Australian building codes don’t expect houses to be fire-proof – and that’s by design

Australian building codes don’t expect houses to be fire-proof – and that’s by design

14/01/20

Raymond William Loveridge, University of Technology Sydney | 14 January 2020 More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed in Australia since the start of the bushfire season. More will certainly be destroyed before the season ends in March. Could these houses have been built to better withstand fire? Quite probably. But that doesn’t necessarily mean […]

NSW funds billion dollar rebuild of bushfire affected communities

NSW funds billion dollar rebuild of bushfire affected communities

13/01/20

Vital infrastructure in bushfire affected communities such as roads, rail lines, bridges, schools, hospitals and communication facilities will be rebuilt with the help of $1 billion. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the funding will provide an immediate source of money to ensure key infrastructure is restored so communities can […]