An extraordinary effort by Michael Jamieson, Probuild’s Design Manager on The Towers and Ritz Carlton at Elizabeth Quay project in Perth, who recently competed in the 226 km Busselton Iron Man, with a finishing time of 11 hours 26 minutes. Michael raised $35,194 for MATES in Construction WA, which is the largest individual fundraising achievement
Posted March 13, 2019 13:18:24 Photo: Outside unfinished homes of collapsed builder OAS Group at Seacliff. (ABC News: Casey Briggs) Two more South Australian building companies are facing collapse amid ongoing pressure from the national housing downturn. Key points: New home builds are declining in South Australia Several companies have closed and subcontractors are feeling
It took just 90 minutes for fire to race up 20 storeys of the Grenfell Tower in June 2017, killing 72 people. Last month, a cigarette sparked a blaze that quickly jumped five floors of Melbourne’s Neo200 building. Both buildings — and plenty of others like them — were covered in aluminium composite cladding. It’s
By Helen Frost Posted March 11, 2019 18:51:03 Photo: The Great Australian Bight is known for its plentiful marine life. A Norwegian MP has called for a state-owned Norwegian oil and gas company not to start drilling in the Great Australian Bight, while a scientist says noise from the project could hurt marine life. Key
A construction worker smokes a cigarette as he looks at his mobile phone on a worksite in Sydney, Australia, June 30, 2017. Source link
Construction workers descend using temporary stairs on a major construction site in central Sydney June 13, 2013. Source link
Updated March 08, 2019 17:26:02 Photo: The EPA’s proposed changes would affect Woodside projects including Pluto, according to the company. (Supplied: Woodside Energy Ltd) Related Story: Woodside attacks ‘red tape gone mad’ as Premier shoots down emissions policy Governments around the globe are grappling with ways to mitigate climate change, but will they be able
Updated March 08, 2019 14:05:14 Related Story: Sydney stadium debate more to do with blood politics than sport Related Story: ‘Dripping with arrogance’: Sydney Football Stadium dismantled despite legal challenge The Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) can now be dismantled after NSW’s Land and Environment Court dismissed an application to extend an injunction on hard demolition
Updated March 07, 2019 13:12:31 Related Story: Sydney Football Stadium demolition imminent after appeal dismissed Related Story: ‘Not the demolition of a toilet block’: Sydney stadium knockdown delayed Live footage of the Sydney Stadium at Moore Park shows the interior being dismantled by diggers and bobcats despite ongoing legal challenges over its demolition. Opposition Leader
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