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Canberra, 5 March 2025 – As homeownership becomes harder to achieve and local renters face ‘Severely to Extremely Unaffordable’ rental rates, a retired Australian Naval Commander has transformed his passion project into a potential lifeline for the city’s growing housing crisis. After retiring from the Navy, Geoff McGinley initially built the first Adapt Homes as … Continued
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Aquatec, in collaboration with Icon Water, Diona, won AWA’s ACT Innovation award for its groundbreaking odour control technology, which prioritises operator safety, efficiency, and sustainability. This new approach is set to become the industry standard, revolutionising how activated carbon media replacement is conducted in the water sector. Andrew Fleming, Aquatec’s Senior Technical Consultant, says: “We … Continued
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Sydney, Australia – March 2025: The construction industry in Australia has long been characterised by a significant gender imbalance. Women make up just 13.2% of the workforce, with fewer than 2% in skilled trades. While these figures are slowly improving, attracting and retaining female talent remains a major challenge. Addressing this disparity is not just … Continued
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Attributable to Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn: The building and construction industry has lost one of its finest leaders with the passing of Brian Seidler AM, the long-standing Executive Director of Master Builders Association of NSW. Today, the Master Builders family around the country is mourning the loss of a leader … Continued
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The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) confirms that all underground operations at the Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project have been halted following a catastrophic failure of critical ventilation equipment that could have resulted in worker fatalities. In the early hours of Tuesday an industrial-sized ventilation fan approximately 2.5 metres in diameter catastrophically malfunctioned, sending dangerous metal … Continued
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Peak building and construction industry association Master Builders Australia will launch its Federal Election campaign today, putting all parties and independents on notice to stop the talk and deliver real action to end the housing crisis. The campaign, More Homes For Aussies, is focused on the key areas that will ensure there is enough housing … Continued
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RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category, after tallying the most votes from the public. Dr Rajeev Roychand, Professor Jie Li, Associate Professor Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch, Dr Mohammad Saberian, Professor Guomin (Kevin) Zhang and Professor Chun Qing Li’s innovation strengthens concrete by 30% using … Continued
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A leading international authority on secured entry solutions, Greg Schreiber, discusses global trends that will increasingly affect Australasian and Asia-Pacific businesses including data centres and businesses holding major volumes of private and public information. Greg is a Vice-President of Sales with 24 years’ experience in key specifier positions of Boon Edam USA, which has completed … Continued
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Master Builders Australia is proud to announce the launch of Construct Your Career: The Ultimate Guide to Jobs in Building and Construction. Created by Master Builders as part of their ongoing efforts to address workforce shortages across the industry, the guide was made to provide relevant, current and helpful information and advice to those … Continued
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Industry veteran brings over a decade of experience to expand logistics firm’s capabilities and strengthen its growing presence in the region SYDNEY–BUSINESS WIRE– Cabot Properties, a leading global investor, developer and operator of logistics properties throughout the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific, announced today that Dominic Ambriano has joined the firm as Director, Head … Continued
