Half a Year Later, Still No Relief: Downtown Businesses Buckle Under Prolonged Street Closure

Building commission warns of shonky tradespeople as flood clean-up continues

As the clean-up continues from catastrophic flooding across New South Wales, the government is warning people to be wary of unqualified people posing as tradesmen.So far this year, Building Commission NSW has received 157 reports of allegedly unlicensed or unregistered trade work.NSW Building Commissioner James Sherrard said it was heartening to see communities across the Central Coast, Newcastle, Hunter and Mid North Coast regions coming tog…

Builders’ collapse leaves school upgrades in limbo

More than $57 million in crucial school building work has been halted, and hundreds of tradies are out of pocket.

Half a year later, still no relief: Downtown businesses buckle under prolonged street closure

Six months after a partial building collapse, frustrated business owners say city delays and detours are driving customers away—with no clear end in sight.

182 Calls Made To People Affected By Paceville Collapse, BCA Says

182 calls have been made to people affected by the Paceville building collapse last Wednesday which saw mass evacuations and even demolitions of nearby buildings. In addition to this, 241 messages were sent and 24 meetings were made with those affected by this almost-tragic collapse. An authority official was also constantly on site to assist those affected.The CEO of the Building and Construction Authority Perit Roderick Bonnici together with t…