Building Commission's media releases are released from either:

• Minister for Planning, The Hon Justin Madden MP
• Building Commissioner, Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia and Chair of the World Green Building Council, Tony Arnel 
• For further information relating to media, please contact the Marketing & Public Relations Unit on (03) 9285 6400 or publicrelations@buildingcommission.com.au   

2010 media releases by date

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Date	Title
14 January 2010	Stay on the ball with safe household basketball rings (87KB)
28 January 2010	Sustainability stars in home building and renovating (96KB)
29 January 2010	Set sail safely for summer shade (93KB)
12 February 2010	Ten tips to prepare your home for a bushfire (179KB)
17 February 2010	Building Permit activity for 2009 reaches new heights (94KB)
2 March 2010	Window solutions for use in the highest Bushfire Attack Levels BAL-FZ (75KB)
11 March 2010	Private Bushfire Shelter Accreditation Update (90KB)
19 March 2010	Tony Arnel wins inaugural National Leadership in Sustainability Prize (95KB)
22 March 2010	Shoddy sheds under scrutiny in the North West (107KB)
25 March 2010	Ten top tips: Building relies on building neighborly relations (93KB)
29 March 2010	Government to take over Domestic Building Insurance (53KB)
16 April 2010	Rural Victoria continues strong building permit growth (97KB)
27 April 2010	Shoddy shed practices under scrutiny in the North East (109KB)
28 April 2010	New Building Practitioners Board Chair (49KB)
28 April 2010	Goods Shed North receives Minister for Planning Heritage award (95KB)
29 April 2010	Building industry expects steady employment over next six months (97KB)
1 May 2010	Safer and more sustainable buildings with BCA 2010 (92KB)
13 May 2010	VMIA reaches agreement with QBE to deliver domestic building insurance (45KB)
25 May 2010	Record $2.1B March building permit activity boosts quarter (112KB)
28 May 2010	New National Standard for Private Bushfire Shelters (60KB)
18 June 2010	Repeal of HIH Levy from 30 June 2010 (118KB)
21 June 2010	April 2010 building permit activity of $1.9 billion highest April on record (111KB)
2 July 2010	Shoddy sheds under scrutiny in the South East (113KB)
19 August 2010	Media statement - Frankston Apartments (93KB)
24 August 2010	Frankston emergency order cancelled (100KB)  Reliminary Report by J Gibcus (270KB)  Energy Safe Victoria Incident Report (1.09MB)  Technical Report by T Manousopoulous and J Camilleri (543KB)  Plumbing Industry Commission Inspection Report by G Lanyon (148KB)
6 September 2010	Victoria posts a record month in building permit activity (112KB)