When McDonald Jones Homes employees Chontelle Lewis and Steve Hearn attended an information session at the Hills Shire Council on the 24th June 2011, they were greatly encouraged by the simplicity of the system and its potential.
Left to Right: Steve Hearn, Ann Wade, David Wade and Chontelle Lewis. |
"We were very pleased to be invited to the launch of the EHC portal and could immediately see the benefits to us as a business in streamlining a process that at times can become quite labour intensive and time consuming," Ms Lewis said.
Following the session, Ms Lewis returned to the office, signed into the system, followed the on screen instructions and easily completed the first application under the Electronic Housing Code for her clients, Mr and Mrs Wade.
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"The portal itself is very easy to use and to understand. It's a fast and effective way to gather and lodge information for a particular building site."
And what was the end result? A 3 day approval for the complying development application from the Hills Certifiers which reduced the overall approval time and will contribute to Mr and Mrs Wade being in their home earlier.