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Five BVN projects shortlisted in Interior Design Excellence Awards

Five BVN projects have been included on the shortlist for the 2018 Interior Design Excellence Awards, announced Thursday 16 August 2018. Winners will be revealed at the Awards Gala in November 2018 in Sydney.

Aug 17, 2018

Securing the materials we need to fuel our building boom

The Victorian Government is ensuring Victoria has the sand, stone and gravel it needs build to build our homes, roads, rail lines, schools and hospitals.

Aug 17, 2018

Funding boost for construction training at TAFE

More students will get the skills and experience they need to get a job thanks to a funding boost from the Victorian Government for construction training in Melbourne’s north-east.

Aug 15, 2018

Record supply of homes eases affordability

“Housing affordability is about ‘supply and demand’ and for most of this century there have been constraints on new home building that have limited supply and forced up prices.

Aug 15, 2018

Construction kicks off for new Ballarat Hospice

Construction of the Victorian Government’s modern new home for Ballarat Hospice has begun.

Aug 15, 2018

What would make home renovators remove asbestos?

With around one in three Australian homes containing asbestos, and the rates of mesothelioma in Australia yet to peak due to the third wave of asbestos exposure, the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency has conducted research to identify factors that would make home owners more…

Aug 15, 2018

Building Ministers work towards a better, safer future

Australia’s Building Ministers have agreed to develop an implementation plan for reforms aimed at ensuring the safety of the building and construction sector.

Aug 13, 2018

Board appointments – National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

The Government is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Cant, Ms Teresa Dyson, Mr Adrian Harrington and Ms Kylie Rampa as part-time Members of the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC) Board. They will join Mr Brendan Crotty, Chair of the NHFIC…

Aug 13, 2018

$450 Melbourne Northbank Wharf refurbishment

Property developer Riverlee has received development approval for its $450 million redevelopment of the Northbank Goods Shed and surrounding land, that is set to revitalise the disused industrial waterfront site with a new substantial and culturally energetic mixed- use precinct.

Aug 10, 2018