Mortgage Choice confident even though profits fell
The Australian 22/02/2012 11:10:16 PM
Despite a subdued
housing finance market, Australia's biggest independent mortgage broker expanded its total loan book to $43.5 billion, and generated $5.6bn worth of
home-loan
approvals, up 9.8 per cent on a year earlier.Cost blowout hits Mortgage Choice profitHerald Sun
Planning process streamlined
The Young Witness 22/02/2012 8:37:54 AM
The NSW Government is advising residents in Young that they are streamlining the planning process for farmers and rural landowners wanting to build a
home, shed or farm building on their
property, making it easier to gain
approval in as little as 10
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Lake Macquarie records strong growth
ABC Online 21/02/2012 12:33:46 PM
The close proximity to Sydney,
housing affordability and lifestyle, are some of the factors behind Lake Macquarie being ranked in the top five Councils in the State for development
approvals. The 2010-11 Local Development Performance Monitoring report
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No room to move
WA today 23/02/2012 2:07:20 AM
The heritage-listed 1896
building is an imposing landmark in one of the city's main streets, but the court staff and others who use it each day struggle with its outdated
design and lack of facilities. So bad are conditions that, as well as the
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Eco-Cubby makes sustainable design child's play
Leader News 23/02/2012 12:18:43 AM
They may not be able to spell thermal mass, but the pint-size creatives at Ripponlea Kindergarten have already mastered the basics of urban planning and sustainable
design. And it is all through the joy of
building a simple cubby
house.
A model partnership takes wing
The Australian 22/02/2012 11:04:51 PM
Plans for the renovation and expansion of the MCA
building have had a controversial history. In June 1997, Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima was announced the winner of a
design contest. But the complications of the site made the fundraising too
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