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Victoria's kindergarten reforms: What comes next?

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Sharing knowledge on Country: Reflections from the AIATSIS Summit

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Community benefit schemes for renewable energy: planning framework

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Community Infrastructure, Energy

Australia’s renewable energy rollout is gaining pace, but local concerns remain. NSW’s new Renewable Energy Planning Framework, including a Benefit-Sharing Guideline, requires developers to fund local projects and services in affected communities.

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Finding a path towards self-determination with the Victorian Traditional Owner Economic Development Roadmap

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Employment, Environment, Health

First Nations' economic development is a crucial aspect of self-determination for First Nations in Victoria. We worked in partnership with the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporations to develop an economic roadmap for Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations.

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Mapping safer cities: Planning graduate Thalia receives the SGS Graham Larcombe scholarship

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Thalia Tambingon, a SGS Graham Larcombe Scholarship recipient, aims to enhance accessibility and walkability through digital mapping and community consultation.

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Skills lab: Making the case with cost benefit analysis

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Join this half-day course to build confidence in making the case for your project. Learn how to assess its value using cost benefit analysis.

SGS Economics and Planning Lachlan Wills

Interview with Lachlan Wills: Planning for equity

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Lachlan Wills, a Warumungu man from the desert mob in Tennant Creek, is a planning student who wants to see cities cater to Country. Growing up on the outskirts, he came to understand the importance of planning in achieving equity and justice.

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Why framing matters in economic evaluation

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Clear impact reporting depends on how economic evaluation is framed. Whether using Cost Benefit Analysis or Social Return on Investment, it’s essential to define who is affected, how long impacts last, and how future value is measured.

SGS Economics and Planning acknowledge the First Nations Peoples of Australia and on whose Country we live and work. We acknowledge that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia never ceded their sovereignty, and are one of the oldest continuing living cultures on Earth, have one of the oldest continuing land tenure systems in the world, and have one of the oldest continuing land use planning and management systems in the world.

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