Disadvantaged teens building new skills
Six young people from disadvantaged backgrounds have started building apprenticeships in Tasmania helping construct social and affordable housing. Continue Reading
Building and Construction
Meet the disadvantaged teens putting a roof over other people’s heads
Cianna Fitzpatrick dreamt of being a “lady tradie”. Thanks to a program offering disadvantaged teens apprenticeship opportunities, she’s making it work. Continue Reading
Chinese company withdraws bid for Australian builder after Government flags security risk
A $300 million offer by a Chinese company to buy an Australian builder is withdrawn on the back of advice that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Foreign Investment Review Board will declare the transaction a risk to national security and contrary to Australia’s interest. Continue Reading
CSIRO’s top tips on how to turn an energy-guzzler into an energy-saving home
The average house in Australia only rates about two out of 10 stars for energy efficiency, but with a smart retrofit the rating can be tripled, slashing power bills at the same time, the CSIRO says. Continue Reading
Brisbane’s heritage-listed, crumbling riverside mansion Lamb House to be sold by council over unpaid rates
After years of uncertainty, Kangaroo Point’s Lamb House will be put up for sale by Brisbane City Council by March, after the owner failed to meet the deadline to pay at least three years’ worth of rates. Continue Reading
Radiation warning issued to building site thief who stole nuclear moisture gauge
South Australian police issue a warning after a construction industry device known as an “enhanced nuclear moisture density gauge” was stolen from a building site in Adelaide’s inner south. Continue Reading
Bushfire survivor Milusa Giles will host family for Christmas in her new home. Not everyone has been so lucky
A year after the Black Summer bushfires that destroyed 1.5 million hectares in Victoria, many people who lost their homes and belongings are enduring another summer in makeshift accommodation. Continue Reading
‘We have a pipeline of work now’: Grants lift Pilbara out of home-building slump
Pilbara builders say State and Federal Government grants are lifting the region out of a home-building slump, with an increase in residential builds of over 1,000 per cent. Continue Reading
Residents of Canberra apartments come home to evacuation notices after fire collapse threat discovered
A late-night letter to the residents of Kelkiah Apartments warns them to evacuate, after a discovery that the building’s underground pillars were at risk of collapse in a fire. Continue Reading
‘How is this possible?’: Second wall collapses at Bondi building site in six weeks, seriously injuring worker
A construction worker sustained serious injuries after a brick wall collapses on top of him at a building site in Sydney’s east weeks after neighbours say another wall fell at the same building site. Continue Reading