Metro & Regional News

December 2025

New leadership and new era for MBAWA 02/12/2025

Master Builders Western Australia has elected a new president, with Glenn Raphael from Multiplex taking the reins at the peak body.

November 2025

WA builders go six for six (per cent) at National Awards 29/11/2025

The best and brightest building and construction businesses across Australia stepped off the construction site and headed to Adelaide on Friday to celebrate the 2025 Master Builders National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards, with multiple Master Builders Western Australia (MBAWA) members walking away with a win. MBAWA CEO Matt Moran praised the outstanding achievements […]

From apprentice to Master Builders National President 27/11/2025

From apprentice to Master Builders National President, WA builder Robert Shaw has just been elected to lead the building and construction sector’s peak body. Master Builders Australia is the national voice of the $200 billion building and construction industry and represents eight state and territory associations, including MBAWA, and 32,000 members nationwide.

MBAWA supports Housing Innovation Fund 13/11/2025

Master Builders Western Australia welcomed today’s announcement of a $50 million Housing Innovation Fund, an initiative MBAWA strongly advocated for at the last state election. One of MBAWA’s key recommendations was the creation of a grant scheme to accelerate alternative construction methods, expand manufacturing capacity in the residential building supply chain, and encourage the adoption […]

Building approval numbers sink as WA falls further behind 03/11/2025

Western Australia’s housing crisis continues to deepen, with new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing the state’s new home building approvals are trending in the wrong direction. In September, total approvals for new homes experienced a 5.1 per cent drop compared to August 2025 – the weakest month for new home approvals […]

October 2025

MBAWA launches the FutureBuild Academy to boost workforce building and construction 14/10/2025

Western Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of qualified trades and Master Builders WA is determined to be part of the solution. New National Centre for Vocational Education Research data shows construction apprenticeship starts in WA dropped by 0.8 per cent over the year to March 2025 – highlighting that more must be done to […]

New course to equip construction apprentices with life-saving mental health tools 02/10/2025

In proud partnership with Master Builders Western Australia (MBAWA), a new training course based on the successful First Aid for Mental Health program has been designed by St John WA to support young people working in construction – especially those just starting out. The face-to-face interactive course has been specifically designed to raise awareness and […]

Building approval data another blow for WA’s housing crisis 01/10/2025

Western Australia’s housing crisis has taken another blow with new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing building approvals heading further in the wrong direction.

September 2025

The WA projects bringing excellence back to building and construction 05/09/2025

The who’s who of Western Australia’s building and construction industry gathered for a black tie gala at Crown Perth last night to celebrate the inaugural Master Builders WA Building Excellence Awards. The awards night is a WA first, as never before has the incredible work produced by all three sectors of the building and construction […]

WA’s housing target slipping further out of reach 02/09/2025

The latest forecasts from Master Builders Australia show the National Housing Accord is slipping further off track, with no state or territory currently on pace to meet its housing targets. The housing shortfall across Australia has worsened since April. Although the new home building market in Western Australia performed strongly in 2024-25, it still fell […]