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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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