Col Dutton, Stockland General Manager Residential WA named UDIA National President

The two-year appointment is to head the Urban Development Institute of Australia, the development industry’s most representative industry lobby group, with more than 2,500 member companies. Mr Dutton was elected as National President at the UDIA AGM on 28 September, after having served as National Vice President for the past four years. He is currently President of UDIA WA and was previously President of the UDIA Gold Coast branch from 2007 to 2010. With more than 20 years’ experience in the property industry, Mr Dutton has lead Stockland in Western Australia since 2011, and prior to this he held senior roles with Stockland in Queensland and in local government.

“The UDIA has a strong legacy of driving important conversations with policy makers across all levels of government and with other stakeholders, and I’ll be continuing this engagement as president with evidence based solutions to build better communities for future generations,” Col said.

The SOURCE: The UDIA plays an important role in shaping federal and state building regulations including land lease