If a nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its elderly and vulnerable, Australia is set to fall shamefully short. Women aged over 50 are the fastest growing group of people at risk of homelessness in this lucky country, with a 30 per cent rise in the number of grandmothers, mothers, aunts and sisters…
When it comes to hiring a building contractor, customers want to feel confident they have picked the right one … after all, they are about to entrust the builder with their home. They want to choose someone who is dependable, affordable and effective at making their dream home renovation or build out a reality. So,…
Every year, 20,000 Indian women and children are sold into modern slavery. That’s over 50 women and children every day whose lives are commodified — their existences bought and sold. What if each of those women could become — instead of a victim of trafficking — an advocate against it? Take Action: End Violence Against Women and…
Australia’s two largest cities have seen a bounce-back in home values over the past two months, with Sydney recording a cumulative rise of 3.3 per cent and Melbourne up 3.2 per cent over August and September. Corelogic says the September housing market results offer “further confirmation” Australia’s housing market recovery “is in full swing” across…
The Property Council has provided a submission in response to the consultation documents produced in relation to the Brisbane City Council design strategy. Public consultation has recently been held on Design-led City – a design strategy for Brisbane and the draft New World City design guide – Subtropical homes for a Brisbane lifestyle. The Design-Lead City document sets out the…
The Australian Retirement Village Accreditation Scheme (ARVAS), the new, unified accreditation scheme for retirement community owners and operators, is now open for business. The ARVAS standards are now finalised following the consideration and evaluation of feedback received from industry and stakeholders. ARVAS is designed to be supported by the Retirement Living Code of Conduct, forming a…
The HIA has recently revealed Australia’s top Homebuilders for 2019. For the fourth consecutive year, Metricon Homes was revealed as the nation’s number one residential builder at the launch of the HIA-COLORBOND® steel Housing 100 Report in Melbourne this morning. See which other builders made the list Metricon Homes Meriton Apartments ABN Group Dyldam Developments…
Each year, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) and building industry information provider, Cordell, report on the top 100 commercial construction companies. The top performing companies include: CPB Contractors Lend Lease Laing O’Rourke Australia Hutchison Builders Probuild Nexus Infrastructure John Holland Fulton Hogan ADCO Constructions BCG Australia Source: Solutions Plant Hire Link: https://www.solutionplanthire.com.au/blog/australias-top-10-construction-civil-engineering-companies-tell-us-economy/
The Gold Coast’s future looks bright, with $10.9 billion worth of recently completed, under construction or planned infrastructure investment accounted for within the last 12 months. Urbis have identified 215 infrastructure projects, either completed or in the pipeline, worth at least $1 million each undertaken by both public and private sector, which totalled the spend.…
We all know that people with disability living in regional and remote communities face unique barriers to accessing the services they need to reach their full potential and lead a good life. This is influenced by the complex interplay between structural and physical isolation, and the highly individualised needs of many communities. Furthermore, there is…