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Leading in times of crisis In this extraordinary year Master Builders Australia, together with Master Builders Associations in each State and Territory, were there when Master Builders members needed us most.

In doing so, we passed the ultimate test.

Our advocacy was relentless to ensure the viability of Master Builders members and the jobs of the people they employ in the face of the most severe health and economic crisis in decades.

We responded with financial, practical and emotional support for the men and women who fought the bushfires which afflicted southern and eastern Australia and the communities left devastated in their wake.

We never backed away from a fight when the interests of Master Builders members were on the line. From financial stimulus and policy measures to industrial relations, skills and training, and building regulation, Master Builders advocacy delivered.

“Master Builders new national campaigning capacity has proven highly successful. It is cooperative, nimble, efficient, and cost effective.

It makes us a force to be reckoned with and has more than come into its own with our advocacy during COVID-19.”

SIMON BUTT, NATIONAL PRESIDENT, MASTER BUILDERS AUSTRALIA

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Big efforts bring big wins The battle to stay open As governments moved to suppress the spread of the virus by shutting down community activity and the economy, Master Builders Australia, Master Builders Associations, and members around the country rallied together to ensure that our industry could stay open and operating even through the most severe phase of the lockdown.

We supported Master Builders members as they successfully harnessed and adapted existing safety systems to achieve high levels of compliance with hygiene and safety rules, and launched a national advertising campaign to promote COVID-safe practices to building and construction workers.

“Work with the CFMMEU during critical moments throughout the crisis played a pivotal role in keeping Australia’s construction going during this period.”

THE HON. CHRISTIAN PORTER MP, ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MINISTER FOR INDISTRIAL RELATIONS

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Then in the dark days when governments were locking down to suppress the spread of the virus Master Builders joined with the CFMMEU and AWU to successfully lobby for the industry to stay open. As other industries were effectively shut down, building and construction was deemed essential. The audacious pragmatism of this alliance saved thousands of jobs and businesses in our industry, the building supply chain and wider economy.

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If coronavirus forces the shutdow business operators and all their of construction workers and generally and upon the lives industry is our priority. This also the building and construction in everyone of these wellbeing through The health and kept as strong as possible and construction industry is means ensuring that the building difficult times. policies g distancin social enact sms to work health and safety mechani of infection.

The industry has capacity through workers and reduce the risk ed safety measures to protect in place on many in workplaces along with heighten with health authorities are already discussed as s measure hygiene Social isolation and put in place on all sites. sites and must be immediately e means our industry can maintain culture in the construction workforc The strong health and safety ns. operatio ate management and appropri the for s tely adopt strategie to keep Industry participants must immedia construction activity to continue d virus diagnosis while enabling containment of any confirme appropriate to do so. s afloat, where it is safe and people in jobs and businesse the to underpin building activity, delivered be must s stimulus measure workers, A comprehensive package of the livelihoods of construction to the economy and protect will industry’s massive contribution e by the most number of people country. Measures that are accessibl te challenge. immedia the builders and tradies around the meet to can ensure measures are targeted provide certainty and time limits ate virus, there must be an appropri the to due job the off workers forced If worksites are shut down and and liveable safety net in place.

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Principle & pragmatism Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 crisis (Covid crisis) we launched a campaign calling on the Parliament to pass the Ensuring Integrity Bill.

When it hit, we backed the Federal Government’s policy pivot to bring industry and unions together in Industrial Relations (IR) policy working groups in a bid to find consensus on practicable reforms to support economic recovery. We also continued to hold the Government to its promise not to tolerate bullying and contempt for the law by construction unions.

Compliance with the rule of law on building sites protects workers, construction contractors and subcontractors from union bullying and means the community does not pay more than it should for schools, hospitals transport and social infrastructure. This is particularly important as the country builds to economic recovery.

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Master Builders was handpicked by the Government to join the exclusive group of the nation’s top industry, business, and employer peak bodies, the ACTU and CFMMEU that made up the IR working groups. While working constructively, collaboratively, and pragmatically in pursuit of consensus for reform, we stuck by our policy principles and spoke up when these and our members interests were under threat.

“Because your success is underpinned by joint commitment of stakeholders to the building, construction and development industry, the industry is now in the best position possible to build on that recovery into the future.”

