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Central West Division Golf Day
The competition was fierce with winners on the day being Dave Corby and Brad Townsend. Michael Paddison came in as the highest ranked MBA member & runner up.
We are proud to say that the proceeds of the day went to two very deserving charities: Give Me 5 for Kids...
NSW Government starts process to remove high-risk cladding
Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson confirmed that Project Remediate would provide interest-free, 10-year loans, to Owners Corporations to enable and fast-track the safe removal of high-risk cladding.
Shortage of building materials in NSW
Master Builders NSW (MBA) are receiving increasing reports from members that there is a shortage of building materials in NSW.
The shortage is due to the compound effects of the December 2019 bushfires burning large amounts of stock from local timber mills as well as imported supply being soaked up...
Master Builders secure more training subsidies to provide much-needed skills to the industry
Education and training is set to play a pivotal role in our economic recovery. To support the growth of our industry, Master Builders has secured more training subsidies. Under the NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled program, the subsidised places are in key building and construction qualifications. There has never been...
Security Of Payment to apply to homeowners
From 1 March 2021, builders will be able to use The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act to recover money owed by homeowners. The Master Builders Association of NSW has been advocating this for many years as non-payment by homeowners causes considerable financial stress and even insolvencies amongst...
Security of Payment supporting statement – new version
The Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 requires that a head contractor (the builder) must not serve a payment claim on a principal (the owner) unless the claim is accompanied by a supporting statement. The supporting statement is in a form that is prescribed by the regulations.
The form...
Student survey results are in!
The National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) recently released VET student outcomes 2020. For this publication close to 250,000 VET students that completed nationally recognised training in 2019 completed the VET student outcomes survey in mid-2020.
The data shows that outcomes for construction graduates compare favourably to average...
COVID-19 restrictions update for Greater Sydney
Restrictions will be eased across the Greater Sydney region following updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer.
Commercial drone registration becomes mandatory
From 28 January 2021, any RPA flown for work or on behalf of an employer must be registered with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)—no matter how much it weighs.
So far, more than 12,500 RPA have been registered with CASA and more than 1,300 organisations nationally have taken advantage...
HomeBuilder the star of economic recovery driving $50 billion boost to activity
The overwhelming success of the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder scheme in driving economic recovery is confirmed by new data.
“It’s even more proof that a stronger building industry means a stronger economy,” Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia said.
“HomeBuilder has been the star in the Government’s economic recovery plan...