PRESIDENT’S REPORT GLEN DOWSE HIA President – ACT/Southern NSW ASSOCIATION IN SAFE HANDS After four years in the role of the homes remains a future priority. and the efforts to improve quality at close Housing Industry Association’s HIA fought against the introduction of hand. There has been much achieved ACT and Southern NSW a new levy on developers to fund water with the stringency of the licensing regime President, I will be handing over and sewerage infrastructure in the ACT, starting to improve, however, we still have a the reins after the Annual Regional achieving a delay in the implementation long way to go. Meeting of Members in March at the and the introduction of a phase in process. I would like to offer my congratulations to conclusion of my term. I would like to The industry also negotiated a fairer the incoming President George Tanchevski thank all the members of HIA in the region implementation process for changes to the of Classic Constructions, and Vice President for their support during this time in what Lease Variation Charge. Darren Goodwin of Gracious Living, and I has been a very challenging, yet know the region will be in good hands under enjoyable journey. DURING THIS PERIOD, their watch. During this period, HIA has worked to As we look to the future, the achieve a number of important results on HIA HAS WORKED TO prospects for the residential building behalf of members with which I have been ACHIEVE A NUMBER OF industry in the region remains very very proud to be associated. IMPORTANT RESULTS ON bright. Nonetheless there are many An issue that dominated my earlier BEHALF OF MEMBERS challenges including land availability, years in the role – and one that I investedWITH WHICH I HAVE building quality, planning and the a significant amount of time in – was BEEN VERY PROUD TO seemingly never ending array of new HIA’s efforts to reverse the government’s taxes and charges that confront the failed solar access requirements. The BE ASSOCIATED sector, underlining that membership of an industry scored a major victory in 2016 association such as HIA has never been with a variation to the Territory Plan In my role as the Chair of the more important. addressing the problem in new housing government’s Building Regulatory Advisory I wish you the best for a successful year estates, though restoring the original Committee, I have seen the work being and beyond. provisions across the board to existing done to improve the regulation of the sector BUILDING NEWS ISSUE 1/2019P5 TNEDISERP