1. Sunshine Coast Luxury Home Dazzles
2. Flagship Convention Centre Dazzles Melbourne Skyline
3. BlueScope Steel Offers Specifiers A$20,000 for 'Cool Ideas'
4. A Stylish Steel Exterior For The Home
5. Advanced Framing Gives New Found Freedom To Home Owners
6. Fast Facts

When it comes to designing a house built for luxury and sophistication, Tunba House just off of Queensland's Sunshine Coast is the epitome of flexible and beautiful design teamed with practical living. [Read more]

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) opened in 2009, answering Melbourne's calling for modern global conference and exhibition facilities. The centre is the first in the world to receive a 6 star Green Star Rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. [Read more]

BlueScope Steel is asking architects, building designers and specifiers to submit their 'Cool Idea' for a thermally efficient workplace in a new competition that could win them a cool A$20,000. [Read more]

Constant wear and tear on the exterior of a home can leave it looking tired, dull and uninspired. Wall cladding made from COLORBOND® steel can change that, whilst still offering the benefits of security and durability. [Read more]

Local Queensland businesses are turning to house framing made from TRUECORE® steel due to its excellent spanning capabilities for large scale homes. [Read more]

• Australia is home to the largest cattle station in the world, covering an area of 34,000 square kilometres (6 million acres). It is located in South Australia.
• The largest American cattle station (located in South Texas) is 3,340 square kilometres.
• The total weight of materials for the Alice Springs to Darwin railway line, is 2,800,000 tonnes - equivalent to 53 Sydney Harbour Bridges.
• If the rail track was not restrained, it could contract as much as 830m and expand as much as 340m as a result of the range of temperatures encountered over the length of the track.
• If the line were one degree off its planned bearings it would finish either 2.5 kilometres in the sea or 2.5 kilometres inland from the Port of Darwin.

Thanks for reading,

Simon Grimes
Manager, Steel Direct

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