Following the cancellation of our 2020 Plumbing Roadshows due to COVID-19 restrictions, we are pleased to advise we will be holding a FREE Plumbing Roadshow Webinar for Members and Industry.

Key industry bodies in South Australia’s building and construction industry have united and are now located at the new establishment: Specialist Contractors Centre.

The JobKeeper Payment, which was originally due to run until 27 September 2020, will now continue to be available to eligible businesses (including the self-employed) and not-for-profits until 28 March 2021.

The Morrison Government will invest $2 billion to give hundreds of thousands of Australians access to new skills by retraining and upskilling them into sectors with job opportunities, as the economy recovers from COVID-19.

Master Plumbers South Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s ‘HomeBuilder’ scheme aimed at supporting the construction industry to build new homes and complete renovation projects.

We are moving! From 1st June 2020, we will be located at 213 Greenhill Road, Eastwood SA 5063.

The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA has issued a Media Release, warning of a potential outbreak of Legionnaires disease just when the economy is starting to recover from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Australian Building and Construction Board has released an Advisory Note, providing guidance on what should be considered prior to re-occupying a building.

We are proud to say that we recently had the privilege of donating 10 boxes of toilet paper, purchased from Who Gives A Crap to Foodbank SA. 

Some of Australia’s leading peak industry bodies representing building and construction industry subcontractors – which make up over 82 per cent of the building and construction industry – have joined together to create a dynamic new working group called ReBuild Australia. And the group has a clear objective: to protect payments to subbies.

Wastewater testing is the latest innovative strategy deployed by the Marshall Liberal Government to locate and eliminate COVID-19 infection clusters in the community.

Master Plumbers Association of South Australia Inc. wishes to warn the public of the dangers of installing a DIY Bidet, or any other water device without a qualified Plumber.  DIY Bidet installations can lead to contamination of drinking water, therefore putting the health of yourself and others at risk.

The building and construction industry is in danger of collapsing unless emergency measures to address delayed and non-payments, such as those already in use by the real estate sector, are put in place. That’s the message from Australia’s leading SME trade subcontractors, peak industry bodies, security of payments laws reviewers, advocates and builders.

The Australian Subcontractors Association, Adjudicate Today, Master Plumbers Association SA, the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) and fintech payment protection platform ProjectPay have written to the Prime Minister asking him to enact urgent payment reform to protect SME subcontractors as bad debt activity spikes.

The Government has announced a $130 billion JobKeeper payment to help keep more Australians in jobs and support businesses affected by the significant economic impact caused by the Coronavirus.

Call for Government leaders and health professionals to acknowledge that licensed plumbing contractors provide an essential service in the fight against the coronavirus.

On Sunday 22 March 2020, the Commonwealth Government released the second stage of the economic plan to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus and help build a bridge to recovery. 

The State Government announced on Wednesday 19 March, additional funding to hire new apprentices and trainees, as part of a $12 million skills package to boost local jobs.

Members now have access to a Work Health Safety Risk Management Guide on COVID-19.