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Preserving cities: how ‘trendies’ shaped Australia’s urban heritage – history.city by james lesh
The Australian Ugliness, architect and critic Robin Boyd wrote in 1960, incorporated the “background ugliness” of Australia’s cities: a suburbia of: … unloved veneer villas and wanton little shops, and big worried factories. These are the kinds of suburban places that...
Queensland plans payment system for ‘subbies’
Queensland is about to introduce a new state payment scheme for subcontractors, a move that South Australia should monitor closely after the collapse of Homestead Homes. The system means they would be paid in full and on time and analysis by Deloitte has found it...
Nick Xenophon Interview: Pushing For Changes To Protect Sub-Contractors
Nick Xenophon was interviewed this week on ABC Radio National about supporting the Governments Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) Bills. In the interview he discusses how part of the negotiation will involve providing greater protection to...
Builders and Sub-Contractors Licenses – What The Government Is Doing To Promote Licensing
Having a trade sub contractors license gives tradies and customers protection if things go wrong. The SA Government has recently started promoting ways consumers can verify that their tradies are licensed, and has set up a website to 'dob in a tradie' So what do you...
Homestead Homes sold to Queensland-based Metro Property Developments.
Bob Day's founding Homestead Homes business sold Queensland's Metro Property Development has bought the founding business of Bob Day's collapsed building empire by Simon Evans The first of the assets from the collapsed Bob Day home building empire, Homestead Homes,...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Marine Terraces of Grange Beach
891 ABC Adelaide By Brett Williamson Originally posted 13 Jul 2016, 3:18pm Built in 1884, The Marine Terraces at Grange Beach are the only three-storey Victorian-styled terraces ever built on Australia's coastline. The block of eight are only one-third of what was...
2017 COURSE GUIDE
Our course guide for 2017 can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: 2017 course guide . Courses offered included our popular Cert II in Construction CPC20112 Pre-apprenticeship course, dates for the sub-contractors license course, and information on our...
Are Builders Bullying Sub-Contractors Into Not Using the Security of Payment Act?
A proposal to make it unlawful for a head contractor to attempt to bully or intimidate a subcontractor out of using the Security of Payment Act has been put forward in South Australia under a review of security of payment legislation in that state being conducted by...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: The Torrens Drill Hall
Ever wondered about the building opposite the new Adelaide Oval? The prestigious white Torrens Drill Hall is celebrating its 80th year this year. To mark the occasion, 891 ABC Adelaide took a tour of the site, which was previously used for a quarry and rubbish dump....
CITB sponsored short courses – the more you learn, the more you earn!
FCTA - Building Careers runs a series of short courses for existing tradespeople to increase their skills. Lots of the courses have cross over skills, bricklayers usually have the hand skills to pick up acrylic rendering quickly. Tilers who have only worked on...
Iconic Buildings of Adelaide: 2 King William Street
For more than a century the Bank of New South Wales occupied the site of 2 King William Street in Adelaide. 891 ABC Adelaide By Brett Williamson Originally posted 29 Jul 2016, 10:45am The old bank has recently been given a new life as a restaurant and bar. "It was...
Call for protection for subcontractors after Senator Bob Day’s Home Australia building companies collapse into liquidation
The collapse of Bob Day’s home building firms highlights the urgent need to better protect subcontractors in the construction industry, according to the Senator’s parliamentary colleague Nick Xenophon. Day, who was re-elected to the Senate to represent the Family...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: Christopher Smith art deco home in Prospect
An art deco house in Prospect, built in 1938 by renowned style architect Christopher Smith, remains a highlight of the Adelaide suburb. David O'Loughlin, owner, convener of the Art Deco Society of Adelaide and Mayor of Prospect, took891 ABC Adelaide Afternoon host...
Pre-Apprenticeship Profile: Where The Certificate II In Construction Can Lead You – Solid Plastering
Not all students who come to us are eligible for government funding to do our pre-apprenticeship courses. Zach was one of those students who was ineligible. Instead Zach paid for the course via a weekly payment plan. He completed the Certificate II in Construction in...
Pre-Apprenticeship Profile: Where The Certificate II In Construction Can Lead You – Tiling
Over the 15 years we have been training people to become bricklayers, tilers and plasterers, a number of our pre-apprentice students have gone on to become apprentices. The apprenticeship process isn't always easy! Thats where a dedicated family run trade school can...
Pre-apprenticeship profile: where the Certificate II in Construction can lead you – Bricklaying
We have been running pre-apprenticeship courses for over 15 years. During that time we have trained students seeking apprenticeships in bricklaying, tiling and plastering. Some of these students secured apprenticeships and have now completed their 4 years with...
Looking for an apprenticeship? Pre-apprentice course starts 11th October 2016
We have employers currently looking to hire bricklaying and tiling apprentices. Your best chance to get ahead of other apprenticeship applicants is to enrol in a Certificate II in Construction course. This course is commonly referred to as a pre-apprentice course...
Iconic buildings of Adelaide: Come inside the Stock Exchange
Dwarfed by surrounding high-rises, Adelaide's Stock Exchange building makes up in history what it lacks in size. Opened in 1901, the Edwardian/Federation-style building was the operational home of the exchange until 1991. 891 ABC Adelaide By Brett...
A spider, a goat and an architect walk into a building… well not quite
You know the feeling. Its dark and you walk into a spider web. Within seconds you've touched every part of your body and beaten your hair into the latest hipster styling making sure you don't have a spider on you. But even though that web is broken in places, it can...
New Pre-Apprenticeship Course Starting October 2016
Pre-apprenticeship students are sought out by employers for apprenticeships. The pre-apprenticeship course covers the basics in bricklaying, tiling, plastering, concreting and scaffolding. If you're looking for an apprenticeship, this is a great way to get to know...