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New South Wales

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, insights and advice across your region.

New South Wales

Keeping you up-to-date with the latest news, insights and advice across your region.

The team and I have been busy during this first quarter meeting with many Members of Parliament and senior bureaucrats responsible for running the building and planning legislation that impacts our members in NSW.

One of the things we discuss with all of them is the looming skills shortage in NSW. Many members tell me that right now, trades are calling them looking for work and that makes sense considering the very low levels of new building work happening right now.

But imagine for a second that every project we had stuck in the NSW planning system (or even half of them) went live tomorrow. We would feel the shortages of trades fairly quickly. In fact, many regional areas are already feeling it. By our analysis in NSW we have a shortage of about 30,000 skilled workers and we still struggle to attract young people to join our industry.

I would like to hear from you.

What are the barriers holding you back from putting on an apprentice at the moment and, what are your ideas on what could alleviate the problem? 

Also, if you want to take on an apprentice please let me know and I can put you in touch with our team to help you out. 

Brad Armitage
Brad Armitage
Executive Director
New South Wales

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04 Jun
North Queensland needs to do its share of home building

“The improvement in home building activity expected across the nation this year is already underway up and down the Queensland coast,” stated HIA Executive Director, Peter Fry.

04 Jun
ACT continues to languish in national housing rankings

“The Australian Capital Territory remains near the bottom of the national housing league table, staying at seventh place in HIA’s latest Housing Scorecard,” stated HIA ACT & Southern NSW Executive Director, Greg Weller.

03 Jun
Land prices accelerated in 2024

“The median price of residential land sold increased by 2.6 per cent nationally in the final quarter of 2024, to a new record high $369,530,” stated HIA Senior Economist Tom Devitt.

03 Jun
Increase to minimum wages from 1 July

The Fair Work Commission handed down its annual minimum wage decision, awarding a 3.5 per cent increase to the national minimum wage and modern award minimum wages.

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09 Jun
Industry Outlook Breakfast

Hear the latest economic forecasts and trends to help you make better business decisions, featuring key presenters from HIA’s Economics Team as well as guest speakers.

10 Jun
Industry Outlook Breakfast

Hear the latest economic forecasts and trends to help you make better business decisions, featuring key presenters from HIA’s Economics Team as well as guest speakers.

11 Jun
Your Building Facts

The Your Building Facts sessions give you practical and informative content on topical issues in the building industry so your business can be best prepared.

11 Jun
Industry Outlook Breakfast

Hear the latest economic forecasts and trends to help you make better business decisions, featuring key presenters from HIA’s Economics Team as well as guest speakers.

HIA Awards

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Home of the Year

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Display Home

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Careers & learning

Learning a new skill or adding to your existing knowledge is the best way to advance your career and help reignite your passion for getting up in the morning and doing a job that you love. It's not just about what you can learn but also how you can use your new found knowledge to reach the next step in where you want your career to go.

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11 Jun
CPC40320 Certificate IV in Building Project Support (Estimator)

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of estimators and schedulers in the building and construction field who may have responsibility for the preparation of estimates and quotations for construction works.

11 Jun
CPC40120 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

This certificate course is designed for building and construction personnel who wish to gain valuable skills as a professional builder in the low rise residential sector.

11 Jun
Low-rise Site Supervisor in Queensland

This is the short course you must complete if you are based in Queensland and want to apply for a low-rise site supervisor license with QBCC.

11 Jun
CPC40320 Certificate IV in Building Project Support (Contract Admin)

This qualification is designed to meet the needs of contract administrators in the building and construction field who may have responsibility for the preparation and administration of building contracts.

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