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Housing Policy
24 10 2024|By MASTER BUILDERS

Building & Plumbing Commission

Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny today announced an overhaul of the building regulator, replacing the Victorian Building Authority with a.

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CFA volunteers help victims of Victoria's spring floods in 2022.
Housing Policy
28 09 2023|By MASTER BUILDERS

Reliable help comes flooding in

Residents in communities across Victoria left devasted by floods last spring will have better access to reliable tradies under a partnership.

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Head of Cecure, Androo Allen and construction manager Andrew Chrystie are part of a team which has helped bring scores of residential projects to completion.
Housing Policy
26 09 2023|By MASTER BUILDERS

Meet the builders offering hope in hard times

Builders across Victoria are rolling up their sleeves to help complete unfinished projects as the industry continues to forge a pathway forward.

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News

20 08 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Mandatory trades registration bill – the first step on a long road

“Master Builders Victoria welcomes the second reading of the Building Amendment (Registration of Building Trades and Other Matters) Bill 2018 in Parliament on...

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07 08 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Introduction of Amendment VC148 – Reform to the Victorian Planning Provisions

Amendment VC148 will integrate VicSmart and will introduce a new integrated Planning Policy Framework (PPF) which will see state, regional and local planning policies...

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06 08 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Cross-border commissioner role’s success hinges on independence and clear...

Master Builders has welcomed Friday’s announcement by the Andrews government that it has begun recruiting for a cross border commissioner, but cautions that the...

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10 07 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Practitioner resources on the VBA website: check them out

Following the 1 July changes to building legislation, the VBA has begun updating its practitioner resources pages to ensure they are current. These pages include...

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04 07 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Annual fees and insurance for building practitioners

The VBA has advised that it is changing the way it treats practitioners when they fail to comply with the annual fee and insurance requirements. After 1 July 2018...

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03 07 2018|By MASTER BUILDERS

Update: Five-year building practitioner renewal

If you registered as a building practitioner before 1 September 2016 you will already be on the VBA five-year renewal cycle. The VBA will notify practitioners in...

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