THE HON. CHRISTIAN PORTER MP, ATTORNEY-GENERAL, MINISTER FOR INDISTRIAL RELATIONS

Why Master Builders walked out on a workplace stitch-up IR reform The BCAACTU plan for a two-tiered enterprise bargaining system would hand new rights to unions in the middle of a recession.

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Giving militant unions another lever to double down on practices against our members is a step too far.

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We recognised early that the necessary public health response to the pandemic would result in an economic crisis that would require an equally comprehensive plan of action.

From the onset the of Covid crisis, we communicated how destructive it would be for Master Builders member businesses, the welfare of the people they employ, the jobs they provide and the wider economy, and we lobbied for stimulus and policy measures accordingly. We were one of the first and one of the best prepared to do so.

We continuously updated our economic forecasts, surveyed Master Builders members and commissioned independent economic modelling to enhance the credibility of our advocacy and ensure that the evidence which backed our advocacy was current.

HomeBuilder Building and construction is the major sector of the economy with the largest economic multiplier effect but has proven in earlier economic crises to be one of the slowest industries to recover in terms of activity and jobs when its forward pipeline of work is eroded.

With forward work in the residential sector about to fall off a cliff, we launched a campaign calling for targeted stimulus measures that included commissioned economic modelling from Ernst & Young (EY) and in-house forecasts showing the devasting fall in home building activity, the jobs that would be lost and resulting damage to the wider economy if the Government did not act.

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The power of HomeBuilder

APRIL 2020 FORECASTS

WE PROJECTED 115,822 NEW DWELLING STARTS DURING 2020–21

OCTOBER 2020 FORECASTS

ANTICIPATE 145,823 NEW HOME BUILDING STARTS IN 2020–21

AS A RESULT OF HOMEBUILDER, WE HAVE UPGRADED OUR FORECASTS BY 25.9%

The modelling included a range of stimulus scenarios and showed how they protect the small builder, and tradie businesses and jobs in the housing industry, including the provision of substantial means-tested cash grants for new home building activity.

Soon after, Master Builders was involved in the launch of HomeBuilder with the Prime Minister, Treasurer and Minister for Housing. It has proved to be one of the most effective government interventions in decades.

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Strengthening the industry and our community Responding to the bushfires and natural disasters Our strong community values were reflected when we were able to quickly harness financial support from Master Builders Associations to donate $150,000 to support our volunteer firefighters and bushfire victims in communities devastated by the fires.

Master Builders then joined the effort to rebuild in the wake of the fires. We participated in government coordinated taskforces and provided policy advice on building regulations to make buildings more resilient to natural disasters.

We joined with the Insurance Council of Australia to stage an industry expert roundtable to focus on building quality and regulatory issues that emerged from the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements.

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National Business Leadership Awards The second National Business Leadership Awards built on last year’s success with a substantial increase in the number of entries pointing to the value of recognition for business best practice, corporate conduct and leadership in small, medium and large businesses across the residential, commercial and civil construction sectors.

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The focus of the Awards on strengthening the industry, encouraging business best practice that underpins resilience and boosting outstanding Master Builders businesses was accentuated by the Covid economic shock threatening the success and viability of so many businesses in our industry.

Recognition of the aspiration and achievement of women in our industry was more of a feature in this year’s Awards and is a reflection of the real and positive change that is taking hold.

“We’re incredibly proud to receive this award for leadership. It’s a milestone moment for the business.

These Awards are about more than a project and how challenging it was, they’re holistic across the business and how it performs.”

CLINTON LLOYD & DUSTIN LLOYD (PICTURED), DIRECTORS, AT LLOYD GROUP

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“It really confirms that our business is built on rock solid foundations. It says that we can withstand the boom and bust cycle and gives the market confidence they can rely us.”

“To win this award is great for our business. It means that our brand and reputation are recognised on a national scale.”

LACHLAN HASKINS & MATT HASKINS, DIRECTORS AT COMPLEX CO.

