It was a well timed Instagram post that got Becon Constructions on board with the Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge this year. The whimsically titled Rocky Road will be the first entry from the Master Builders who have collaborated with Watson Young Architects on the cubby house. Project Manager Travis Mundy explained how a […]

Craig McCormack, a young carpenter from Ranceby, has received the Master Builders Gippsland Section Apprentice of the Year Award at the Premier Function Centre, Traralgon. Craig (above, left) was among three apprentices from the Gippsland region to be awarded for their dedication, skill and hard work. The other two winners were employer-nominated carpenter Samuel Hogan […]

The report shared by Infrastructure Australia today about the future of Victoria and Melbourne places the city’s livability conditions at the forefront of issues facing our state,” Radley de Silva, CEO Master Builders Victoria, said. “We are at a tipping point in planning for the city we want to have.” “The message is clear: we […]

Porter Davis will participate in the Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge for the sixth year in a row building a cubby house inspired by an eagle’s nest. The Eyrie will be one of five cubbies to be auctioned for the youth homelessness charity at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March. Porter […]

On 13 February, a full Federal Court found that CFMEU safety official Alex Tadic breached s.500 of the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) for his abuse of a WorkSafe Victoria inspector on a building site in 2014, where he called the inspector a “f—ing idiot” and “pathetic”. Section 500 prohibits a federal right of […]