We work across government and industry to:

• Represent local government perspectives in planning and building reform
• Contribute to state and national policy consultations
• Support research into transition pathways for sustainable buildings
• Promote best practice through case studies and shared knowledge
• Collaborate with industry bodies to align policy and practice

CASBE regularly contributes to policy discussions through formal submissions. Recent examples include:

Inquiry into renewable and affordable energy for apartments – joint CASBE & Victorian Greenhouse Alliances submission

CASBE Position paper – Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Communities – 2025 and Beyond

CASBE Submission to Activity Centres Program Expansion – Phase 1- Understanding place – June2025

CASBE Submission to Activity Centres Program Expansion – Phase 1 – Understanding place – June2025-APPENDIX 1

CASBE Submission to Activity Centres Program Expansion – Phase 1 – Understanding place – June2025-APPENDIX 2

CASBE Submission to Legislative Council select committee inquiry into amendments VC257, VC267 and VC274 – April 2025

CASBE Submission to Plan for Victoria-FINAL-August2024

CASBE Submission to Inquiry into Climate Resilience – June2024

CASBE Submission – Inquiry into the transition to electric vehicles – March 2024

CASBE submission – DTP discussion paper – ‘Modernising car and bicycle parking requirements’ – November 2023

CASBE submission – DTP discussion paper – Improving residential development standards for dwellings on small lots – October 2023

CASBE & Victorian Greenhouse Alliances submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the 2022 Flood Event in Victoria – May 2023

Local councils call for better homes joint statement – July 2022

CASBE submission – Built Environment Adaptation Action Plan – August 2021

CASBE submission – Framework for Reform – Modernising Victoria’s Building System – May 2021

CASBE submission – DELWP ESD Roadmap – March 2021