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R U OK? Let’s Talk…
R U OK? is calling on Australian tradespeople to add conversation skills to their toolkits, and has just released ‘Tradies Tools to Talk’, a conversation guide to help tradies spark a conversation with someone who might be doing it tough and to ... -
WA Master Plumbers Welcomes 0.25% Lead Content Limit
The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA welcomes the decision by the Australian Building Codes Board to reduce the amount of lead allowed in plumbing ... -
MPA ACT Endorses New Lead Reduction Reforms
ACT’s peak plumbing body has commended the federal government’s announcement to reduce the permissible concentration of lead in plumbing products that are in contact with drinking water, from ... -
AHSCA (Vic) Upcoming AGM
AHSCA (Vic) will hold its AGM (Annual General Meeting) on Wednesday 18 August at Bells Hotel, Level 1, 157 Moray Street, South Melbourne. Arrive 6pm for ... -
Email Scams Hit Plumbing, Construction
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is warning builders and plumbers about a growing trend of cybercriminals targeting construction companies and their customers via business email compromise ... -
Open-Flued Gas Space Heaters : ESV Welcomes Government Decision
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has welcomed the Victorian Government’s decision to phase out existing open-flued gas space heaters by fast tracking new Australian Standards to eliminate ... -
Toyota Material Handling Launches Huski Excavator Range
Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) – distributed Huski – famed for its tough and reliable skid steer loaders – has launched its first range of Huski ... -
MPA ACT Introduces Consumer Guarantee
ACT’s peak plumbing body has introduced a nation-first $5,000 Consumer Guarantee in response to a stream of complaints about non-member plumbers operating in the ACT region. ... -
MATES’ model eases pressure on emergency departments
The MATES In Construction response to mental health and suicide prevention can equally play a part in alleviating the pressure on frontline emergency workers according to ... -
How Wastewater Samplers Are Detecting COVID-19
Revolutionary ‘torpedo’ passive samplers, developed by Monash University, Victoria’s Department of Health, Melbourne Water, Water Research Australia and other industry partners, are being used to track ...
