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CCAA Welcomes NSW Reforms to Strengthen Industrial Land Protections

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s proposed industrial land planning reforms, highlighting the importance of protecting strategically significant industrial land and the construction materials supply chains supporting housing and infrastructure delivery. The NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has released proposals to strengthen industrial land protections, streamline approvals and … Read more

Victoria’s Regulatory Burden Threatens Housing and Infrastructure Delivery

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has warned that increasing regulatory pressures risk driving up housing and infrastructure costs, following the release of the Business Council of Australia’s (BCA) 2026 Regulation Rumble report. The report ranks Victoria last nationally for overall regulatory competitiveness, with the State also falling from fourth to eighth in planning, highlighting … Read more

CCAA Welcomes Quarry Supply Taskforce, Calls for Urgent Action on Material Shortfalls

Sustained advocacy, independent research and extensive engagement with government and industry by Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) have helped bring Queensland’s emerging construction materials supply challenges into focus, with the State Government establishing a Quarry Supply Chain Taskforce to examine solutions. CCAA has been invited to participate in the Taskforce, with Queensland State Director … Read more

Affordable Homes Need Affordable Materials: CCAA Calls for Consistent Housing Policies

Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has called on Victorian political parties to support their housing commitments with practical measures to reduce regulatory costs, streamline approvals and secure the supply of essential construction materials. Following the Victorian Labor Government’s announcement of plans to deliver 25,600 new homes for first home buyers, CCAA said housing targets … Read more

Australia’s Future Must Be Built on Strong Foundations

FOUNDATIONS INSIGHT Australia has big ambitions. We want to build more homes, deliver major transport infrastructure, strengthen our regions and construct the renewable energy systems that will support a lower-carbon economy. But every one of those ambitions starts with something far more fundamental: the materials needed to build them. Cement, concrete and aggregates are quite … Read more

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