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Study Tours

We curate national and international study tours tailored to the needs of councils, government agencies and industry groups. These tours provide direct exposure to innovative planning and development practices, enabling participants to learn from best practice examples and apply insights to local contexts. Our tours combine professional learning with networking opportunities to inspire fresh perspectives.

Dear Colleague,

Join us on the Holmes Dyer Building Better Communities three day, immersive study tour designed to explore how strategic planning, high quality design and collaborative delivery are shaping contemporary cities across Sydney, Western Sydney and Newcastle.

The tour brings together leading residential, mixed use, town centre, industrial, civic, community and adaptive reuse projects, offering firsthand insight into how complex sites, former industrial land, transit oriented precincts, heritage
assets and growing suburbs are being transformed into vibrant, functional communities. Across the program, participants will gain valuable learnings on master planning, public private partnerships, council led infrastructure delivery, combined density and amenity outcomes, affordable and alternative housing models, logistics and employment land, and public realm renewal.

Through site walkovers, presentations and guided tours led by planners, developers and council representatives, this study tour provides a unique opportunity to understand not just what was delivered, but how and why key decisions were made, and how these lessons can be applied to future projects at home.

We hope that you can join us.

Stephen Holmes

Project Examples

  • Subdivisions and Building Envelope Plans (BEP)
  • Design Guidelines
  • Concept Design
  • Yield Studies
  • Master Plans
  • Mixed Use and Town Centre Projects
  • Housing Designs
  • Local and State Government Strategic Land Use Planning
  • Housing Strategies
  • Employment Strategies
  • Regional Plans / Growth Strategies / Structure Plans
  • Infrastructure Studies
  • Development Applications
  • Planning Scheme Policy and Guideline Preparation
  • Major Applications & Crown Developments
  • Professional Witness Statements
  • Encumbrance Management
  • Code Amendments
  • Planning Scheme Amendments
  • Planning Proposals
  • Specific Area Plans
  • Demographic Analysis
  • Community Plans and Management Strategies
  • Social Impact Management Plans
  • Corporate and Governance Strategies
  • Recreation Studies
  • Health Studies
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Market Research
  • Retail Studies
  • Due Diligence Investigations
  • Supply and Demand Studies
  • Economic Impact Assessments
  • Community & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Engagement Strategies and Outcome Reporting
  • Environmental Impact Statement
  • Mining and Quary Studies
  • Urban Impact Assessments
  • Melbourne
  • Sydney
  • Perth
  • Brisbane
  • Sunshine Coast
  • Newcastle
  • Virtual Tour Oslo
  • Virtual Tour Singapore