Thursday, 4th June 2020
Lee-Anne Carson joins our dedicated and long standing board members, Rocco Falcomata, Annalisa Haskell, Vicky Capar and our most recent recruit Vince Leso.
It is wonderful to have Lee-Anne Carson on board and we look forward to the expertise that she brings to the ongoing success of Building Angels.
We also take a moment to pay tribute and extend our gratitude to Ward Wescott for being a long-standing member of the board.
It was with conversations with Scott Herring, a Cobargo community member, that the Phoenix Shed program was born. We facilitated his ideals, of pooling community resources to come up the Phoenix Shed Workshop which guiding participants though the process of building an 8m x 4m structure. Supported with the generosity of Reece Grants, Building Angels, as the licenced builder ran the workshop over the course of several weeks. Read more here.
Last week, we finalised the delivery of 41.85 tonnes of FREE tiles to the Bega Valley Shire to assist those rebuilding after losing their home in the Black Summer Fires. Read more here about how this was made possible.
Understanding your contract, its inclusions, exclusions, and the jargon used is paramount to ensure you manage your budget and you avoid any additional stresses during your re-build. Here we explain a few key elements like Prime Cost versus Provisional Sum and how that can impact your budget; the importance of obtaining a Home Builders Compensation Fund Certificate (also known as Home Owners Warranty) before you pay a deposit; and explore the benefits of Liquidated Damages.
BUILDING ANGELS has launched the BUILDING BACK BETTER program to Support Black Summer Bushfire Victims in the rebuild. The program is designed to offer exclusive discounts from industry partners on building materials with an aim to provide at least $250,000 of discounted products into fire-affected communities.