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NORTH QUEENSLAND building approvals are amongst the worst in the state and highlight the need for insurers to use local contractors when rebuilding after the recent flood disaster.

A GRIM year is forecast for much of Queensland after the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal building approvals have dropped again, with the green shoots of recovery seen during 2018 officially gone.

A CHALLENGING year is the forecast for building and construction in 2019, with the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics revealing a 2.1 per cent drop in building approvals as 2018 drew to a close.

NEWLY released data paints a gloomy picture of the situation faced by regional Queensland communities as building approvals drop 6.9 per cent in 12 months.

THE BEST of Queensland building and construction was on display at the 2018 Master Builders National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards in Adelaide on the weekend.

THE QUEENSLAND Government’s waste levy announcement is another cost for building and will directly impact new home builders in regional Queensland.

THINGS are going from bad to worse for regional Queensland as the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal another fall in building approvals across the state.

REGIONAL builders say demand for new homes is waning as the loss of the $5K Boost to the First Home Owners’ Grant pushes home ownership out of reach.

WORSENING unemployment rates in parts of regional Queensland confirm the need to bring back the boost to the First Home Owners’ Grant.

REGIONAL BUILDING approval figures released recently by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, back our call to bring back the boost to the First Home Owners’ Grant.