Tag: construction

Vics explore timber potential

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The Victorian State Government is supporting new ways to use Victorian timber, with a study launched on two new timber products designed to take...

Red tape cuts drive home jobs creation

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New laws to speed up delivery of new homes and jobs by streamlining timeframes for government approvals have been introduced into State Parliament.
After consultation...

Home project delivery

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The State Government will help deliver more than 200 homes across 10 regional centres, including two in the Limestone Coast, under the first stage...

Erebus builds towards future

Brandi Miller -
Mount Gambier is fast becoming a hub for major supercars franchise Erebus Motorsport as it looks to the future.
 Blue Lake city fabricator James White...

Care service activity builds

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AMillicent non-for-profit organisation is looking to facilitate the construction of 10 home units in the centre of town.
Boneham Aged Care Services is the largest...

Heritage hotel

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Plans have been lodged for a four storey hotel at the former Banner hardware premises in Mount Gambier.
Planning documents were lodged on Thursday and...

$24m health injection

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Construction is about to start on the $24m upgrade of Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service with a builder secured to bring the important...

Development blockage clears

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SA Water is making progress on a backlog of applications to help speed up housing development approvals.
Last week The SE Voice reported that SA...

Council tackles housing affordability

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Mount Gambier City Council has released its Draft Local Housing Affordability Plan and is seeking community feedback.
The plan represents a step forward to address...

Home building backlog

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Housing developments are being delayed in Mount Gambier due to water and sewerage infrastructure concerns.
Mount Gambier City Council has been queried if it has...

Builders step up to challenge

Brandi Miller -
Tradesmen across the region are experiencing a decline in demand for their services as the rate of houses being built slows from peak pandemic...

Timber history made

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Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility at Tarpeena has pressed its very first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panel, marking another significant milestone in the construction of Australia’s...

Millicent commercial construction opposed

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Aproposal to construct a large commercial storage shed on North Terrace in the centre of Millicent has been challenged by four local residents. John Drew,...

Millicent swim hope sinks

Fred Smith -
Swimming is unlikely to be allowed at the Millicent Lake this summer following a decision taken at the September monthly meeting of Wattle Range...

Workforce ‘challenge’

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Regional Development Australia Limestone Coast (RDALC) chief David Wheaton has said the local labour market is as tight as he’s seen in a generation. His...