Government ‘ignored’ home builders’ warning: opposition

Porter Davis customers left in limbo by the company's collapse want the state government to step in. Photo: AAP

The Victorian government ignored a warning about insolvencies in the residential construction sector months before the Porter Davis collapse, the state opposition says.

In July last year the Department of Treasury and Finance briefed then housing minister Danny Pearson about insolvencies in the residential construction industry and options to minimise risks for customers, the opposition said.