the 2026 PIA SA Outstanding Woman In Planning Award close next Friday, 30 January.

🔗Find out more and nominate here: https://www.planning.org.au/pia/awards/sa-outstanding-woman-in-planning-award.aspx
🔗Register for the Award Ceremony, Thursday 5 March: https://www.planning.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=SAW040326

18/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Friday, 14 November for a wonderful night at the 2025 SA Awards for Planning Excellence.

The standard of nominees this year was truly exceptional, and we congratulate the outstanding achievements of our award winners and commendation recipients.

12 Awards and 12 commendations were bestowed, with the Department for Housing and Urban Development featuring heavily, and City of Adelaide's Adaptive Reuse City Housing initiative (ARCHI) stealing the show, taking home an award for both the Planning Research category, as well as the Minister's Award, presented by Hon. Nick Champion MP.

The night culminated in the recognition of a great servant of PIA and the planning profession with David Bills RPIA receiving fellowship.

It truly was a celebration of real planning excellence, and we look forward to many of our winners moving through to the National Awards, to be held Wednesday, 20 May 2026 during Planning Congress in Canberra.

View the full results and judges' citations in our commemorative booklet here:https://www.planning.org.au/common/Uploaded%20files/PIA/Awards/SA/Awards%20Booklet%202025_SA.pdf

Thank you to our judging jury for all of their efforts, to our Master of Ceremonies, Elinor Walker, and of course to our wonderful sponsors, without whom this night wouldn't be possible.

14/11/2025

World Town Planning Day may have been last week...but we celebrate good planning every day, and the planners and communities working together to make Australia’s towns and cities more liveable, resilient, and inclusive.

🎥 Watch our ‘What is Planning?’ video to see how planning impacts everyday life, from the homes we live in to the parks, streets, and neighbourhoods we love.

ICYMI, on WTPD we also released the first three stories of our new ‘Built on Planning’ series. These stories showcase how good planning enables more homes in great communities. Check them out 👉 link in bio

11/11/2025

What does national advocacy in action look like? 👇

Meetings with MPs, Senators and senior government officials.
The launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Urban Design.
Big conversations about Australia’s planning future - all in one week.

🎥 Here’s a snapshot of PIA’s week in Canberra.

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