CCAA Launches Foundations for Australia’s Future Campaign

CCAA Launches Foundations for Australia’s Future Campaign

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has launched Foundations for Australia’s Future, a new national campaign highlighting the essential role of cement, concrete and aggregates in delivering Australia’s housing, infrastructure and clean energy ambitions. The campaign is underpinned by independent analysis from Oxford Economics Australia, which found the industry contributes $20.7 billion to Australia’s GDP … Read more

CCAA and CCF Call for Construction to Be Prioritised in Fuel Contingency Planning

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) and Civil Contractors Federation Victoria (CCF Victoria) are calling for the construction industry and its critical supply chain to be prioritised under any fuel rationing, allocation or tighter supply restrictions introduced in response to ongoing fuel security pressures. The call comes as construction businesses continue to face significant fuel … Read more

Stronger Planning Rules Must Be Backed by More Strategic Extractive Resource Areas

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed stronger recognition of Victoria’s critical quarry resources in the state’s planning system, while calling on the Victorian Government to accelerate the identification and designation of additional Strategic Extractive Resource Areas (SERAs). Planning Scheme Amendment VC313, recently gazetted by the Victorian Government, strengthens state planning policy for extractive … Read more

Australia’s 40-Year Building Task Requires Secure Construction Materials Supply

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) says the 2026 Intergenerational Report reinforces the need to plan now for the construction materials, workforce and supply chains required to deliver Australia’s housing, infrastructure and energy ambitions.The report maps the major changes expected to reshape Australia over the next 40 years and highlights stronger productivity as critical to … Read more

CCAA Welcomes Push for Faster, Simpler Environmental Approvals

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed a commitment by Australia’s Environment Ministers to accelerate bilateral environmental assessment and approval agreements, saying the focus must now be on delivering greater certainty and genuinely streamlined approvals. Environment Ministers have agreed to deliver new or updated bilateral assessment agreements for all jurisdictions by mid-2027. The Commonwealth … Read more

CCAA and CCF Call for Action as Victorian Fuel Costs Climb

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) and Civil Contractors Federation Victoria (CCF Victoria) are calling for urgent clarification of fuel-cost relief arrangements across Victoria’s Big Build, with wholesale diesel prices remaining more than 50 per cent above late-February levels. The latest Australian Institute of Petroleum data show Melbourne diesel Terminal Gate Prices at 259.3 cents … Read more

CCAA Calls for Action as NSW Fuel Costs Climb

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) is calling on the NSW Government to urgently establish a workable fuel-cost recovery mechanism for legacy infrastructure contracts, with Sydney wholesale diesel prices now around 58 per cent above late-February levels. The latest Australian Institute of Petroleum data show Sydney diesel Terminal Gate Prices at 261.9 cents per litre … Read more

Competitive Construction Materials Industry Critical to Victoria’s Future

With just two and a half months until the Victorian State Election, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) is calling on all political parties to commit to a competitive heavy construction materials industry capable of supplying the homes and infrastructure Victoria needs. Since releasing its 2026 Victorian Election Policy Priorities earlier this year, CCAA has … Read more

Smarter Freight Access Critical to Keep Queensland Building

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the Queensland Freight Delivery Plan 2026, saying commitments on heavy vehicle access, digital access decisions, off-peak freight and industrial land protection could help Queensland deliver its growing housing, infrastructure and energy pipeline. Queensland’s freight task is projected to grow by 20 per cent by 2032, with the … Read more

CCAA Welcomes Stronger Protection for Construction Materials in Southern Tasmania

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the release of the new Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy, with the final Strategy recognising the critical role of locally sourced construction materials in supporting housing, infrastructure and economic growth. The Strategy will guide land use and development across Southern Tasmania over the next 25 years. … Read more