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Sunshine Coast builders paid homage to the region’s natural beauty and enviable lifestyle through their winning projects at the 2024 Housing & Construction Awards.

Approvals for detached homes are on the up – but a stronger focus is needed on getting more multi-unit projects underway if we are to move Queensland closer to reaching the needed housing targets.

From idyllic island-style living to cutting-edge healthcare facilities, Brisbane builders raised the bar on quality craftsmanship and innovative techniques at the 2024 Housing & Construction Awards.

Today’s State Budget commits billions of dollars towards tackling Queensland’s housing crisis – but fails to trigger levers that could provide immediate relief without costing a cent.

Master Builders is urging the Queensland Government to utilise the State Budget as an opportunity to achieve our shared goal of delivering more homes, sooner, and more affordably, to tackle the housing crisis head-on.

Master Builders is speaking the home truths shared by Queenslanders, calling on all sides of politics to better support the building and construction industry to grow the state for the good of all.

Queensland’s building and construction industry is calling on all levels of government to double down on removing barriers to increased housing supply, ahead of tonight’s Federal Budget.

With just eleven weeks to go until engineered stone is banned across Australia, the Queensland building and construction industry remains in the dark on how it will roll out in our state.

The number of new units being approved across Queensland is continuing to climb, making it vital the industry gets the support needed to convert the numbers into bricks and mortar.

A December uptick in approvals for multi-unit dwellings led a jump in Queensland’s building approvals – but the state is still moving at a snail’s pace towards the national five-year target.