February-March 2022 east coast floods delayed residential settlements and locked commercial tenants out, with up to 10 per cent of JLL's managed Brisbane CBD offices closed. UDIA president Max Shifman said site access, not structures, was members' biggest problem, and councils must streamline approvals while handling flood repairs.
As I told The Australian: “Some of the bigger concerns for members in the affected areas wasn't the housing and structures but access points to these areas”
I also said: “Flood plains are really complicated but one thing we really need to look at is bottlenecks and infrastructure.”
The Australian, 10 March 2022 — Read the full article