Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) says protecting workers from respirable crystalline silica exposure must remain a national priority but warns the latest proposal to again halve the workplace exposure standard risks introducing a limit that cannot currently be reliably measured or enforced in real-world workplaces. The national exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica was … Read more
Governments across Australia must ensure infrastructure planning is supported by a clear understanding of heavy construction materials supply or risk delays to the nation’s infrastructure pipeline, Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has warned following the release of Infrastructure Australia’s latest Infrastructure Priority List. The updated list identifies nationally significant transport, ports, water and energy … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) says the Tasmanian Government’s machinery of government changes present an important opportunity to better coordinate the State’s infrastructure pipeline with the supply of heavy construction materials needed to deliver it. The establishment of the new Building Tasmania department to oversee roads, housing and major infrastructure projects creates an opportunity … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has called on the NSW Government to ensure industrial lands reform strengthens the heavy construction materials supply chain required to deliver the State’s housing and infrastructure pipeline, in its submission to the New Approach to Strategic Planning Discussion Paper. CCAA CEO Michael Kilgariff said planning reform presents an important … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) says the announcement of the Newcastle–Sydney High Speed Rail development phase reinforces the importance of a coordinated NSW Heavy Construction Materials Plan, supported by a detailed supply and demand study. With major infrastructure pipelines underway across transport, housing and renewable energy, forward planning for cement, concrete and aggregates is … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed confirmation from South Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Hon Emily Bourke MLC, that Infrastructure SA will undertake a 10–15 year supply and demand analysis of concrete and key material inputs. The commitment represents a significant breakthrough for the sector, following several years of sustained advocacy by … Read more
Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has released its 2026–27 Pre-Budget Submission, calling on the Australian Government to back 14 targeted reforms to improve freight efficiency, secure access to essential construction materials and accelerate decarbonisation across cement, concrete and aggregates. The submission focuses on two national priorities: lifting productivity through heavy vehicle, freight and planning … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s final report into Australia’s circular economy: unlocking the opportunities, saying it reinforces long-standing industry calls to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers and modernise standards to enable greater use of recycled and low-carbon materials in construction. The report highlights the need to move away from overly … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission’s National Competition Policy analysis 2025. CCAA notes that the final report reflects a number of issues raised by CCAA in its submission and provides a constructive pathway to improve productivity, regulatory coherence and sustainability across Australia’s construction materials supply chain. CCAA … Read more
Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) welcomes the release of the Draft Sydney Plan, the Statewide Policy for Industrial Lands and the New Approach to Strategic Planning Discussion Paper. Together, these documents mark important progress toward a clearer, more coordinated planning system that recognises the essential role of our industry in building New South Wales. … Read more