What are the statistics in our sector? A $134 billion industry that is growing by 2.8% annually 1.1 million people are employed in the construction industry Women only make up only 2-3% of the of industry’s on site workforce, Less than 11% in total Female Representation in Australia Construction: 11.8% of employees 16% of managers…
Approximately 5.3 per cent of Australian veterans who left the Australian Defence Force (ADF) between 2001 and 2018 experienced homelessness, AHURI research has revealed. This rate of 5.3 per cent, which equates to 5,767 veterans, is significantly higher than that for the general population (1.9%), and although these rates are not directly comparable, this finding…
The Urban Developer Short-term conditions in the new-construction apartment market are likely to remain tough for developers, as the tail end of the last construction cycle is absorbed. While market sentiment improved in this year’s third quarter, much like the outlook for Sydney’s apartment market, the JLL report forecasts a “stabilisation rather than a rebound”…
The Urban Developer New plans to revitalise Brisbane’s CBD riverfront, a 1.2 kilometre stretch of river frontage from the City Botanic Gardens to Howard Smith Wharves, has been released. New ferry and CityCat terminals are included in Brisbane City Council’s draft master-plan, which aims to improve river access and cement the CBD river frontage into…
Adapted from Dare to Lead At the heart of daring is a deeply human truth that is rarely acknowledged: Courage and fear are not mutually exclusive. Most of us feel brave and afraid at the exact same time. We feel vulnerable. Sometimes all day long. During those moments, when we’re pulled between our fear and…
The Gold Coast’s international education sector will soon be worth $1 billion with new data revealing staggering growth in the industry. Deloitte Access Economics research shows international education and training was worth more than $988 million to the Gold Coast in 2018 – staggering 18 per cent growth year-on-year. The new data comes as Ministerial…
The Urban Developer Abacus Property Group and global investment firm KKR have put the Oasis Shopping Centre at the Gold Coast suburb of Broadbeach on the market. The divestment comes four years after the listed property investor and US private equity giant KKR purchased the mixed-use asset for $103.5 million from Brookfield. Read the full…
28 October was another big day in the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) market with the release of 3 key guiding documents. Lets take a high level look at what these documents provide. SDA DESIGN STANDARD The SDA Design Standard was created over the past 6 months after extensive consultation across government, private sector, the housing…
The Urban Developer ASX-listed developer Sunland is offloading its 3.9-hectare Mariner’s Cove retail village and marina precinct at The Spit on the Gold Coast. The waterfront site, located adjacent to the Sunland-developed Palazzo Versace hotel, has frontage to the Broadwater and comprises the 4,278sq m Mariner’s Cove retail village and Mariner’s Cove marina. Read the…
What an adventurous 12 months in building – what is set to revolutionise the sector as we know it! With the Top 100 Women Platform almost set to launch it is an exciting time for both women & men within the construction sector. The construction sector is known for its boisterous image of hard men…