Media Releases

April 2025

• Latest building forecasts show ACT to miss out on Housing Accord target

March 2025

• Master Builders ACT launches ultimate guide to building and renovating in the ACT

February 2025

• Master Builders Association ACT turns 100
• Master Builders ACT celebrates excellence in construction during National Apprenticeship Week

November 2024

• Master Builders ACT board election results announced

October 2024

• Master Builders ACT announces eight key election priorities
• Master Builders ACT 2024 Election Priorities - 8 Essential Priorities to Build the ACT
• Master Builders ACT welcomes Labor’s promise to expand try-a-trade program for young women
• Housing build times double in the ACT since 2010

September 2024

• Latest new building approval figures paint a worrying picture for the ACT’s Housing Accord target

August 2024

• Master Builders ACT: Government's plan for quality assurance team an important step to improving build quality
• Master Builders ACT Announces New Chief Executive Officer
• ‘No role for third parties in procurement decision-making’ says Master Builders ACT

June 2024

• ‘Available’, but not shovel-ready: Master Builders ACT responds to ACT Government’s land release announcement
• Less talk, more action needed to boost ACT housing supply
• ACT Budget: Tradies Shocked by 87% Reduction in New Capital Works
• Master Builders ACT Chief Executive to Take Up Leadership Role with Master Builders Queensland

February 2024

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - Land Release Funding Boost Needs to be Matched by Support for Local Building Businesses

November 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT’s Property Developers Licensing Bill Highlights Gaps in the Building Regulatory System
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Construction Companies Win Three Top Awards on the National Stage

September 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release – Industry-Leading Projects at the Master Builders and Asset Construction Hire Excellence Awards 2023
• Master Builders ACT Media Release – Master Builders and Asset Construction Hire Excellence Awards 2023 Construction Woman of the Year
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - New Era for Planning in the ACT

August 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA Releases Sustainability Goals 2050

July 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Labor Conference 2023 Backs Master Builders ACT Advocacy Priorities

June 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Infrastructure Plan Update Lacks Detail and Federal Government Support
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Budget
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Budget Should Back Builders for a Strong Economy
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA Calls for Six Month Transition to New Planning System

January - May 2023

• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Planning Reform Should be Built on a Foundation of Long-Term Infrastructure Planning
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT to Fall 7100 Dwellings Short of Housing Accord Targets
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - Construction Job Vacancies on the Rise
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA ACT Calls on More Women to Take up a Trade Amid Women's History Month Celebrations
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA ACT Calls on New Coordinator General for Housing to have Control Over Planning and Land Release
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA ACT Welcomes the Proposed Women in Construction Procurement Policy but Insists More Needs to be Done
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - MBA Calls for More Housing, Infrastructure and Workforce Funding in ACT Budget Submission
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - Updated ACT Population Estimates Confirm Need to Boost Housing Construction
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Budgets Increasing Reliance on Property-Related Taxes
• Master Builders ACT Media Release - ACT Home Building Plummets Despite Increasing Demand for Housing