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The Queensland Government recently announced the doubling of the First Home Owner Grant – increasing the grant from $15,000 to $30,000 for eligible first home buyers effective from Monday, 20 November.

As part of October’s National Safe Work Month, a global campaign and fundraising quest has launched to raise awareness about, and help prevent, mental health issues and suicide in the construction sector.

Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) have advised Master Builders of a recent incident involving an Ullrich 1.5 m aluminium 'Z' stair module.

Change to NCC start dateThe Queensland government announced today that new energy efficiency (7 star and whole-of-home) provisions of the National Construction Code (NCC) 2022 will be delayed and will commence in Queensland on 1 May 2024. Master Builders called for a delay due to the lack of availability of software tools needed to implement the changes.However, livable (accessible) housing, condensation and EV charging provisions are still commencing 1 October 2023.

The myQBCC portal is now open to lodge Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) annual reporting submissions for licence categories 1 to 7, using the financial information for the financial year end 30 June 2023.

You may have recently heard or read about a delay to the implementation of the NCC 2022 changes in the media, and as part of your efforts to comply with the changes, you need to be sure you have the right information.

The Queensland Government's Department of Energy and Public Works has released a guideline to support the transition of amended building requirements when applying section 37 of the Building Act 1975 (the BA).

As of 1 July 2023, the maximum rate of pay for all claims paid by QLeave has increased to $2,116 per week. The new capped rate applies to all worker and employer claims paid between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.

Ever wanted to take a peek at some of our previous award winners? BNE Open House 2023 has you covered.

The Fair Work Commission Minimum Wages Panel awarded an increase of 5.75 per cent taking the National Minimum wage (NMW) to $882.80 per week or $23.23 per hour.