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“I BECAME A MEMBER OF TOP 100 WOMEN PRIMARILY FOR GETTING AND STAYING CONNECTED. EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE A NETWORK OF PEOPLE THAT SHE BENEFITS FROM BOTH A CAREER AND A PERSONAL GROWTH PERSPECTIVE.”

I became a member of Top 100 Women primarily for getting and staying connected. Every woman should have a network of people that she benefits from both a career and a personal growth perspective. We all need to be mindful of supporting one another and make sure that we’re lifting-up those around us. It’s the…

NSW GOVERNMENT PUTS COUNCIL BUILDING APPROVALS ON FAST TRACK

Building projects in parts of Sydney and across NSW will be accelerated through local council planning processes, under a state government push to create jobs and salve the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis. The Berejiklian government will help local councils develop programs to allow them to make planning decisions for housing and construction projects…

SYDNEY NEEDS 1 MILLION NEW HOMES BY 2041

Sydney will need 1 million more homes by 2041 and housing will need to adapt to significant but uneven population growth, climate change and diverse family living arrangements. The Berejiklian government will deliver the state’s first housing strategy to shape how and where NSW residents will live over the next two decades. Greater Sydney is…

TOP 10 CONSTRUCTION SKILLS UNVEILED

Time management, problem solving and project management have emerged as skills which are most in demand throughout Australia’s construction sector, the latest study has found. In the 2020 edition of its How We Build Now report based on phone and email interviews of 260 small, medium and large construction contractors conducted by AC Research, construction…

QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT TO GIVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HOME BUYERS IN COVID-19 CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE

Regional Queenslanders who buy a newly constructed home will get $5000 from the state government as part of a package to boost the construction industry. That’s on top of the existing $15,000 available to all Queenslanders who are first home buyers, plus the $25,000 New Home Grant for those who buy new properties worth less…

INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY NEEDS TO BE SPENT WISELY, SAYS COCA-COLA BOSS

The leader of a business working group on the economic recovery and Coca-Cola boss Alison Watkins says money for infrastructure projects should be spent wisely to attract vital long-term investment from companies. It comes as business leaders in the building and construction industries urge governments to fast-track infrastructure projects to create jobs and boost the…

COVID-19 GAVE THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE HOUSING, HERE’S HOW THEY COULD KEEP IT

The Federal Government is being called on to help tackle Australia’s rough sleeping crisis, which could deliver savings of around $26 million. A seven point policy plan to end rough sleeping in Australia would see savings to the federal government of $26 million – according to the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH). The plan,…

“IN A SECTOR WHERE WOMEN ARE UNDERREPRESENTED, TOP 100 WOMEN EMPOWERS AN EXPLOSION OF WORLDWIDE, CROSS-SECTOR AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS TO FORM A COMMUNITY THAT IS BOUND BY COMMON INTERESTS, PROBLEMS, INSIGHTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT TRADITIONALLY WOULD NOT EXIST.”

In this dynamic digital age, the boundaries of a community are limitless. In a sector where women are underrepresented, Top 100 Women empowers an explosion of worldwide, cross-sector and multi-generational connections to form a community that is bound by common interests, problems, insights, and opportunities that traditionally would not exist. It enables an ecosystem to…

HOMEBUILDER: GOVERNMENT STIMULUS TO SPARK ‘TRADIE-LED’ RECOVERY

The Morrison government will offer grants of $25,000 to eligible owner-occupiers who want to build a new home or substantially renovate an existing one. Dubbed HomeBuilder, the temporary program will provide grants to individuals who earned up to $125,000 last financial year or couples who earned up to $200,000. The program will be uncapped but…

A SEVEN-POINT PLAN FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Economic recovery and long-term prosperity Australia’s political leaders have taken decisive action in responding to the biggest public health crisis in a century. As a community, we have all changed how we live, work and interact. Together, we have so far avoided the terrible health outcomes seen in other countries. But the swift action to…