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| Over the next four years the NSW Government is investing $62.9billion in infrastructure, which will sustain an average of over 160,000 jobs every year. |
ISSUE 23, 14 AUGUST 2009 |
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| Invitation to "Report to Industry Six Months On - Delivering the Nation Building Economic Stimulus Plan" Event
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Some places are still available for this Report to industry from the Premier of NSW on Friday 21 August, 2009 from 11.00am to 12 noon at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
The speakers will be the Honourable Nathan Rees MP, Premier of NSW, Senator the Honourable Mark Arbib, Mr Bob Leece the Chairman of the NSW Nation Building and Jobs Plan Taskforce and Mr David Jurd, Managing Director of Abigroup.
Please phone 9228 5562 or email prohos@dpc.nsw.gov.au to reserve your place. |
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| Members of Taskforce Planning Advisory Panel Announced
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| An Advisory Panel has been established that will provide advice to the Taskforce planning team and to the Infrastructure Coordinator General by assisting with the merit based assessment of applications made to the Taskforce for planning approvals under the Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009. The Panel does not have a decision making role, the role is advisory only. Read more |
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| Monitoring value for money in the Education Program
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| In rolling out the Primary Schools for the 21st Century projects, NSW is concerned about guarding against the possibility of rising prices with peak demand for materials and skills. One way in which NSW is managing this possibility is by working closely with the Managing Contractors to keep costs within benchmarked levels. Read more |
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| Housing Project expenditure in Newcastle and Central Coast Regions reaches $7m
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| $4.8 million social housing Stimulus projects are underway in the Maitland area and $2.6 million in Wyong. 19 new homes will be built in Maitland and 12 new homes in Wyong – all of which are part of the first stage of construction works which will deliver 858 new social housing homes in NSW. Read more |
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| Managing Contractors assist small, local builders to meet government requirements
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| Recognising the challenge for small operators to be aware of and know how to comply with government regulations necessary to work on Education sites, NSW Managing Contractors along with the Master Builders Association, have been assisting them by streamlining the paperwork and nominating Indigenous apprentices. Read more |
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| Taskforce Planning Approvals to be published next week
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| The Taskforce planning team approved 10 projects in June/July. A list of the approved projects is to be published monthly in the Sydney Morning Herald on the third Tuesday of each month. Read more |
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| $206m for Western Sydney social housing renovations
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| Housing Minister David Borger announced this week that more than $206 million of the historic $548 million committed for social housing renovations in NSW is earmarked for Western Sydney during 2009/10. Read more |
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