Victorian Cladding Taskforce News Today

Unknown costs looming over rectification works are causing major pain in the property market — with would-be buyers unable to finance. Here’s why.

Fireworks at the MCG could be a thing of the past owing to the risk posed by thousands of square metres of flammable cladding covering part of the Northern Stand.

Fireworks at the MCG could be a thing of the past owing to the risk posed by thousands of square metres of flammable cladding covering part of the Northern Stand.

Fireworks at the MCG could be a thing of the past owing to the risk posed by thousands of square metres of flammable cladding covering part of the Northern Stand.

Advertisement The state government faces renewed calls to release a secret list of buildings with dangerous flammable cladding after publicly identifying dozens of affected properties across Melbourne with hoarding bearing the Cladding Safety Victoria logo. The risk of arson and terrorism has been cited by the government as its reason for withholding a list of hundreds of buildings with flammable cladding. A building on Weston Street, Brunswick East. The Cladding Safety Victoria logo has been u...

State toughens building laws to ban combustible cladding We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size Advertisement The state government has changed the Building Act to ban dangerous cladding on new multistorey properties, in the latest clampdown on shonky practices. Planning Minister Richard Wynne announced a prohibition – effective from Monday – on the use of combustible materials, replacing previous looser guidelines, with non-com...