How Caroma are making life easier for plumbers 10 July 2023 Attention all plumbers! The GWA Group have launched Caroma Plumbers' Hub, a digital platform that helps you select, install, maintain and repair Caroma, Methven, Dorf and Clark products correctly and efficiently. Category: Industry news Read More
Media release in support of WA Government work on plumbing regulations 07 July 2023 The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA has issued a media statement to welcome the WA Government's recent amendments to the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000. The changes, which Commerce Minister Sue Ellery confirmed in an announcement on 30 June 2023, bring the regulations into alignment with the latest Plumbing Code of Australia. Category: Association news, Laws, regulations & standards, Industry news Read More
New hourly wage rates from 1 July 2023 now available 30 June 2023 Annual increases to award and minimum wages under both the national and WA industrial relations systems apply from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2023. The new hourly rates for both systems are now available. Category: Industrial relations, Business management Read More
Subsidised courses on Master Plumbers WA Learning Resource Hub 26 June 2023 The Master Plumbers WA Learning Resource Hub is our new training and resource portal for the entire WA plumbing industry. Category: Association news, Training and education Read More
New rules for multilayer pipes from 30 June 2023 26 June 2023 WA gasfitters are reminded about the new Australian Standards requirements for isolating multilayer pipes in a fire emergency. Category: Laws, regulations & standards, Technical Read More
You think you are insured, but are you really? 26 June 2023 Too many plumbers discover too late that they aren’t properly insured, even if they’ve been paying premiums for years. Fortunately for our members, The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA has an insurance solution that delivers the right level of protection at competitive rates. Category: Association news, Member benefits, Business management Read More
Plumbing Industry Trade Day, 13 July 2023 21 June 2023 There will be a Plumbing Industry Trade Day at the North Metropolitan TAFE Balga campus on Thursday 13 July 2023. This FREE event is open to everyone in the industry. Category: Association news, Training and education, Industry news Read More
Cross-connection risk in Brighton Estate 21 June 2023 The Brighton Estate located in Butler in Perth’s north uses a non-drinking water source for lawns and gardens. Known as the third pipe scheme, residents’ garden irrigation systems use bore water. Water Corporation supplies the bore water via purple pipes to 650 homes. Category: Industry news , Water Corporation Read More
Winter gas safety reminder for consumers 09 June 2023 WA’s Director of Energy Safety has issued a media statement urging consumers to be aware of carbon monoxide risks and get their gas heaters serviced by a licensed gas fitter at least every two years, or annually if the equipment is more than 10 years old. Category: Industry news , Technical Read More
Wages going up on 1 July 2023 09 June 2023 On Friday 2 June 2023, the Fair Work Commission announced this year's increases to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages. Category: Industrial relations, Business management Read More