Steady Rates Sensible says HIA
The decision by the Reserve Bank to once again leave the official cash rate steady at 3 per cent is appropriate in the current economic environment said the Housing Industry Association, Australia’s largest building industry organisation.

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  National Scaffolding Compliance Campaign beings 1 August 2009
A national OHS compliance campaign in relation to scaffolding will commence on 1 August 2009, running though until 30 September 2009. The campaign was launched by the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities (HWSA) and all jurisdictions have committed to undertaking at least 800 site inspections nationally.

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  House Prices Lift Confidence
A jump in established house prices in the June quarter is not a cause for alarm according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA), Australia’s largest building industry association.

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  Home Lending Signals Lift in Construction
A healthy June quarter for new home lending points to a recovery in dwelling starts over the second half of the year said the Housing Industry Association, Australia’s largest building industry organisation.

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  Positive Trend in Housing Loans but Investment Housing in the Doldrums
Loans for construction and purchase of new dwellings continued to grow in June, with low interest rates and the First Home Owner ‘boost’ scheme underpinning demand, according to peak building and construction organisation Master Builders Australia.

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  New Green Star precincts framework to support sustainable communities
The GBCA and the Victorian Government's urban development agency, VicUrban, today agreed to a partnership agreement for a national framework to drive the development of sustainable communities and precincts.

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  Building permits slip in 2008-09
Victoria ’s building industry has recorded its second highest financial year with $19.3 billion of building permits issued during the 2008-09 fiscal year.

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