Daily Archives: May 24, 2019

Social housing: Essential Infrastructure

Safe, adequate, affordable and appropriate housing is critical to health, wellbeing and social and economic security. However, many Australians cannot find housing in the private market and the social housing system is under-resourced and manifestly unable to meet demand.” – Australian…Read more

$150 million South Bank theatre revealed

Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and local partner Blight Rayner have been chosen to design the new $150 million theatre in South Bank. The team will deliver the design for the new 1500-seat theatre after being chosen from a shortlist that included Kerry…Read more

Melbourne’s $50 billion Suburban Rail Loop

Initial site investigations for Melbourne's $50 billion Suburban Rail Loop will start in the second half of 2019 with specific station locations for the underground network yet to be finalised. The Andrews' government announced the transport project on Facebook last August,…Read more

Less talk, more action needed in the Construction Sector

QBCC had changed its tune in earlier this year and had now began flexing its muscles to the companies who had not responded to urgent show-cause notices issued by the QBCC in April. British construction giant Laing O’Rourke had its licence…Read more