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NEWSLETTER CONTENTS
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1. New Look For Rural Health Facility
2. Enhance Your Home's Exterior With COLORBOND® steel
3. Fast Facts
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1. New Look For Rural Health Facility |
When roofer Craig Fraser first saw the plans for the roof of the redeveloped Rural Northwest Health facility in regional Victoria, he could feel a headache coming on. The dramatic design called for the use of tapered roof cladding sheets to achieve its impact and that added an extra level of complication for the roof fixer. [Read More]
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2. Enhance Your Home's Exterior With COLORBOND® steel |
Years of wear and tear on the exterior of a home can have it looking tired and dull. COLORBOND® steel can be used across all exterior applications including roofs, fences, walls and guttering to brighten up a home's appearance. [Read more]
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3. Fast Facts... |
- Sydney Opera House sits on Bennelong Point. The Point was first developed as a
fort, named after Governor Macquarie. It was later used as a tram shed.
- 233 designs were submitted for the Opera House design competition held in 1956. In January 1957, Jørn Utzon was announced the winner.
- The original estimate to build Sydney Opera House was A$7 million. The final cost of Sydney Opera House was A$102 million.
- It was originally estimated that building Sydney Opera House would take four years. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 20th October, 1973.
- The topaz coloured glass used in the building was made to order in France in a shade unique to Sydney Opera House.
- There are 1,056,006 roof tiles covering an area of approximately 1.62 hectares that
sit over the structure.
Thanks for reading,
Simon Grimes
Manager, Steel Direct
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