Scaffolding collapse could have killed dozens, court hears (The Age)

Scaffolding collapse could have killed dozens, court hears (The Age)   Mex Cooper : March 16, 2012 A massive scaffolding collapse on a busy Melbourne shopping strip could have claimed the lives of dozens of people, a court has heard. The multi-level scaffolding came crashing down on Commercial Road, near Grattan Street, in Prahran on February […]

Sydney Balcony Collapse (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Sydney Balcony Collapse (The Sydney Morning Herald) Megan Levy: 28th February 2013 Ten people were taken to hospital after a balcony collapsed. Photo: Ben Rushton A family was lucky not to have suffered more serious injuries when the balcony they were eating dinner on gave way and they plunged up to six metres onto concrete on Sydney’s […]

Homeowner to sue over deadly deck collapse (Brisbane Times)

Homeowner to sue over deadly deck collapse (Brisbane Times) Marissa Calligeros      Date August 23, 2011 The owner of a Brisbane home at which the balcony collapsed during a school mothers’ function, killing one woman three years ago, is suing the property’s building inspector. Annette Lee Spencer, 48, died when the timber deck of the Upper […]

30% of homeowners don’t check trade licences (Industry News)

30% of homeowners don’t check trade licences (Industry News)     Andrew Heaton As many as three in 10 homeowners across New South Wales do not check the license of construction tradespeople before engaging them for maintenance or home renovation work and many are unaware that licensing is required in non-structural areas such as painting, […]