Recently our director, Martin Hill and the Lisa Rose crew took out the 2018 Etchells World Championship in Brisbane. “It was both a thrill and relief to cross the finish line in the final race to win the 2018 Etchells World Championship. Nothing can prepare you for such a competitive 94 boat fleet and a starting line that is 1.2 km in length. It was the combined skill of Julian
UTS Chancellor Catherine Livingstone AO selected Martin Hill from the 11 recipients to win the top award in recognition of his decades of professional success as founding director of property consultancy firm HillPDA, innovation as founder of internationally renowned EstateMaster Development Feasibility software, and commitment to social justice through several housing-affordability schemes, including founding not-for-profit Metro Housing. Read Full Story
Congratulations to the ‘HillPDA Racing’ team who won the Farr 40 component of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship on the weekend. This was the first Regatta under the new name ‘HillPDA Racing, formerly ‘EstateMaster Sailing’. “The boat looks great” stated Martin “with 3 first places and 2 second places in 5 races it was a very successful start under the new name”. Watch the video
The HillPDA team could be seen pacing out businesses in Byron Bay Shire last week as part of the Byron Shire employment land study. When undertaking employment land studies it is important to consider historical, present and future trends to enable land use and planning controls to evolve and adapt to the future demand. In Byron Bay, we are seeing a growing trend of home office and live work arrangements.
The Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) was formed by the State Government in 2015, as an independent body, tasked with the job of coordinating and aligning the planning that will shape the future of Greater Sydney. This week, they released their vision for Sydney’s future, which is on public comment until the 15th of December. Their vision is in the form of a Regional plan, which covers the Sydney metropolitan area