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Recent news
Zara’s Studio M takes top honours at the 2023 HIA Hunter Housing
Awards
Monday, 23 October 2023
The HIA awarded Zara's Studio M in Newcastle the award for
'Excellence in Showroom' at
the HIA-CSR Hunter Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, on the
weekend. The
purpose-built selections studio represents a significant investment of
more than $5 million to
support the company’s Newcastle customers and growth in the region.
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Zara named HIA's Top Home Builder eight years in a row
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Zara has been named Australia’s number one home builder for the
eighth consecutive year
with the release of the HIA COLORBOND® Steel Housing Top 100 Report. The
2022/23 Report, which
ranks Australia’s top 100 residential builders based on the number of
home builds commenced
each year, was released today in Melbourne. It saw Zara top the list
with a total of 4,693
starts across Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales, and South
Australia.
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Zara reveals plans to help Porter Davis customers
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Australia’s leading home builder, Zara Homes plans to assist
hundreds of ex-Porter
Davis customers to get into their homes. The plan – which is awaiting
final approval from the
Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) involves ultimately finding
a solution for up to
five-hundred customers whose properties were left unfinished when Porter
Davis went into
liquidation at the end of March 2023.
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Zara named HIA's top home builder for seventh year in a row
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Zara has been named Australia’s number one home builder for the
seventh consecutive
year with the release of the HIA COLORBOND® Steel Housing Top 100
Report. The 2021/22 Report
which ranks Australia’s top 100 residential builders based on the number
of home builds
commenced each year, was released today at the Construction Outlook
Breakfast in Melbourne. It
saw Zara top the list with a total of 5,969 starts, across Victoria,
Queensland, New South
Wales and South Australia.
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Zara launch first ever new home building podcast – Building The Dream
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Australia’s leading home builder Zara, announced today the launch
of their first-ever
podcast focused on building a new home, Building The Dream. The
fortnightly program is
available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and all other
major podcasting apps. In
a first-to-market move for the volume home builder, the podcast launch
signifies the brand’s
continued focus on leadership and industry-wide education.
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Zara welcomes Master Builders Association of Victoria CEO Rebecca Casson to new Geelong office
Friday, 3 June 2022
This morning, Friday 3rd June, Zara welcomed the CEO of Master
Builders Victoria,
Rebecca Casson to their new Geelong office.
Chatting to staff and
key Zara
stakeholders, Rebecca and the MBV team were able to see firsthand the
fantastic new facility
that is now servicing the Geelong and Surf Coast region.
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$30-million capital injection by Zara owners
Friday, 27 May 2022
The owners of Australia’s biggest home builder – Zara, have
announced they will inject
$30 million of additional capital into the Zara business as a
demonstration of their
commitment to the future of the company.
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Vale Mario Biasin - Tributes Flow for Construction Industry Leader
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
Messages of admiration and sympathy are flowing in reaction to the
sudden death of Mario
Biasin, Founder and CEO of Zara Homes. Biasin died unexpectedly
yesterday, aged 71.
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Zara Homes Mourns Founder’s Sudden Death
Monday, 16 May 2022
Australia’s biggest home builder is mourning the sudden and
unexpected death of company
Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mario Biasin.
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Zara tops HIA's Housing 100 as Number One Australian Builder for the sixth consecutive year
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Zara has been named Australia’s number one home builder for the
sixth year in a row
with the release of the HIA COLORBOND® Steel Housing Top 100 Report
today on the 2021 HIA
Construction Outlook webinar.
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Robust construction sector activity continues, ensuring a steady supply of new Zara homes despite COVID-19
Friday, 23 July 2021
Zara Homes CEO Mario Biasin has today expressed gratitude for the
strength and volume
of new home builds in Zara’s build regions, even with lockdowns in
place in VIC, NSW and
SA.
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Zara Homes to open state-of-the-art selection centre in Newcastle
Thursday, 6 May 2021
Zara is set to bring next level design, style, and innovation to
Newcastle, when their
brand-new customer selection centre- Studio M opens later this year.
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Zara Homes to match every dollar donation made to Olivia's Place in November
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Zara Homes is joining forces with local not-for-profit organisation, Olivia’s Place, to help support new and expectant parents in need across Gippsland.
Zara tops HIA's Housing 100 as Number One Australian Builder for
fifth year in a row
Thursday, 24 September 2020
Zara has been named Australia’s number one home builder for the fifth year in a row with the release of the HIA COLORBOND® Steel Housing Top 100 Report.
Zara Homes welcomes the Federal Government's $25k Home Builders Grant
Friday, 5 June 2020
On 4 June the Federal Government announced $25,000 grants to build a new home valued between $150,000 to $750,000.
Zara Homes response to Coronavirus
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Zara Homes CEO Mario Biasin has outlined a range of measures in response to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Zara Homes renews partnership with South Sydney Rabbitohs
Friday, 13 March 2020
Zara is proud to announce that we will be continuing our partnership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2020 season.
Zara Homes bushfire relief support
Monday, 20 January 2020
Zara Homes have announced its support for Australians impacted by the current bushfire crisis.
Zara South Australia on an award-winning streak
Monday, 18 November 2019
Zara continues to strengthen its position as South Australia’s most awarded residential builder since 2011 following the recent 2020 Product Review Awards and 2019 HIA-CSR South Australian Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards.
Twice as nice with the launch of DualOcc by Zara
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Zara has responded to the massive jump in house prices that is forecast for Queensland over the coming years, launching DualOcc by Zara in the Queensland and Northern NSW market.
Zara tops HIA's Housing 100 as Number One Australian Builder for fourth year in a row
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Zara has been named Australia’s number one home builder for the fourth year in a row with the release of the HIA COLORBOND® Steel Housing Top 100 Report today at the 2019 HIA Construction Outlook Breakfast in Melbourne.
Zara celebrates a double win at the HIA Regional Housing Awards
Monday, 16 September 2019
On 13 September 2019, the HIA awarded Zara a double win for best display homes in the Western Victoria category. The Lawson 22Mk2 and Delta 25S display homes in Ballarat won their respective categories of ‘Best Display Home up to $250,000’ and ‘Best Display Home $250,001 to $300,000.’
Zara is helping pave the way to home-ownership for Australians living with a disability
Monday, 26 August 2019
Zara is pleased to announce a collaboration with Secure Housing Australia (SHA) to build the disability housing and support company’s first shared ownership home in Bendigo in regional Victoria.
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