#24 - Is This Australia’s Leaky Building Crisis? What Victoria’s Failures Reveal with Chris Crewther MP and Kerry Ould
In this episode of The Building Sciology Poddie, I, Jess Kismet, discuss the ongoing building crisis in Victoria with guests Kerry Auld and Chris Crewther MP. They explore the failures of the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), the impact of combustible cladding, and the struggles faced by homeowners.
The conversation delves into the need for accountability in the building industry, recent legislative changes, and the establishment of the new Building and Plumbing Commission. The episode emphasises the importance of consumer protection and learning from past mistakes to prevent future crises.
Useful Links
Article read in the introduction - Horror $9m early Christmas present for 33 apartment owners
What is the Leaky Building Crisis - NZ?
Rottenomics - The Story of New Zealand’s Leaky Buildings Disaster - buy on Amazon
Articles relevant to this interview
- The Age - 20th February 2019
- 9 News - 20th February, 2019
- The Project - 12th March, 2019
- The Age - 15th October, 2019
- Chris Crewther MP - statement to Parliament 10th December 2024
- Frankston Cladding - 9 News Facebook
- Six-year-old apartment block full of leaks, cracks, mould
- Builders to blame for bad cladding will now be chased through courts
- Combustible cladding removal costs and uncertainties causing anxiety in building owners - ABC News
- 'We can’t afford this': Home owners bear brunt of cladding crisis
- Apartment owners fear for 'suicidal' neighbours as combustible cladding crisis takes its toll
- $500 bill final nail in the coffin for struggling homeowner
- Cladding Crisis - The Project
- Day two and still no answer from the Minister for Planning.
- Fed up Frankston South home owners are pleading for help to fix their apartment building wrapped in dangerous combustible cladding.
- Chris Crewther MP - Again in Parliament I urged the Labor Government’s Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny to support the desperate residents
- Home owners left high and dry while their building crumbles around them
Social Media Links
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Enduro Builders - We build award winning high performing, energy efficient and Passivhaus homes
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