Fireworks planned for this weekend’s AFL matches are likely to be cancelled with concerns remaining about the fire safety of cladding used on the stadium.
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.
Potential buyers of high-rise apartments will be able to use a rating system from next March to help them decide whether to purchase units.
The state’s watchdog has disqualified the certifier for issuing certificates allowing people to move in when lifts were ‘incomplete and posed a significant hazard’.
The NSW government says it will consider extending assistance to apartment owners who have already been forced to pay for the removal of combustible cladding.
The engineer also warned owners last year that he would alert fire and council officials if he could not get access to crucial document for his investigation.
Government inspectors reported there was “no immediate safety risk” at an apartment complex in Canterbury on Wednesday afternoon but said ongoing action may be required to ensure the ongoing safety of residents.
A parliamentary inquiry was told that some buyers of units off the plan in the 22-storey towers can no longer get loans from major banks.
The removal of cladding from the apartment towers as part of a state government project has been delayed until early next year.
Almost a dozen certifiers will be put under intense scrutiny by the state’s building watchdog as it attempts to boost public confidence in apartments.
The state government has been accused of acting too slowly on the removal of dangerous cladding from 214 apartment buildings in Sydney and other parts of the state.