Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) is inviting all plumbers to their annual BYDA WA Regional Forum on Wednesday 3 June 2026 in Kalgoorlie.

Our Awards for Excellence presentation event on Friday 13 March was an afternoon of industry celebration. Event videos and photos, and Award assets for finalists and winners are now available.

Following a decision by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) to further delay the mandatory installation of lead free plumbing products, Building and Energy has published an update to Industry Bulletin 171 for the WA plumbing industry.

Exposure to asbestos means plumbers are among the tradies most at risk of developing mesothelioma, a terminal cancer.

Our CEO Murray Thomas, Operations Manager Margaret-Anne Manifis, Business Mentor Paul Ballantyne and MPA Insurance Consultant Jody Williams managed our stand at the Galvins Osborne Park World Plumbing Day Trade Show on Wednesday 11 March.

Our friends in the Master Plumbers' Association of Queensland (MPAQ) are hosting the Plumbing and Gas Conference 2026, from Wednesday 20 May to Friday 22 May. Registrations are now open.

On World Plumbing Day, connect with plumbing professionals across over 70 countries. Wear blue and post a team photo on your socials with the hashtag #WorldPlumbingDay.

Are you an apprentice plumber, or do you know one who deserves $3000 to help them kickstart their career?

Building and Energy has developed a new fact sheet providing industry guidance on the requirements for installing gas appliances in WA.

The WA Government is inviting females in eligible trades apprenticeships (including plumbing) to apply for grants of $5000.

Due to an increase in detections of minor gas leaks, Building and Energy have issued new testing guidance for gasfitters.

That's a wrap! Our final Plumbing Industry Trade Day for 2025 was at the Bunbury South Regional TAFE campus on Wednesday 5 November.

In a media release advising consumers about findng reliable tradespeople, WA's Commissioner for Consumer Protection has recommended checking if plumbers are Master Plumbers members.

Our second-last Plumbing Industry Trade Day for this year took place on Wednesday 15 October at South Regional TAFE's Albany campus.

October 20 to October 26 is National Water Week and this year's theme is 'Bring Water Into Focus', which is a call to action for all Australians to appreciate the essential role of water in our communities, our environment and our future.

Representatives from Building & Energy, ATCO Gas and Water Corporation will take part in a Q&A session at our Plumbing Industry Trade Day at the South Regional TAFE Bunbury campus.

In addition to organising events and providing various forms of support to our members, one of this Association's important roles is to engage with the WA Sate Government.

Plumbers and gasfitters who are asked to connect LP gas cylinders can help keep consumers safe by making them aware of the different valve types and new rules for warning labels.

Representatives from Building & Energy, ATCO Gas and Water Corporation will be in the Q&A session at our Plumbing Industry Trade Day at the South Regional TAFE Albany campus on Wednesday 15 October.

Help your Water Corporation customers in Perth and Peel save water and money by telling them about these waterwise offers.

The Construction Training Fund (CTF) has announced an increase to the Employer Grant. If you employ a construction apprentice, you could be eligible for more support.

When compliance with Australian Standards is a legal requirement, why should plumbers - or anyone for that matter - be forced to pay for them?

Heavy rain and cold wintery weather couldn't keep people away from our Plumbing Industry Trade Day at North Metropolitan TAFE.

We welcome the WA Government's announcement that it is taking action to modernise and improve plumbing regulation.

This free event, starting at 4:00 pm on Wednesday 20 August at North Metro TAFE, will feature a panel of speakers from Building & Energy, ATCO Gas and Water Corporation.

Our next Plumbing Industry Trade Day will start at 4:00 pm on Wednesday 20 August at North Metropolitan TAFE in Balga. Everyone is invited and tickets are free.

Re-live the occasion (or see what you missed!) with the highlights video of our Plumbing Industry Trade Day in Rockingham.

The Apprenticeship and Traineeship Company might be a name you know well, but did you know this Associate Member offers preferred rates to our members and has recently rebranded to GetCareers?

Building and Energy's Industry Bulletin 171 is the regulator's formal notification that from 1 May 2026, it will be mandatory in WA to use lead free copper alloy products and material in contact with drinking water.

You may have heard of Therm-Oz products, but do you know when to recommend them to customers?

Effective from 1 July 2025, the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is now the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS).

If you're a WA plumber looking for a business travel opportunity, this industry conference could be it.

Building and Energy is reviewing the regulations for fire systems installers in WA and is inviting comments via an online survey.

Members and their staff mingled with industry partners at our Plumbing Industry Trade Day on Wednesday 18 June.

Congratulations to plumbing apprentice McKenzie Wilson at Maxey Plumbing for winning one of this year's Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grants.

WA's energy safety regulator has issued its annual winter safety warning about gas heaters and why consumers should contact licensed gas fitters.

We encourage all our members with customers whose homes have Pro-fit Typlex 1050 pipes installed between 2017 and 2022 to make them aware they can register for a free leak detector unit.

The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA wishes to express appreciation to Saj Abdoolakhan for his dedication and service to our industry during his years at the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS).

If you want to reduce your taxable income, a donation to Reflections will help protect WA tradies - and Dale Alcock will match it dollar for dollar up to $50,000.

