Local jobs first for Geelong Convention Centre build
The Victorian Government will put local jobs and businesses first when building the Geelong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Day: October 10, 2018
Home building beats expectations in 2017/18
“Australia’s home building industry beat expectations in commencing construction of 228,480 homes in the 2017/18 financial year. This represents a 3.3 per cent increase on home starts in the previous financial year,” said HIA Economist, Diwa Hopkins.
Growing cities can be great cities
The Federal Government’s plan for dealing with urban congestion and managing population growth is a pragmatic package which acknowledges the importance of supporting the vibrancy and economic growth of our our big and small cities.
Paris target at risk if sustainability not embraced, says new report
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has welcomed a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which calls for immediate action from all sectors of the economy to stop global warming climbing above the critical 1.5 degree-threshold by 2050.