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Investigating Home Energy Rating disclosure
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (NSW DCCEEW) is currently investigating the introduction of Home Energy Rating disclosure. This is a new program where a home’s energy rating is shared publicly with potential buyers or renters when a property is advertised for sale or lease....
New model Code of Practice: Managing the risk of fatigue at work now published
Safe Work Australia has released a new model Code of Practice to: provide practical guidance to employers on how to manage health and safety risks related to fatigue at work.
Fatigue is a state of physical, mental or emotional impairment that can have health effects and can prevent people from...
Master Builders sounds alarm over ‘Victorianisation’ of construction industry
MEDIA RELEASE: NSW Builders are calling on the Minns Government to take action to stop the ‘Victorianisation’ of the state’s $88 billion construction sector and NSW construction workers’ entitlements being siphoned to a redundancy fund controlled by the notorious Victorian Branch of the CFMEU.
Matthew Pollock, Executive Director of Master...
NSW Building Approvals jump but meeting the state’s Housing Accord target remains a challenge
The latest ABS data shows NSW Building Approvals jumped by 30.4% in September 2025 but the state’s chances of meeting the Federal Government’s NSW housing target remain a challenge.
Matthew Pollock, Executive Director of Master Builders NSW welcomed the positive result for NSW. “Over the year to September a...
Building cost pressures near 2-year high
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show house building cost pressures are at their worst in almost 2 years.
Master Builders Australia chief economist Shane Garrett said during the September 2025 quarter, the cost of building a new house rose by 1.2 per cent. This was the...
Greens must be builders not blockers and pass planning reforms
MEDIA RELEASE: Master Builders NSW calls on the Greens in the NSW Parliament to immediately cease their obstruction of the Planning System Reforms Bill 2025.
Matthew Pollock, Executive Director of Master Builders NSW said, “We want to be represented by parliamentarians who are builders not blockers and for the...
Residential Rules Frozen Until Mid-2029 – Builders Get 3.5 Years of Certainty
Building Ministers have agreed this week that no further residential changes to the NCC, except for essential quality and safety measures, will be made until mid‑2029, following the finalisation of NCC 2025. Master Builders NSW commend the Federal and NSW Governments for freezing the National Construction Code (NCC). ...
Long NSW build times contributing to housing crisis
MEDIA RELEASE: NSW home building times are stuck in a COVID time-warp with ABS data showing that dwelling completion times have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.
Matthew Pollock, Executive Director of Master Builders NSW said, “On average it’s taking more than a year to build a new house and over...
Master Builders NSW calls for balance and simplification in building regulation
Master Builders NSW has lodged its submission to the NSW Parliament’s review of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 and the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement Powers) Act 2020.
We support the goal of improving building quality and accountability, but the current framework has become overly complex...
What you need to know – Silica Worker Register
The Silica Worker Register has been established under a NSW Government election commitment to increase health monitoring for workers at risk of silica-related illnesses.
This new digital system is being introduced to help identify workers who may need health monitoring services. Exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust can have...