19/08/2026
When the system stops working for landowners, someone needs to speak up.
A recent article in The Courier highlights a very real issue facing some landowners within the Ballarat West PSP.
In this case, an 83-year-old landowner has a property identified for residential development and now approved for 97 residential lots.
The owners have actively tried to sell, invested substantially in planning and approvals, and are genuinely trying to bring the land forward for housing.
Yet uncertainty around essential infrastructure continues to affect when the land can actually be developed while annual council rates and land tax have increased to approximately $84,000 per year.
This is not about landowners sitting back waiting for a windfall.
At Property Transaction Group, our role goes beyond simply putting up a For Sale sign.
We advocate for our vendors, ask the difficult questions and make sure their position is heard.
If land is planned, valued and taxed on its development potential, there needs to be a clear and accountable pathway for delivering the infrastructure required to actually realise that potential.
- There is land available.
- There are owners willing to sell.
- There are developers willing to build.
We now need infrastructure delivery to keep pace with planning and housing objectives.
👉 Read the full article in The Courier:
https://bit.ly/4xPcCNL
👉 View the 97-lot development opportunity at 80 Miles Street:
https://www.myptg.com.au/80-miles-street/
