Tagged: Mount Waverley

Mount Waverley’s big pit to be re-dug as developers’ plans are revised upwards

Around 16,000 cubic metres of dirt was dumped on the site after the collapse. Photo: Joe Armao

The developer facing disciplinary action over the collapse of a major excavation pit is planning to bring the diggers back again after applying to construct an even larger building on the same site.

In July 2015, Jim Nicolaou​ of Action Master Builders was forced to fill a crumbling construction pit in Mount Waverley after the 15-metre deep hole he was digging collapsed following heavy rain.

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Worksite Cowboys article in The Age newspaper

  • Clare Kermond
  • The Age “Extra”
  • August 16, 2015

It has taken a giant pit in Mount Waverley to focus attention on the substandard regulation to builders and building inspectors in Victoria. Clare Kermond reports.

When your dream home becomes a nightmare

When a building job goes wrong consumers have disturbingly little recourse, writes Clare Kermond.

‘We felt going into it, what a great contract we have, we’ve got all this protection, we’ve done our homework.’
Alison Attard
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