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| Over the next four years the NSW Government is investing $65.5billion in infrastructure, which will sustain an average of over 160,000 jobs every year. |
ISSUE 46, 19 MARCH 2010 |
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| One year on: NSW reports and reviews federal stimulus funding delivery
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| Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, NSW Premier Kristina Keneally, and NSW Education and Training Minister, Verity Firth, marked the first anniversary of the NSW Government’s economic stimulus legislation with the official opening of a new $850,000 classroom block at Russell Lea Infants’ School. The Premier also announced the review panel which will be looking at the implementation of the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act over the past 12 months. Read more |
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Audit processes for the BER program
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| There have been some questions about value for money about some specific schools this week in the media so it useful to have another look at the checks and balances that are in place. The audit squad established by the NSW Minister for Education and Training last year is part of a larger group within the Integrated Program Office responsible for program and project governance and only one of several audit and oversight bodies monitoring the delivery of BER projects throughout NSW. Read more |
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| Keep Australia Working Industry Forums
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| As part of the Keep Australia Working initiative, the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations will host two Building the Recovery information sessions in Western Sydney next week. Read more |
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| Infrastructure Coordinator General comments on Managing Contractor delivery model
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| Infrastructure Coordinator General, Mr Robert Leece, AM, today said, “As the architect of the Managing Contractor delivery approach in the Building the Education Revolution program, I am very concerned at the public comments being made about the fee structure around the program and the perceptions that we are not delivering value for money. Read more |
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| Value for money
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| There have been questions raised about the comparison between public and private schools and how the different approaches achieve value for money. Claims have been made that private schools who have project managed their own works have achieved better value for money. However, a lot is involved in project managing major construction projects. Read more |
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| Construction has now commenced on all Science and Language Centres
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| Construction has commenced on 100pre cent of the Science and Language Centres for 21st Century Secondary Schools projects. Read more |
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| Start of work on 5,000th stimulus home
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| Construction of the 5,000th home to be delivered in NSW under the Australian Government’s $1.9 billion Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan is well underway. Read more |
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| Degree Constructions delivers 13 stimulus homes in Matraville
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| Housing NSW has announced the completion of 13 new one and two bedroom units built under the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan in Matraville, and their handover to a local community housing provider. Read more |
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| National School Pride 99per cent Finished
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| 99per cent of the works delivered under the National School Pride component of the Building the Education Revolution are finished. Read more |
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| Project approvals given under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009
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| The number of planning approvals given under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act has risen to a total of 703 approved. Approvals are listed every two weeks in the Sydney Morning Herald (Local Government section) and all assessment documents are being uploaded to the Taskforce page of the NSW Government website. Read more |
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