There may be early signs of the housing boom slowing down, but apartment and house construction continue to surge, offsetting a sharp mining building downturn. Apartment construction is the strongest area of building activity, with mining engineering...
Originally published In Daily LEANNE NICHOLSON | 1 OCTOBER 2015 SA building activity grew faster than any other Australian state for August. HOUSING | South Australia’s building industry has had a resurgence after building approvals jumped almost 30 per cent...
We have had an enormous response to the Jim Baff Scholarship programme. We have filled up all the places for this year and we have a lengthy waitlist in case of cancellations. We plan to launch a crowd sourcing funding campaign later in the year to try to meet demand....
For years the CITB have paid apprentice incentives based on the filling in of an on the job diary. Times are changing and the CITB has updated to a nifty app called “My Profiling”. Apprentices can download the app on their smart phones and enter in the...
As part of FCTA’s commitment to assisting the Adelaide construction industry, the Jim Baff Scholarship programme offers people who are ineligible for funded training a chance to learn a trade. Our latest graduate is Farhad Ghanbarzadeh. Farhad completed study in...
What is heritage? How do you go about preserving a place whose constructed elements are not bricks, concrete or steel, but a rich and intricate ancient fabric of dreams and stories? The Burra Charter, drawn up in 1979, has made Australia a leading and influential...
