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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 of projects across Australia’s property sector. As always, be sure to explore the latest National development site listings. Enjoy the read. In addition, contributors also highlight key market trends - from the resilience of industrial assets and evolving developer funding models to the strategic value of well-located land plus featuring the latest Market Moves. Together, these stories offer a snapshot of an industry in transition - where innovation, collaboration and strategic thinking continue to shape the next generation Leading this edition is a Ready Media Group feature, The Strategic Mind Behind Legal Tech: Christian Beck. In a rare conversation with Rob Langton on The Interview, Beck reflects on building one of the world’s most influential legal technology ecosystems. Starting with LEAP Legal Software in 1992, he reshaped law firm operations by embedding software at the core of legal workflows. This issue also includes several insight articles prepared by Ready Media Group exploring how developers, investors and advisors are adapting to a more selective capital environment. As funding becomes more disciplined, the importance of well-located projects, strong partnerships and strategic planning approvals continues to grow. The articles also highlight the increasing role of data-driven site acquisition, off-market opportunities and specialist platforms in connecting capital with development-ready projects.
04 THE INTERVIEW Christian Beck ATI Global
06 PREMIUM METROPOLITAN AND GROWTH CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT SITES ACROSS AUSTRALIA Ready Media Group
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06 DEVELOPMENT SITES
ALDI Aldi Greenlit for Billion-Dollar Aerotropolis Distribution Centre Clare Burnett The Urban Developer
Premium Metropolitan and Growth Corridor Development Sites
Across Australia Ready Media Group
32 NSW OPPORTUNITIES
09 DEVELOPMENT SUPPLY
5 Health & Medical Development Sites Developers Are Circling Right Now Ready Media Group MANUFACTURING Introduction to Manufacturing Zoning Ready Media Group RETAIL Introduction to Zoning and Property Development Ready Media Group OFFICE Introduction to Office Zoning Ready Media Group Development Supply Crunch Fuels Investor Rush, Report Reveals Ready Media Group
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CONSTRUCTION Multiplex Tops Out $194m Student Tower in Melbourne Taryn Paris The Urban Developer
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12 MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT SITES
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VIC OPPORTUNITIES
BRISBANE DEVELOPMEN NEWS Brisbane development sites in 2026: Quality wins, creativity loses Robert Dunne Director Commercial Sales Savills Australia
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Linkedin: @commercialready Facebook:/commercialready Instagram: @commercial.ready ROOFTOP:
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QLD OPPORTUNITIES
94 RESIDENTIAL
Website: rooftop.studio Vimeo:/rooftopstudio
18 WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS Introduction to Warehouse and Logistics-Zoned Properties Ready Media Group 20 INDUSTRIAL What AI means for Australian Industrial property Vanessa Rader Head ofResearch,Ray White Group
Tallest Tower Backed for South Australia’s Best-Known Beach Chris Thomson The Urban Develope
Instagram: @rooftopstudio READY MEDIA GROUP: Website: readymedia.com.au
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SA OPPORTUNITIES
EDITOR IN CHIEF Frank Materia IN-HOUSE WRITERS Oliver Gregurek & Dimity Barber ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES frank@readymedia.com.au LISTING ENQUIRIES info@readymedia.com.au EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES editor@readymedia.com.au CONTACT Ready Media Group Head Office Levels 3&4/161 Buckhurst St South Melbourne VIC 3205 Email: info@readymedia.com.au Telephone: (03) 9631 5476 MAGAZINE DESIGN Nespecart ON THE COVER Rooftop Studio - Melbourne Yarra River & Skyline Scene
98 SPONSORED - AVENUE BANK Then vs Now: Bank Guarantees From Week to Hours
21 HYBRID WORKERS
101 HOTELS
Wollongong Named Top Commuter Town for Hybrid Workers in 2026 International Workplace Group
Boutique Reef Hotel Planned for WA’s Whale Shark Mecca Chris Thomson The Urban Developer
22 BANK GUARANTEES
102 WA OPPORTUNITIES 111 TAS OPPORTUNITIES
Reinventing the Bank Guarantee Peita Piper Chief Executive Officer of Avenue Bank
26 MARKET MOVES
Key transaction & deal analysis
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