We’re proud to share this feature from the Planning Institute of Australia’s Planning News (July–August 2026 issue), written by our very own Queers in Property committee member Fraser McNally. In “The Business Case for Belonging: Pride Networks in Property and Construction,” Fraser recounts the conversations on why Employee Resource Groups matter for our industry from the recent “Supporting Queermunity” panel in Naarm/Melbourne, hosted at the office of national partner Urbis. Moderated by Committee Member Emerald Thompson (she/her) of Spiire with insights from leaders at Urbis

Moderated by Committee Member Emerald Thompson (she/her) of Spiire with insights from leaders at Urbis, Lendlease, Arup, and John Holland, the conversations centred upon the importance of building, sustaining, and future-proofing inclusion in the Australian property sector.

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