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| Over the next four years the NSW Government is investing $62.6 billion in infrastructure, which will sustain an average of over 155,000 jobs every year. |
ISSUE 55, 23 JULY 2010
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| Infrastructure Coordinator General calls on construction industry to be proud of Stimulus achievements
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| In his recent address to more than 250 members of the Master Builders Association, Infrastructure Coordinator General Bob Leece said ,“We set out with a bold ambition to achieve in two years what many thought could not be done. Yet we have delivered on our promises and should speak up with pride for these achievements." Read more |
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| NSW BER management delivers $50 million back into BER projects
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| Around 900 public schools in NSW will receive $50 million worth of new interactive whiteboards, air conditioning and other projects after the successful budget management of the Building the Education Revolution program. Read more |
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| 800 full merit planning assessments completed in just 12 months
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| The Taskforce Planning team has approved over $1.8bn worth of applications for projects in 12 months with a 32.5 calendar day assessment average. Read more |
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| Housing Minister celebrates new seniors housing in Cessnock
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| NSW Housing Minister Frank Terenzini has welcomed tenants to their new homes at an afternoon tea in Buckland Ave Cessnock. Read more |
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| Stimulus Plan delivers more than just homes in Mayfield
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| NSW Housing Minister Frank Terenzini handed over eleven new units to Compass Housing last week in Corona St Mayfield for tenancy management. Read more |
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| 14,800 new jobs in NSW
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| NSW has welcomed the latest official employment data which shows 14,800 jobs were created in NSW in June. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the NSW unemployment rate remains steady at 5.2 per cent. Read more |
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| School communities enjoying more new halls, classrooms, canteens and IT upgrades
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| Each week, scores more school communities around NSW begin enjoying their new facilities. The following school projects have recently been completed. Read more |
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| Young apprentice building the education revolution
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| A young local apprentice is helping to build six new classrooms, a toilet block and car park at Gwandalan Public School, as part of $3 million worth of upgrades the school is receiving through the P21 program. Read more |
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| Private/public sector partnerships a success
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| The Master Builders Association (MBA) released a special report this week that highlights the successful public/private sector partnerships forged through the delivery of social housing stimulus. Read more |
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| Stimulus Program delivery features in Australia’s Top 100 Engineers list
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| The Infrastructure Coordinator General, Bob Leece, last month was recognised as one of Australia’s top 100 Engineers by the peak body Engineers Australia. Read more |
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| Managing Contractor wins national award
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| NSW Managing Contractor Hansen Yuncken has won a top award for superior design and construction at the Property Council Awards Night. Hansen Yuncken won the ‘Bilfinger Berger Award for Emerging Assets’ for its delivery of the NSW Public Private Partnership (PPP2) Schools Program in NSW. Read more |
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| Correction note
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| In the last issue of the Update an article about Euchareena Public School incorrectly stated the location of the school. The school is located in the Central West not Central Coast. |
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