Big Apple Embraces Little Australia

Antipodean eateries are spreading in Manhattan's south end, where VB is in demand.

City Focus On Skills Training

THE effort to redress skills shortages now being faced by a range of industries nationally is being stepped up by TAFE NSW WorldSkills.

Change With Respect

Change with respect This update makes great use of the original floor plan, writes Lou Sweeney. PROPERTY REVIEW: NORTHCOTE, 12 Bridge Street $480,000-plus Auction 1.30pm, September 23 Agent Barry Plant, 9489 9422 Melway 30 D10

Life Meant To Be Easy

Just move in and relax. Everything else has been done, writes Sally Croxton.

Triumph In Triplicate For Mba Group

NEWCASTLE MBA Group Training and Personnel had three reasons to celebrate at the Hunter Region Apprenticeship and Traineeship Awards presentation night.

Opportunity Rules, From Apprenticeships To Degrees, At The Building Careers Expo

A bricklayer earning $100,000 a year; a medium-volume house builder making $200,000 profit? Not a problem. Not if they are properly trained professionals, says the Master Builders Association of Victoria, which is about to stage its annual building industry careers expo, expected to attract up to 4000 curious school-leavers and parents interested in one of the state's fastest-growing industries.

Stylish Standards Make A World Of Difference

HUNTER Coast Homes are the new builders on the project home block.

Family-friendly Home In The Sun

OPERATING mainly from the head office in Maitland but building `virtually anywhere in the valley', Jones Homes offers a personalised service to clients.

Building The Skills Pool

IN less than two years, the Newcastle Master Builders Association (MBA) has taken many young people under its wing.

Insurance Woe Nails Builder

ELERMORE Vale builder Steve Thomas is out of work from today because of the HIH insurance company collapse.

Appealing Packages To Help Build That Dream Home

LOOK through a first home buyer's eyes at the choice of a worn weatherboard or a brick and tile house and land package to see the allure of brand, spanking new. Much of Newcastle's housing stock is old and tired. Go out a little further and for the same money there are some very appealing pack

Create A Vibrant Floor Show

With most Australians living along the coast, it is not surprising house interiors are strongly influenced by the sand, sun and sea. Apart from soft ocean blues, tranquil aquas and sunny yellows on walls and fabrics, many coastal homes feature sun-kissed sand and earth tones on floors, too. Te

Staying In Front Of The Trends Is Handy

KEEPING ahead of market trends is a must for the staff at Earp Bros. The company prides itself on its ability to supply the latest products to an ever changing market. Showrooms have been developed not only to display the world's finest products, but also to assist people conceptualise what th

Fullerton Homestead

VERANDAS envelop most of this homestead style house which is on 5.16ha at Fullerton Cove. The brick veneer and iron-roofed house features an entry foyer between the lounge and dining rooms. Slate tiling is on the entry foyer's floor, and on the floors of a hallway, the eat-in kitchen (which ha

Top Pad In A Very New Landmark

MELBOURNE 301A/299 Queen Street Taking up the entire 30th floor of the Republic tower, this penthouse is surrounded by balconies. The building's soaring steel-clad columns frame 360-degree views. The vistas encompass a bird's-eye view of the CBD to the Docklands, Port Phillip Bay and out to a

Chadstone Fulfils Gandel's Vision

CHADSTONE'S architecture sets new standards for shopping centre design in Australia. Recent expansions, the work of the Melbourne-based Buchan Group in collaboration with RTKL, one of the most influential architectural firms in the US, carry retail into the computer age. Complicated computer m

Great Views On Offer In Bay Apartments

FIVE apartments in a recently completed block of six at Nelson Bay are up for sale. One, open to offers of more than $600,000, is on the block's top two floors, the third and fourth upper levels. Its lower floor contains three bedrooms, the main bathroom and an en suite. The apartment's top fl

Family's Plea For Caution

JASON Gibbs was hours away from achieving a dream when his car smashed into a power pole at Karuah, killing him instantly. The 20-year-old Raymond Terrace man was driving to work on Friday, the last day of his floor and wall tiling apprenticeship, when he lost control of his vehicle in pouring r

On The Beach, Off The Beach

PORT MELBOURNE 202/12 Princes Street Part of the Anchorage development, this first floor apartment is away from the hustle and bustle of the beachfront but still has views of the bay and the great white hulk of the Spirit of Tasmania from a long balcony. Almost spanning the width of the apartm

Splash Of Colors Whets The Palate

THE best way to appreciate the way this house has been transformed is to view the agent's "before and after" photographs. The first set illustrates absolute dilapidation. The second shows a superbly renovated and re-styled period home of generous proportions, brilliantly re-decorated a