West Gate Tunnel Project: Building the portals
More than 200,000 vehicles, including a majority of Melbourne’s commercial traffic, travel on the West Gate Freeway each day. The West Gate Tunnel is aiming to provide an alternative to...
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Procore and MYOB launch joint initiative
Business management platform MYOB has launched a joint initiative with Procore Technologies to provide a new platform for construction firms. Procore is a leading provider of construction management software, with...
Developers Big Winners in Lending Battle
First, the bad news. A wave of increasing construction costs is hitting Australia’s property development sector. Now, the good news. According to Barwon Investment Partners head of property finance Jonathon Pullin: “It...
Priority COVID19 vaccination access for construction workers
The Victorian Government has announced new measures to support the continued operation of the building and construction industry in metropolitan Melbourne during the current outbreak of COVID-19. Construction workers will now receive...
Major Roads Projects Victoria – Mordialloc Freeway
The Mordialloc Freeway will improve travel times and ease congestion in Melbourne’s south east, providing safer, more reliable journeys. Since the contract was awarded to the McConnell Dowell Decmil Joint...
Research underway on Construction Industry Wellbeing
One construction worker dies by suicide every two days. Construction workers are six times more likely to die by suicide than in a workplace accident. Men in the construction industry...
Developer Sought to Deliver 4ha NSW Healthcare Precinct
The NSW government is on the hunt for a developer to help deliver a premium healthcare precinct across a 4.66ha hilltop site in north-east Sydney. The site is home to...
Clerk of Works team to oversee Victorian cladding rectification projects
Cladding Safety Victoria’s (CSV) team of independent inspectors are providing additional quality and safety assurances as part of its Clerk of Works initiative. The Clerk of Works aims to ensure...
NSW supports ageing workforce research
The New South Wales Government has invested in two new research projects to ensure work environments are healthy, safe and sustainable for older workers. The Ageing in Nursing and Construction...
$292m Wollongong Mall Extension Plan
Television rich-lister Bruce Gordon is planning a $292-million mixed-use development in Wollongong. Gordon’s company Birketu Pty Ltd lodged plans to develop an entire block at the end of Crown Street...