SME Recovery Loan Scheme extended

The federal government has extended its small medium enterprise (SME) Recovery Loan Scheme until June 2022.

17 December 2021

COVID-19 update: Masks mandatory across Qld for certain businesses (17 Dec 2021)

If you are completing construction work for businesses with mask mandates, you must follow their directives and advice.

17 December 2021

COVID-19 update: Measures effective from 17 December 2021

From 17 December 2021 some premises will only allow fully vaccinated persons in their venues. If you are working at one of these you and your workers undertaking that work will likely need to be vaccinated.

16 December 2021

COVID-19 update: Border re-opening 13 December 2021

With the border re-opening from 1am on 13 December 2021, Queensland Health recently released a Queensland restrictions update that covers changes to Queensland’s border restrictions at 80 per cent fully vaccinated, as well as the Border Restrictions Direction (No. 56).

10 December 2021

Christmas cashflow 2021

Set down the tools and pick up the calendar to look at what the holidays mean for your business and your cash flow.

8 December 2021

Next round of QBCC reporting - 2022

It’s time to start preparing to submit the next round of QBCC Annual Reporting information.

26 October 2021

Asbestos detection in USG Boral plasterboard

On Tuesday, 12 October this week, it was reported that USG Boral had advised their purchasers of a particular fire-rated plasterboard product of low levels of asbestos detected in the vermiculite ingredient at their Camellia site in Sydney.

15 October 2021

Not just the principal contractor’s responsibility: falls through penetrations

It's not always the responsibility of the principal contractor on a construction site to manage the risk of falls, particularly the risk of falls through penetrations.

13 October 2021

COVID-19 update: 30 September 2021

The mask mandate has been extended to Townsville, Palm Island and Logan LGAs, with six LGAs to follow stage 2 restrictions. Here are all the details you need on how it impacts the building and construction industry.

30 September 2021

COVID-19 update: 28 September 2021

Restrictions have returned for Brisbane and Moreton LGAs, including a return to full mask restrictions.

28 September 2021

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