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WA Leaders’ Conference
Engineers Australia has a 1-day conference on 6 September hosted by the College of Leadership and Management on “Leadership in a rapidly changing world”. Master Builder members can attend at the member rate – just add code “MBA” and insert your member number. Click here for more details.
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Tickets to our major networking event are still available!
The Master Builders-Bankwest CEO & Managers’ Lunch is only a couple of weeks away! With Fastbrick Robotics CEO Michael Pivac as our guest speaker, this will be an interesting and informative event that you don’t want to miss! Click here to secure your last-minute tickets.
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JacMac holding the fort
Legal Manager Charles Anderson is on leave this month. During his absence, Jackson McDonald partners Matt Lang and Tom Jacobs will be handling members’ legal and contractual queries through email and twice-weekly visits to our office.
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Goldfields-Esperance Building Excellence Awards 2017
Tickets are still available for the Master Builders-Bankwest Goldfields-Esperance Building Excellence Awards on the 2 September! This night will cover the best of the region’s residential and commercial construction sectors. Book now to secure your spot.
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Special guest
Steve Carulli, the Chair of the Building Services Board, will be attending our Board meeting next Tuesday. Issues for discussion include priorities being addressed by the Board, the WorkSafe Inquiry, Home Indemnity Insurance, bushfire regulations and planning issues.
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Mates in Construction makes a difference
Deakin University research found that 469 construction workers in WA died by suicide between 2001-15. That’s 33 per year on average! Suicide occurs more often in our industry than most others. Members are recommended to call Mates in Construction on 9463 6664 to arrange workplace training for your team.
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Great Southern Awards tickets on sale
Judging for Master Builders Bankwest Building Excellence Awards for the Great Southern region has concluded. The winners will be announced in Albany on 16 September. Click here to attend.
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National Conference/Awards
Master Builders CEO, Denita Wawn, recently visited Hobart to check out the locations for our National Conference and Awards on 23-25 November 2017. Denita was very impressed. Click here to read her comments.
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Meeting update
Regional Chairs of MBA’s four regional committees met in Perth last week with our Housing and Construction Councils. It was a very productive series of meetings which concluded with a presentation from Eric Ripper (GRA Everingham) on the art of lobbying.
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2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference
The 2017 Asia-Pacific Regional Conference is being held at Crown Perth on 3-5 November. Master Builders is a member of the Australian Chamber of Commerce, which entitles our members to attend at the discounted rate. Click here to register.
