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CONNECT WITH US THE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT REVIEW: Online Issues: developmentready.com.au/content hub DEVELOPMENTREADY: Website: developmentready.com.au SoundCloud: /readymediagroup LinkedIn: @developmentready Facebook:/developmentready The Interview YouTube: @TheInterviewAU Instagram:@development_ready COMMERCIAL READY: Website: commercialready.com.au Contributors further explore market resilience across retail and industrial assets, evolving funding models, and the growing importance of strategic positioning in both metropolitan and regional markets. As always, this edition brings together key development opportunities from across Australia, connecting developers and investors with projects ready to progress. Together, these insights reflect a market defined by selectivity - where access to the right sites, data and strategy will shape the next phase of growth. Enjoy the read. This edition of The Property Development Review arrives at a time when the market is not just evolving, but recalibrating. Leading the issue is an interview with Sam Kennard, whose disciplined, long-term approach to building Kennards Self Storage offers a strong counterpoint to today’s fast-paced environment. His focus on patience, consistency and generational thinking highlights what underpins enduring success in property. Across the issue, our coverage reflects an industry navigating increasing complexity. Demand for development-ready sites in supply-constrained urban areas is intensifying, while infrastructure, transport connectivity and population growth corridors are playing a more decisive role in site selection. We also examine shifting dynamics in emerging asset classes. The rapid growth of data centres is reshaping industrial land use and raising new considerations around infrastructure and energy, while mixed-use and transit-oriented developments continue to unlock density in well-connected locations.
04 THE INTERVIEW Sam Kennard Kennards Self Storage
06 5 COMMERCIAL INVESTMENTS POSITIONED IN AUSTRALIA’S BUSIEST LOCAL CENTRES Ready Media Group
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08 DEVELOPMENT SITES
MIXED DEVELOPMENT-QUEENSLAND Varsity Lakes Land Release Puts TOD Vision Back on Track Phil Bartsch The Urban Developer
HOTEL MARKET Capital Checks In: Bumper Year Resets Hotel Market Commercial Ready DATA CENTRES Digital Land Grab: Data Centre Real Estate Model Shifts Gear Patrick Lauthu The Urban Developer 5 Development Sites Anchored in Australia’s Most Active Urban Precincts Ready Media Group
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QLD OPPORTUNITIES
90 INDUSTRIAL-SOUTH AUSTRALIA Industrial Land For Sale Near SA Defence, Transport Hubs Chris Thomson The Urban Developer
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SA OPPORTUNITIES
20 MACQUARIE PARK PRECINCT BaptistCare Wins Approval for $2.5bn Mac Park Precinct Patrick Lauthu The Urban Developer 16 MARKET MOVES Key transaction & deal analysis 21 INDUSTRIAL-NSW Rare 1.68ha Newcastle Industria Holding Hits Market with Strong
101 WESTERN AUSTRALIA-DEVELOPMENT South Perth landmark siteoffered for sale with DA approval for world’s highest hybrid tower. Ready Media Group 100 WESTERN AUSTRALIA-TRANSACTIONS Colliers WA Investment Services builds momentum with over $90 million in sales and new opportunities hitting the market. Colliers WA
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102 WA OPPORTUNITIES 108 TAS OPPORTUNITIES 112 ACT OPPORTUNITIES
22 NSW OPPORTUNITIES
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DEVELOPMENT-VICTORIA DA-Approved CBD Opportunity in Wodonga Positioned at the Centre of a 100K+ Twin-City Growth Corridor Ready Media Group
116 SPONSORED - AVENUE BANK Then vs Now: Bank Guarantees From Week to Hours
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VIC OPPORTUNITIES
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