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JobTrainer package will keep apprentices in jobs and new opportunities
The $2 billion JobTrainer package announced by the federal government aims to keep young women and men in the building and construction industry working and give ... -
Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge
Private sector investment into commercialisation of research will help unlock solutions to big problems like drought, according to Bridge Hub co-founder Craig Shapiro, which has just ... -
Plumbing work to continue with precautions
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has urged Victorians to take extra precautions to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) when using a builder or plumber. The ... -
IAPMO announces new WorldSkills global partnership
The IAPMO Group has announced a renewed four-year Global Industry Partnership agreement with WorldSkills, the global hub for skills excellence and development. The new agreement precedes ... -
To flush or not to flush? New standard aims to give an answer
In recent years, what constitutes a flushable product has been a source of contention across Australia. This was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic as restrictions saw ... -
Help NASA design a toilet for Artemis astronauts on the Moon
NASA is calling on the global community to help innovate space toilet concepts through the Lunar Loo Challenge. While toilet solutions on the International Space Station ... -
ISH backed to return March 2021
There was no doubt when the patrons and the Advisory Council of ISH 2021 met on 16 June 2020: all – representing the entire sanitation, heating ... -
VBA plumbing blitz nets 12 unregistered, unlicensed plumbers
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) is taking enforcement action against 12 people found to be illegally carrying out plumbing work on building sites across Gippsland. The ... -
CSIRO scientists find fast, cheaper way to find outbreaks in wastewater
New research from the Australian national science agency, CSIRO has found faster and more cost-effective ways to find outbreaks of COVID-19 in wastewater. It builds on ... -
The circular economy and our future
CEO of Australia’s Supply Chain Sustainability School Hayley Jarrick chats all things circular economy and what it means for our future. The concept and principles of ...
