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.
Taskforce briefs Planning Professionals on changes to legislation
The NSW Nation Building and Jobs Plan Taskforce met with Planning Professionals last week to report on progress of the implementation of the NSW Nation Building and Jobs Plan (State Infrastructure Delivery) Act 2009. Read more
Housing Stage One expenditure reaches $200m
As of this week, there are 762 social housing dwellings under construction as part of the Stage One approvals given by the Commonwealth for just on 900 dwellings. This equates to 102 projects and expenditure of nearly $200m in various regions across the State. Read more
Delivery processes speeding up in the Illawarra
The Managing Contractor for the Illawarra & South East region, Richard Crookes Constructions, is making good progress in advancing the capital works on the first round of projects. Read more
Australian Employment Covenant
NSW already has a range of policies and strategies in place to promote Indigenous employment and now the Australian Government is providing additional support through the Australian Employment Covenant. This initiative will be important for companies working on Nation Building contracts as they have a contractual requirement to engage Indigenous workers and apprentices. Read more
Protocol for resolving primary school capital works issues locally
The Department of Education and Training has written to school Principals to confirm that their Managing Contractor is the first point of contact for Principals regarding any aspect of Primary Schools for the 21st Century projects and to encourage them to be in close contact and avail themselves of their skill and experience in delivering construction projects. Read more
