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CSR Update: Supporting The Smith Family
Twelve years ago, Consultive kicked off its partnership with The Smith Family, a children’s charity that helps disadvantaged Australian kids get the most from their education and build a better future for themselves. For many Australian households, being in a position to purchase uniforms, books and other school supplies simply…
Project Spotlight: Healthcare
Each month, we put the spotlight on the progress of various projects in and around the state of Victoria. This time, we are looking at Healthcare and the latest updates from three major hospital projects. La Trobe University Project: La Trobe Health and Wellbeing Hub Status: Contract Awarded/Builder Appointed Developer/Managing…
Civil Engineering Opportunities on the Suburban Roads Upgrade
The Suburban Roads Upgrade is one of the country’s most prominent roading projects, with a multi-billion-dollar investment geared towards improving Melbourne’s roads. With this landmark Victorian project creating office-based pre-contract opportunities across the city, what’s it all about? And why is it such an attractive career move for Civil Engineers…
State Election Provides Secure View of Development Pipeline
The latest quarter witnessed a state election with the usual election promises for spending in public services and infrastructure. Ultimately, the Labor party succeeded in seeking re-election and this has given us a relatively secure view of the development pipeline for the next 3-4 years. Victoria as a state is…
Staying in ‘Flow’: Maintaining Focus at Work
In today’s workforce, the tech platforms we use allow us to do so much, that would otherwise be impossible. However, one of the main challenges I see with a lot of these tools is the inevitable distractions that affect productivity and interrupt our ‘flow’. Look around the office and it’ll…
Three Ways to Decide Between Multiple Job Offers
In a job market where competition for top talent is fierce, it’s not uncommon to have multiple job offers on the table at any one time. But how do you choose the role that’s right for you? As a specialist Built Environment recruitment business, we often speak with candidates going…
Construction Activity Continues to Surge Ahead
Construction activity in Victoria continues to power ahead with all three primary sectors recording strong growth. Activity is led by residential construction which has been on a solid growth trend since 2014 growing by approx. 40% in 4 years. Whether this growth can continue when faced with significant headwinds in…
ABS Building Approvals September 2018
The ABS today released the September Building Approvals numbers. As expected, weakness is the story with signs of the downturn accelerating. Seasonally adjusted, total dwelling approvals are down 14.1% YoY however there was surprising strength in dwellings excluding houses (apartments/units). In trend terms all dwelling approvals were down month on month…
Project Spotlight: Education
Each month, we put the spotlight on the progress of various projects in and around the state of Victoria. This time, we look at Education and the latest updates from projects at Victoria and La Trobe Universities, as well as Dinjerra Primary School. Victoria University Project: Victoria University Academic Tower…
Construction Rocks hits Melbourne
Last night, Grant Winstanley and Phil Isard from the Consultive team attended the inaugural Melbourne Construction Rocks, Australia’s first construction battle of the bands. With four awesome bands on show, the judging panel was led by Darren Middleton from PowderFinger (lead Guitarist). Congratulations to the night’s winners: Judges Choice (Winner) –…