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$3.7M error in Main Beach complex spat shows failure to consider evidence: court
Construction 2025-03-19 2:58 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found a $3.7 million error by an adjudicator in a dispute over a $43 million payment claim for work on an apartment complex in Queensland’s Main Beach showed a failure to properly consider the evidence and submissions.

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Ultiqa resort owners win OK to appoint trustee for property sale
Real Estate 2025-03-19 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Timeshare owners in the Ultiqa resort in Port Macquarie, NSW have won court approval to sell the property, following complaints by members that there were no prospects of exiting the holiday scheme.

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Home building law enlivened by repudiation claim, WA tribunal finds
Construction 2025-03-19 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A Western Australian couple will have their dispute with Thompson Sustainable Homes heard by a tribunal, after the builder’s jurisdictional objection to the operation of the Home Building Contract Act was tossed.

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Acciona’s renewable unit secures $453M green loan for Aldoga solar plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-19 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Acciona’s renewable energy subsidiary Energía has closed a $453 million syndicated loan for the Aldoga solar farm project in Queensland, with the backing of Spanish export credit agency Cesce.

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Melbourne builder Buildqa hit with criminal charges
Construction 2025-03-19 4:43 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Victorian Building Authority has filed criminal charges against Melbourne builder Buildqa for allegedly exceeding its building permit for two three-storey townhouses and garages and failing to comply with a stop work order. The VBA alleges Buildqa and its sole company officer Nicholas Artusa contravened the Building Act by carrying on work without a permit…

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Energy Vault picks up Enervest’s Stoney Creek BESS
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-03-19 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy Vault has acquired the 125 MW/1,000 MWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system from project developer Enervest Group.

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iProsperity liquidators sue developer of Ryde apartment project
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-03-18 11:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of collapsed fund manager iProsperity have filed court proceedings against the developer of an apartment project in Ryde.

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Court rejects developer Hunt’s payment claim on $25M Sydney industrial project
Construction 2025-03-18 11:18 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has rejected developer Hunt Collaborative’s claim for $232,000 for works performed before real estate investor RWC Brookvale Investments switched builders on a $25.75 million corporate industrial project. Bettar Holdings, trading as Hunt Collaborative, sought to recover the sum under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act for works completed on the…

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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
Construction 2025-03-18 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor’s retainer.

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CFMEU accused in potential case of blacklisting members from construction sites
Construction 2025-03-18 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action investigation alleges the Victorian branch of the CFMEU’s construction division banned hundreds of members from building sites in the state.

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