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NCC Update
The following is a summary of the concessional provisions: Under the current regulations, any application for Building Rules Consent prior to 1 October 2024 will be assessed under NCC 2019. This could lead to a circumstance where a development application that has...
Born to Build x Adelaide Footy League
Born to Build to kick goals with the Adelaide Footy League In partnership with the Malinauskas Government, Master Builders SA is turning to footy players in a bid to encourage a new wave of apprentices in the construction industry. All Adelaide Footy League...
Recent Changes To Fair Work Laws
Since the end of 2022, there have been a number of changes to Fair Work laws and further changes continue throughout 2023. These are having a significant impact on employees and employers in the national workplace relations system. Therefore it is important to be...
RISE – A Mental Health Support Program
On the 5th of July, our brand new RISE program was launched to the public. In addition to early intervention support and awareness of mental illness and suicide, wellness ambassadors will utilise their industry knowledge and mentorship experience to provide this...
State Budget 2023/2024
Master Builders SA’s lobbying has delivered some major announcements in the 2023/24 State Budget that will strengthen the building and construction industry. Stamp Duty Stamp Duty has been abolished for first-home buyers purchasing or building a new home: Buying a...
Master Builders SA to Deliver New Mental Health Support Program
Master Builders SA is proud to partner with the Malinauskas Labor Government to deliver a new mental health support program aimed at reducing mental illness and suicide in the South Australian construction industry. Master Builders SA was awarded a $150,000 grant...
Future Proofing South Australia’s Construction Industry
Master Builders recently released Future-Proofing Construction: A Workforce Blueprint, a set of proposals related to our industry’s future jobs and skills needed. It is estimated that by November 2026 South Australia needs an additional 31,149 people to meet demand,...
Critical Housing and Land Supply Fast-Tracked
Yesterday, our Chief Executive Officer Will Frogley joined Premier Peter Malinauskas and Housing and Urban Development Minister Nick Champion at a press conference in Noarlunga to announce the release of land in Adelaide’s North and South to allow the development of...
Review of South Australian Stamp Duty
Master Builders Association of SA has commissioned Hudson Howells to update the 2019 review of South Australian Stamp Duty and to also include a review the New South Wales Government’s Property Tax Proposal and its potential application in South Australia. The focus...
MBASA Developing Reconciliation Action Plan
Master Builders SA is developing its first Reconciliation Action Plan. We are working to develop relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and explore our sphere of influence. Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) will give Master Builders...
Construction Employment Figures Media Release
Master Builders SA CEO Will Frogley held a press conference with Treasurer Stephen Mullighan MP to announce the record number of construction workers in South Australia, with construction continuing to be the number one employer of apprentices in each state and...
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