Vehicle manufacturing giant Toyota, a company famous for the quality of its workforce, training and lean manufacturing methods, is ceasing production in Australia. This represents a significant opportunity for organisations hiring at this time; over 2700 of Australia’s most highly trained and capable employees will become available at the beginning of October. Toyota employees with […]

This is an urgent reminder to members that registered building practitioners are now subject to the requirement of re-registering every five years. The first re-registrations will be due from 1 July 2017. We have learned from the VBA that a significant number of building practitioners whose registrations are due have not yet applied to re-register. Be aware that […]

The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) has just announced a major change to their Domestic Building Insurance (DBI) service model. As part of this change, registered Victorian builders seeking to purchase insurance from this government backed insurer must select a licensed distributor to manage their DBI needs from 1 July 2017. MBA Insurance Services (MBAIS) […]

Brooker Builders and BFN Developments were given top honours tonight at the South East Master Builders Regional Building Awards, held at Premiere Function Centre, Grey Street, Traralgon. Brooker Builders was named Residential Builder of the Year (South East) for their creation of a home at Kings Cove in Metung, a two-level dwelling designed and constructed […]

On 6 June 2017, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced the Annual Wage Review 2016-17 Decision, awarding a 3.3 per cent increase to all modern Award wages and lifting the national minimum wage to $694.90 or $18.29 per hour from 1 July. Updated Wage Bulletins will be made available once the Awards have been formally […]