‘Asylum’ Island Rezoning Plans Resurrected
Plans to unlock an island with a dark past on the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, opening it to the public for the first time in more than a...
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UK Building Safety Bill
Will Australia follow down this path? The Building Safety Bill is making its way through parliament. Chartered building engineer Kevin Blunden, chairman of Association of Corporate Approved Inspectors, shares insight...
No Issue With Bricks, It’s the Tradies
While the national construction sector is struggling with constrained supply of timber and steel, there’s still plenty of bricks in the supply chain. The problem is there are not enough bricklayers to lay...
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners join Geelong revitalisation
Wadawurrung Traditional Owners will be taking a central role in the planning, design and implementation of a range of projects in Central Geelong. Victorian Minister for Regional Development Mary-Anne Thomas...
Tenders called for $450M Newcastle Inner City Bypass
Transport for NSW has called for tenders from pre-qualified contractors for construction on the $450 million Rankin Park to Jesmond – Newcastle Inner City Bypass. Funded jointly by the Australian...
October is Safety Month: Sites for sore eyes
The eyes provide an essential service on a job site: vision. They are also an organ that is vulnerable to injury, particularly in the construction sector which is considered a...
Sustainable Housing Providing Hope For Homelessness
The Victorian Government is creating more innovative and environmentally sustainable housing for men experiencing homelessness in Greater Geelong. Minister for Regional Development Mary-Anne Thomas today visited the expansion of Samaritan...
Gippsland Set To Benefit From Suburban Rail Loop
Gippsland locals will be the first regional Victorians to benefit from Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) with a connection to SRL East set to slash travel times to and from key...
Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) Nextgen Digital Transformation
Dial Before You Dig (DBYD), the service that protects $388 billion of Australia’s critical infrastructure, has completed an ambitious digital transformation of its delivery platform – with the successful launch...
Mirvac JV’s $160m Waterloo Office Tower Approved
A $160-million over-station development has been given the green light as part of Sydney’s $900-million Waterloo Metro Quarter development. The New South Wales government has approved the plans for a...