Latest Building Approvals Cast Doubt On Residential Building Upturn, Commercial Building Weakens As 1
                    
                    
                        



  
                        3rd August 2010 - 
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                    The total number of dwelling units approved, seasonally adjusted, fell  by 3.3  per cent to  13,267 in June, to be up by 13.2. per cent on the same month in the previous year.
                
                    
                        Leighton Contractors Selected For Channel Island Power Station Project
                    
                    
                        



  
                        2nd August 2010 - 
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                                        Leighton Contractors has been selected by the Power and Water Corporation in the Northern Territory to install additional generation capacity at Darwin's Channel Island Power Station - the largest power station in the Territory.
                
                    
                        Builders Becoming Less Confident As Stimulus Pipeline Begins To Taper
                    
                    
                        



  
                        8th July 2010 - 
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                    Builder sentiment fell back in the June quarter corresponding with declining expectations for building  industry activity and raising concerns over future economic and employment prospects, according to  Master Builders Australia on the release of its latest National Survey of Building and Construction. 
                
                    
                        Foreshore Walk Remains Open As Lend Lease Starts Works
                    
                    
                        



  
                        7th July 2010 - 
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                                        “While the amendments to the approved concept plan are yet to be assessed and determined  through the public planning process, Lend Lease has been granted access to commence  preliminary site work related to the already approved site plan.
                
                    
                        Crow's Construction Materials Cost Index (cmci) Reports 35% Drop In Building Materials Costs
                    
                    
                        



  
                        1st July 2010 - 
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                    Crow's Weekly Market Report (Crow's) today reported that the total cost  of lumber and panels for construction of a 2,116 sq ft home has decreased by  35% since April of this year.