Infrastructure

Targeted and consistent investment in infrastructure is vital to the economy. The provision of infrastructure plays a significant role in ensuring ensures economic growth, jobs and productivity. 

Investment can be improved by the following: 

  • New and innovative finance options must be sourced to ensure infrastructure delivery is sustainable 
  • There must be a streamlined framework that has a whole of government, one-stop-shop, approach for infrastructure delivery, including a central procurement agency 
  • Government and industry must work in partnership on major infrastructure projects and reach out to communities to ensure delivery of projects, while providing cost savings and superior outcomes

Construction materials are the largest cost component of infrastructure projects and our industry must be recognised in planning frameworks to ensure efficient infrastructure delivery.

VIC - Submission to Infrastructure Victoria

Posted on 23/05/2023
CCAA welcomes the opportunity to advise Infrastructure Victoria on opportunities to reduce greenhouse emissions of Victorian Government infrastructure.

NSW - Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery

Posted on 22/12/2022
CCAA notes the discussion paper’s guiding principles which seek to decarbonise the delivery of public infrastructure across the planning, design & construction phases to reduce embodied emissions.

NSW - Sustainable Procurement in Infrastructure

Posted on 8/04/2022
CCAA recommends the use of the terms embodied carbon and energy be clearly defined to ensure consistent approach and purpose. To deliver true assessment of carbon emissions for a given project, emissions should be assessed over the entire lifecycle.

WA - FOUNDATIONS FOR A STRONGER TOMORROW – DRAFT STATE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY

Posted on 15/09/2021
CCAA supports the development of the draft State Infrastructure Strategy that provides a clear vision to deliver a consistent pipeline of infrastructure projects. However, the requirements for a sustainable supply chain need to be considered.

VIC - VIC Gov Draft Built Environment Climate Change Adaption Action Plan 2022-26

Posted on 6/08/2021
CCAA welcomes the opportunity to tackle the impacts of climate change and embed climate resilience into the built environment.

WA - Skills Summit 2021

Posted on 14/07/2021
The ability for the heavy construction materials supply chain to support the revitalised construction sector is at risk due to a skills shortage across a range of areas, from heavy vehicle drivers to plant operators.

VIC - Expert Panel on the Review of Victoria's Building System

Posted on 19/05/2021
CCAA supports a competent building regulator and an efficient approvals process with compliance processes recognising the existing robust quality control measures for heavy construction materials.

WA - MRWA Specification 201 Quality Management

Posted on 13/05/2021
CCAA supports actions by MRWA that enables a system that provides confidence to the customer in the ongoing supply of quality heavy construction materials.

Vic - Victoria's Draft 30-Year Infrastructure Strategy

Posted on 26/02/2021
CCAA maintains that the sustainable, efficient supply of affordable heavy construction materials facilitates the delivery of affordable infrastructure that underpins the delivery of many of the draft Strategy’s themes and recommendations.

WA - MRWA Qualitative Assessment for AS 2124 Contracts

Posted on 12/02/2021
CCAA supports actions by MRWA that implement procurement models that encourage a broad range of participants. This proposal represents an improvement on the current situation yet could be further improved.

WA - A Strong Tomorrow - State Infrastructure Strategy Discussion Paper

Posted on 21/08/2020
CCAA supports the development of Infrastructure WA's State Infrastructure Strategy that provides a clear vision to deliver a strong and consistent pipeline of infrastructure projects.

SA - 20-YEAR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY DISCUSSION PAPER

Posted on 1/08/2019
CCAA advocates for Infrastructure SA to recognize the importance of material supply to successful and economic infrastructure development, by establishing a separate material supply strategy.

QLD - BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (BIF) REFORMS IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION PANEL

Posted on 11/02/2019
CCAA welcomes the opportunity to comment on the BIF Discussion Paper. We strongly support the Government's efforts to improve the payment process and supplier security. However w e have concerns in relations to three main issues.

QLD - Queensland Building Plan 2017

Posted on 30/03/2017
CCAA supports measures to improve the sustainability performance of Queensland homes and buildings, and would welcome the opportunity to participate in policy reform in this area.

VIC – Infrastructure Victoria Options Paper

Posted on 17/06/2016
CCAA supports the Options that address the issues around the demand, supply and cost of heavy construction materials used in public infrastructure in the development of Infrastructure Victoria’s Infrastructure Strategy.

VIC – Infrastructure Victoria Laying the Foundations 2016

Posted on 11/03/2016
CCAA supports the development of Infrastructure Victoria’s 30 year Infrastructure Strategy that provides a clear vision to deliver a strong and consistent pipeline of infrastructure projects that will raise Victoria’s economic competitiveness.

QLD - Draft Planning Act 2015

Posted on 23/10/2015
CCAA believes it is vitally important that the unique needs of the extractive industry are recognised in supporting the needs of the State through appropriate and considered Planning Legislation.

NATIONAL - Australian Infrastructure Audit 2015

Posted on 14/08/2015
CCAA and CIF support the development of the Australian Infrastructure Plan to include a series of infrastructure reforms that will deliver a strong and consistent pipeline of infrastructure projects and raise the nation's economic competitiveness.

VIC - Metro Planning Strategy for Melbourne Discussion Paper 2013

Posted on 28/03/2015
It is expected that there will be significant change in Melbourne over the next 40years, driven largely by population growth.

WA - Strategic Assessment of the Perth and Peel Region BRM Applications Mark McGowan 2012

Posted on 26/10/2014
Basic Raw Materials underpin WA’s building and construction industry with 90% of all extractive products used in building and construction. Without concrete and its constituent parts (sand, aggregate & cement) the construction & building industries w

NSW - IPART Licence Review 2014

Posted on 19/06/2014
Whilst CCAA congratulates the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for taking a whole-of-government approach to this issue and for seeking meaningful red tape reform, CCAA has concerns about the impact on our industry, if two current p

NATIONAL - Public Infrastructure 2014

Posted on 23/12/2013
This submission will focus on the demand, supply and cost of heavy construction materials utilised in public infrastructure.

VIC - Plan Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Strategy 2013

Posted on 6/12/2013
The Plan Melbourne stratrgy does not mention the construction materials industry or acknowledge the importance of the sector in maintaining a cost effective supply chain to the infrastructure and housing markets.

VIC - Review of the State Planning Policy Framework 2013

Posted on 17/09/2013
CCAA welcomes efforts to review the State Planning Policy Framework (SPPF) that takes into account extractive industry values that provide increased certainty to proponents and the community and results in improved planning outcomes for all stakeho

VIC - Draft Regional Growth Plan Gippsland 2013

Posted on 5/07/2013
Access to local construction material resources is a fundamental issue for the industry and for Victoria and the Gippsland Region's continuted economic prosperity.