Business News Witchcliffe Ecovillage has won the major prize at the Urban Development Institute of Australia national awards. The housing project, delivered by Perron Group’s development arm and Mike Hulme’s Sustainable Settlements, was recognised as one of the most sustainable urban developments in the world. Described as the culmination of a 22-year association between Mr Hulme […]
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THE GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM WAS IMPLEMENTED AFTER THE 2004 BOXING DAY TSUNAMI KILLED 230,000 PEOPLE IN 14 COUNTRIES. LOCALISED WARNING SYSTEMS HAD EXISTED SINCE THE 1920’S AND EXPANDING TO COVER THE PACIFIC IN THE 1940’S BUT IT TOOK A DISASTER OF MASSIVE PROPORTIONS FOR THERE TO BE A HOLISTIC RESPONSE TO THIS INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM. […]
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THE CHANGES TO THE FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT HAVE ENCOURAGED A FURTHER LIFT IN FIRST HOME BUYER INTEREST IN NEW DWELLINGS, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN THE TREND FOR SOME TIME. First Home Owner Grant application data showed grant applications for new dwellings lifted 17 per cent in October to 633. The First Home Owner Grant […]
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