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Asbestos Dumped Illegally Near Melbourne
Serious levels of highly toxic asbestos have been detected in material illegally dumped on a supposedly protected ancient Victorian grassland. Tens of thousands of tonnes of ... -
Celebrate National Water Week 17-23 October 2022
It is just two weeks until the start of National Water Week (17-23 October 2022), the Australian Water Association’s (AWA’s) annual event dedicated to building awareness of the value of ... -
Company Fined After Roofing Incident
A Sydney-based business has been convicted and fined $150,000 after a worker was seriously injured while helping to replace roofing at a company job site in ... -
Exploring new ways to encourage more women in trades
The NSW Government is looking at new ways to encourage more women to consider getting into the trade and construction business. Deputy Secretary of Customer, Delivery ... -
Keep Out of Harm’s Way When Keeping Warm
Victorians keeping warm in the cold months need to make sure they have their heaters serviced to reduce the risk of unintentional fire. The Victorian Building ... -
Building Ministers support new home energy efficiency standards
Federal, state and territory Building Ministers have agreed to raise the minimum energy efficiency standards for new homes by updating the National Construction Code (NCC). Following ... -
UNSW launches workplace learning business to meet future skills gaps
UNSW Sydney has formally launched its new workplace learning offer, Mentem by UNSW, offering contextualised education programs to industry and government organisations to help them meet ... -
Rheem Announces Season 5 – Aussie Plumbers Hidden Talents
For the fifth year, Rheem is on the hunt for Australia’s most talented plumbers – so if you’re a singer, a painter, a rapper – in ... -
Tradies targeted in VET teacher recruitment campaign
An ongoing shortage of VET teachers continues to limit the availability and take-up of VET subjects in Australian secondary schools. This impacts the number of Certificate ... -
WA Roadshow Program for NCC Training
Free information sessions across regional WA this spring are set to discuss key changes to national building and plumbing codes as well as new subcontractor payment ...