Spread the word to your apprentices. The Construction Training Fund (CTF) has announced an improved Apprentice Tool Allowance that offers up to $2000 to eligible apprentices.

Our second Plumbing Industry Trade Day for this year will be an afternoon event on Wednesday 18 June at South Metropolitan TAFE in Rockingham. Everyone is invited and tickets are free.

Through our membership of the peak industry body Master Plumbers Australia and New Zealand (MPANZ), we are asking the re-elected ALP to act on national policy commitments that will ensure a stronger, more sustainable plumbing industry.

WA state variations to the National Construction Code 2022 (NCC 2022) relating to the installation of eaves, gutters and downpipes came into effect on Thursday 1 May.

With a BBQ breakfast, informative guest speakers and much more, our Plumbing Industry Trade Day in Geraldton on Tuesday 29 April showed why these events are becoming increasingly popular.

Attention all plumbers in WA: are any of your customers expressing concerns about the safety of water supplied by Water Corporation?

Our free Plumbing Industry Trade Days are back for another year! The first in our 2025 series will be a breakfast session on Tuesday 29 April at Central Regional TAFE in Geraldton.

We wish to advise our members with skilled workforce vacancies that the Construction Migration Office will hold another Construction Employment Connect Expo on Wednesday 16 April 2025.

Water Corporation have expanded their $400 rebate offer to include the metro region, giving all residential customers access to the rebate when they replace a single-flush toilet with a dual-flush toilet rated WELS 4-star or higher.

In less than 15 months from now, it will be illegal to install copper alloy plumbing products with a lead content above 0.25 per cent, so you should be running down your inventory of old products.

Apprentice plumbers and gasfitters have until Sunday 27 April to apply for one of this year's Rheem Apprentice Plumber Grants.

The annual WELS product nomination period has opened and will close on Friday 14 March.

The Master Plumbers and Gasfitters Association of WA welcomes the release of the final report for the Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeship Incentive System.

For a limited time, Water Corporation is offering $400 rebates to regional WA customers who replace single-flush toilets with dual-flush toilets rated WELS 4-star or higher.

We want to shout from the rooftops about this new initiative from Building and Energy and we hope you will too.

Congratulations to our members who got involved in Steeltoes & Stilettos on Friday 22 November and had fun supporting the serious fight against asbestos and mesothelioma.

Our final Industry Trade Day for 2024, held at South Regional TAFE in Albany on 14 November, delivered on expectations in every way.

The WA Government has passed laws and finalised an Industry Response agreement to help homeowners affected by leaking Pro-fit (Typlex 1050) polybutylene pipes. As part of the Industry Response, all eligible homes are being offered free supply and installation of leak detector units.

Water Corporation is offering $400 rebates to regional WA customers who replace single-flush toilets with dual-flush toilets rated WELS 4-star or higher.

Returning again on Friday 22 November 2024, Steeltoes & Stilettos is an annual fundraising event all tradies should support. It's a construction industry night that combines entertainment with a serious message about the ongoing risks of asbestos.

Everyone involved in the plumbing industry in the Albany area is invited to our final FREE Plumbing Industry Trade Day for 2024. In addition to opportunities to keep in touch with industry developments, there will be another chance to win a $1000 Rusty Australia voucher.

Returning again on Friday 22 November 2024, Steeltoes & Stilettos is an annual fundraising event all tradies should support. It's a construction industry night that combines entertainment with a serious message about the ongoing risks of asbestos.

There will be another chance to win a $1000 Rusty Australia voucher at our next FREE Plumbing Industry Trade Day, which will be at South Regional TAFE in Bunbury on Tuesday 15 October. The winner can use the voucher to buy Rusty surf, sports or tradewear.

If you're a plumber with any kind of hidden talent - singing, painting, rapping or anything else - you have until Sunday 22 September 2024 to enter Rheem's Hidden Talents competition for a chance to win a share of $10,000 prize money.

The deregistration of home builder Nicheliving, which by all reports is in deep financial stress and being chased by trade creditors as well as clients, perfectly illustrates why contractors must get firmly in control of managing their bad debt risk. We want to remind members about resources and services that are available to assist them.

There will be another chance to win a $1000 Rusty Australia voucher at our FREE Plumbing Industry Trade Day at North Metropolitan TAFE in Balga on Wednesday 7 August. But that's not all, because there are plenty of other good reasons to be there.

If you are 18 or more years old and have any type of job in the building and construction industry, you can be part of an important project that's the first of it's kind in Australia.

Water Corporation has been using smart water meters for years in some regional areas and is now running a pilot program in Perth. Here's a quick look at what's happening, and where plumbers and customers can find everything Water Corporation says about this new way of measuring water usage.

The introduction of the new limit on lead content is an important story for plumbers. Products without the new Lead Free Watermark trademark will be illegal, but there is still time to use them.

The plumbing industry is a global network that's represented and promoted by the World Plumbing Council (WPC). To give you an idea of what's happening around the world, here is the latest international plumbing events calendar from the WPC.

As supporters of Waterwise plumbing, we were excited to hear that 1000 WA public housing properties have been made more water efficient through a Government partnership that is helping to save water and reduce tenants' bills.

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.