“The reopening of renovations in occupied homes ahead of schedule will provide a much needed boost to the residential building industry and help many families who have been waiting for their home renovations projects to either commence or resume,” said HIA’s Victorian Executive Director, Fiona Nield.
APA Group welcomes NSW Hydrogen Strategy
APA Group welcomes NSW Hydrogen Strategy
Leading Australian energy infrastructure business, APA Group, welcomes the release of the NSW Government’s Hydrogen Strategy.
Female students encouraged to explore trades
Female students encouraged to explore trades
With South Australia’s construction industry booming and hungry for additional apprentices, an all-female Try A Trade program is being held at TAFE SA’s Tonsley Campus to give participants the chance to explore trades traditionally dominated by males.
HomeBuilder sets records in 2020/21
HomeBuilder sets records in 2020/21
“Today’s (October 13 2021) data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirms the size of the HomeBuilder boom, with more detached house commencements than in any previous quarter or year on record,” stated HIA Economist Tom Devitt.
New home sales strengthen in September 2021
New home sales strengthen in September 2021
“Sales of new detached houses increased by 2.3 per cent in September compared to the previous month,” stated HIA Economist Tom Devitt.
Buy Australian Plan will not increase local content
Buy Australian Plan will not increase local content
Labor’s Buy Australian Plan proposes to grow small to mid-sized Australian construction businesses through changes to government buying practices to “maximise opportunities for Aussie businesses in major infrastructure projects,” but the plan fails to recognise that these projects are already largely built by Australian contractors and Australian workers supported by Australian suppliers.
Deal done to get timber off Kangaroo Island
Deal done to get timber off Kangaroo Island
Up to 60,000 tonnes of softwood logs will start to be shipped off Kangaroo Island to support South Australia’s forestry sector and booming housing construction industry, with applications to the Construction Softwood Transport Assistance Program (CSTAP) now open.
Construction activity partially recovers in September 2021
Construction activity partially recovers in September 2021
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) improved by 14.9 points to 53.3 in September, indicating a return to modest expansion in activity across the construction sector (readings above 50 indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a stronger pace of expansion).
Federal government acts to alleviate timber crisis
Federal government acts to alleviate timber crisis
The Prime Minister’s announcement of the Federal Government’s $15 million investment to alleviate the acute timber shortage will safeguard the viability of builder and tradie businesses around the country.
Forest industries welcome NSW domestic softwood timber supply boost for more house frames
Forest industries welcome NSW domestic softwood timber supply boost for more house frames
The Australian Forest Products Association NSW (AFPA NSW) welcomes the NSW Government’s move to divert timber supplies from export to the domestic market. This will see the equivalent of up to 20,000 house frames of softwood log exports impacted by the China trade embargo, stay in Australia.