National News

Aerial Photography

Weak response likely for Afghan minerals auction
The Australian 28/07/2010 10:55:27 AM
There have been updates using new kinds of technology such as aerial photography but, because of safety issues, there hasn't been much extensive ...
Blackberry takes $50000 hit at Borenore Caves
Cowra Community News 22/07/2010 11:04:28 AM
“The program will commence with accurate mapping of the blackberry distribution using on ground inspection and aerial photography. “This is followed by weed ...
Walking Easier in New Zealand
Spatial Source 13/07/2010 12:59:39 PM
The new software will use existing cadastral records combined with aerial photography and satellite imagery to create a 1:50000 map of the country showing ...
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Town Planning

Planners have the power to help us lose weight - Health News
HealthCanal.com 31/07/2010 3:26:06 PM
Health needs to be back on the town planning agenda before it's too late.” With UK rates of obesity predicted to rise to half the population by 2050*, ...
Moy Pocket Road dangerous
The Gympie Times 31/07/2010 2:50:24 AM
But Mr Mackay said this was only for the “initial stages,” according to the company's town planning application – a clear indication, Mr Mackay said, ...
Former pupils are high achievers
Whitsunday Times 29/07/2010 10:33:31 AM
Linda's brother Craig also attended Cannonvale State School and moved to Singapore after he qualified in town planning. He later developed five-star resorts ...
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Housing Approvals

Gold Coast housing hits rock bottom
Gold Coast Bulletin News 15/07/2010 2:12:52 AM
The precarious position faced by these regions was under further threat, said the UDIA, which had declared housing approvals across the state were on the ...
Modest high-rise sales create glut
Gold Coast Bulletin News 14/07/2010 2:11:37 AM
Despite the glut, housing approvals are expected to rise in the six months to June 30, with units contributing to most of the growth. ...
Housing may have hit low point
Trading Room 12/07/2010 1:02:34 PM
In total, lending for housing approvals in May - home-buyers and investors combined - was up by 0.7 per cent from April, down by 10 per cent from a year ...
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Building Design

A Keeping Place for Barangaroo
StreetCorner 31/07/2010 1:01:15 PM
THE ARCHITECTURE: The building design could encourage a continuous forward movement for visitors. . A process, starting at the entrance to the site, ...
Klimat Airview Louvre Windows
Architecture and Design 30/07/2010 3:02:47 PM
... Louvre Windows by Lidco are the perfect choice of window where maximum ventilation and thermal efficiency is an integral part of your building's design. ...
Maritime museum launched
Esperance Express 30/07/2010 12:47:49 PM
But the building design increased dramatically with the total cost escalating to $876646. Cr Mickel said the building provided a home for the region's ...
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Surveyors

Vacancy rates low as market balances out
Sydney Morning Herald 31/07/2010 12:08:38 AM
... according to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Global Commercial Property Survey for the second quarter of calendar 2010. ...
Museum showcases stock route's Indigenous history
ABC Local 30/07/2010 1:26:46 PM
"What seemed to those European surveyors and explorers as something rather desolate and empty is in fact a landscape with the most extraordinary richness of ...Canning Stock Route: indigenous storyAustralian Geographic
Consumers won't pay for e-Health records: CSC
iT News 29/07/2010 1:33:10 PM
After explaining the concept, surveyors found that 64 percent were in support, and half these were "strongly in favour". Consumers believed that it was the ...
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Property Development

HK prices remain at a Peak
The Australian 30/07/2010 9:35:01 AM
Auctioneer Graham Martin Ross, third from the left, looks for bidders above the selling price displayed on a digital screen. Source: AFP Donald Choi, ...Elite HK land auction fetches $1.5bSydney Morning Herald
Elite HK land auction fetches $1.5b
Sydney Morning Herald 29/07/2010 11:07:42 AM
Wong said Nan Fung, which runs a diverse line of businesses including textiles, shipping and property development, would likely hold on to the pricey piece ...
Elite HK land auction fetches $US1.3b
Sydney Morning Herald 28/07/2010 9:05:33 PM
Wong said Nan Fung, which runs a diverse line of businesses including textiles, shipping and property development, would likely hold on to the pricey piece ...
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Mining Leases

Ferret's Stock to Watch
Sydney Morning Herald 29/07/2010 9:46:21 AM
... after grabbing the opportunity when in 2007 the Arab country offered mining leases to outsiders on good terms such as 20 per cent tax and no royalties. ...
Greens call for Straddie mine ban
Sydney Morning Herald 26/07/2010 10:51:09 AM
"She has given the miners exactly what they want, and will even change state laws to enable renewal of Joh-era mining leases that expired nearly three years ...
Auzex gears up for Lyell goldfield drilling
NZResources.com (subscription) 26/07/2010 8:43:24 AM
The Bullabulling project has a gold resource estimate of 431000 oz, mining infrastructure and granted mining leases. Auzex also reported that its ...
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Infrastructure

New Delhi scandal rocks Games
Daily Telegraph 1/08/2010 12:39:07 AM
There are also fears that much of the Games infrastructure will not be finished on time. Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosswhite ...Shonky Games building exposedThe AustralianComm Games building certificates 'fake'Sydney Morning Herald
Population puzzle divides experts
Sydney Morning Herald 1/08/2010 12:33:55 AM
But she has also campaigned hard on people's concerns about the stress on infrastructure that comes from population growth. ''It is the government's job to ...We must sow seeds for our nation's future todaySydney Morning HeraldPopulation debate hides an ugly racismSydney Morning HeraldPollies have it wrong on migrationCumberland Courier Newspapers
It's all about job security
Herald Sun 1/08/2010 12:10:58 AM
That's why, when Australia faced the global financial crisis, infrastructure programs such as Labor's schools building program were critical to keeping ...
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