The NSW Government is slashing red tape and removing barriers for tradies to work across state and territory borders, delivering a major boost for jobs and the economy.
 
The Government has introduced legislation to enable a new national Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) scheme to take effect from 1 July...

For owner occupier residential contracts signed after 1 March 2021 builders will be able to claim for periodic claims and not just staged claims. This comes with the recent amendments to the Building and Construction Security of Payments Act.

Previously, builders were restricted to staged claims only for contracts with...

The federal government has announced a $1.2 billion extension of it’s apprentice wage subsidy program. 

The Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements wage subsidy program (BAC) will be extended for 12 months for new apprentices and trainees who are signed up before 30 September 2021.

From the date of apprentice signup, businesses will receive the 50%...

icare have announced the new HBCF distributor panel

Master Builders Insurance Brokers (MBIB) are excited to announce their reappointment as one of only 9 brokers on the new HBCF distributor panel.

MBIB has many years’ experience assisting builders to manage their HBCF needs and has a designated team that are well...

Jack Jeffery is proof that studying online and working full time is both achievable and beneficial. Jack is a 28-year-old Contracts Administrator who started the online Diploma of Project Management in January 2020. 

With a previous Bachelor of Business (Convention and Event Management), Jack made the career change into the...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...