Industry News
Victoria fast-tracking mobile and broadband improvement
The Victorian Government is fast-tracking better mobile coverage and broadband through the record $550 million Connecting Victoria program. [ + ]
Worker suffers electric shock forming concrete slab
WorkSafe Queensland (WSQ) has reported that a worker received an electric shock while he was preparing to form up a concrete slab. [ + ]
$75K fine after serious electrical shock
A Queensland roofing company has been fined $75,000 after a worker received a serious electrical shock from overhead powerlines. [ + ]
Victoria focuses on green energy
The creation of a new battery facility and regional hydrogen hub in Victoria will cement the state as a green energy leader, courtesy of $35 million in funding. [ + ]
ARBS 2022 returns to Melbourne
Bookings are now open for ARBS 2022, Australia's leading event for air-conditioning, refrigeration and building services professionals. [ + ]
Only three weeks till Integrate 2021
It's just over three weeks till Australia's AV industry converges on Sydney's International Convention Centre (ICC) for Integrate 2021. [ + ]
Schneider Electric's Tricoire named a Glassdoor Top CEO
Schneider Electric CEO and Chairman Jean-Pascal Tricoire has been named a Glassdoor Top CEO 2021. [ + ]
Builders back moves to boost home ownership
Master Builders Australia has signalled approval of the federal government's plans to help more people own their first home. [ + ]
Strengthening Victoria's solar energy future
The Victorian Government is continuing to support innovation, promote investment and help meet its ambitious Victorian Renewable Energy Targets. [ + ]
Company fined $10K for unsupervised apprentice
The employer of a first-year electrical apprentice has been convicted and fined $10,000 for failing to provide supervision. [ + ]
New energy program promises to soak up surplus solar
Endeavour Energy and Intellihub have launched a program that they say will revolutionise the way off-peak electricity systems operate. [ + ]
Large-scale solar and battery install for southwest Sydney
RACV Solar has entered into an arrangement with CEP.Energy to deliver a significant solar and battery installation in NSW. [ + ]
Funding boost to tackle skills challenges in SA
South Australian tradespeople will have greater access to affordable courses to improve their skills under a $430,000 funding boost. [ + ]
Saving the lives of Australian construction workers
Every year, 190 Australians working in the construction industry take their own lives; this means we lose a construction worker every second day to suicide. [ + ]
Multi-utility providers creating resilient communities
Queensland's Altogether Group is aiming to deliver better ways of producing and thinking about power, water and data. [ + ]