SHARON JANSSEN, ACTIVA HOMES GROUP

1. Lloyd Group, VIC, winner of the 2020 Large Commerical Construction Business of the Year.

2. Activa Homes Group, WA, winner of the 2020 Small Residential Building Business of the Year.

3. Complex Co., ACT, winner of the 2020 Medium Civil Construction Business of the Year.

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Showcasing the 2020 National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards recognises the best building projects from communities around the country and the builders that constructed them across the residential, commercial/industrial and civil/infrastructure construction sectors.

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2020 has brought with it bushfires, COVID-19 and continuing health and economic shocks. They are still causing stress and anxiety for so many, not only in the Master Builders membership but the industry, supply chain and of course the community.

Despite the crisis, the Awards went on!

This year’s finalists and winners have overcome substantial challenges to deliver outstanding projects for their clients, underlining in the process the high standards of professionalism that are such a feature of Master Builders membership.

We know how hard it is going to be for the industry, and the country at large, to get through the health crisis and the accompanying recession but we also know that the building and construction industry is resilient and can play a pivotal role in rebuilding the economy. That is why the strength of our federated organisation is so critical at times like these, where we advocate on behalf of the industry and support one another.

Well done to our Member Associations who, with the exception of Victoria due to COVID-19 restrictions, were able to proceed with their own awards and therefore to enable to national awards to go ahead.

Let’s hope that we can come together in person this time next year to celebrate the outstanding efforts and resilience of the industry.

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1. Probuild, WA, The Towers and Ritz-Carlton at Elizabeth Quay, winner of the 2020 National Construction Master Builder of Year Award.

2. Hutchinson Builders, QLD, Seaview Terrace, winner of the 2020 National Residential Master Builder of Year Award.

3. Melanie Ransley, TAS, winner of the 2020 National Apprentice of the Year Award.

4. Sebastian Toscano, QLD, winner of the 2020 Toyota National Young Builder of the Year Award.

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Builders BBQ Building relationships with Members of Parliament, MPs and Senators, their staff and members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery is an important feature of our advocacy. The Builders BBQ is now recognised as the informal commencement of the Parliamentary year and connects Ministers, Shadow Ministers, political staffers and members of the media with the leaders of the Master Builders federation.

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1. National Board Member Robert Shaw with the Hon. Ben Morton MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, John Gelavis, CEO of Master Builders Western Australia, and the Hon. Nola Marino MP. 2. Luke John Gosling MP Member for Solomon with the Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP Shadow Minister for Education and Training, Dave Malone CEO of Master Builders NT, and Ben Carter National Director Media and Public Affairs.

3. Annual Builders BBQ in the Senate Courtyard at Parliament House, Canberra.

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2. The Hon Ben Morton MP, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, and Rebekha Sharkie MP, Member for Mayo.

3. The Master Builders family.

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Women Building Australia Master Builders Women Building Australia (WBA) program continues to successfully support the attraction and retention of women in the building and construction industry through mentoring to women starting their careers in the industry and promotion of building industry careers to school aged and young women, parents and careers advisors.

Governments have placed building and construction at the centre of their economic recovery plans and there is no doubt that our industry is an accelerator of economic growth and job creation.

The Federal Government has provided funding for Master Builders to expand its mentoring and careers information services and to also provide business mentoring for businesswomen in our industry and support for those who may be experiencing harassment.

“We are so grateful that the MBA has given us an outlet to showcase our work and the many things that we contribute to our industry.

We care not just about our projects but the people and communities that our projects impact.

Unfortunately, being a female leader in this industry is not a common thing, so at Ward we are also doing everything we can to encourage more females to choose a career in construction.”

JULIA WARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, WARD CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

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2021 NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM SUPPORT WOMEN TO SUCCEED IN OUR INDUSTRY Calling on both men and women to be mentors in the Women Building Australia National Mentoring Program 2021 › Guide and support new female participants in the building and construction industry › Use your years of experience to contribute back to the industry › Be recognised as an industry leader › Showcase your depth of industry knowledge and areas of mastery

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130 years of Master Builders Australia Master Builders has a proud legacy as Australia’s oldest industry association. Founded to stand up for the rights of builders, Australia’s first Master Builders Association was established in Sydney in 1873.

Over the last 130 years, the Associations have grown to cover 32,000 businesses nationwide, including Australia’s top 100 construction companies.

First National Convention, 19 November 1890

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Timeline The movement quickly grew with Master Builders Associations being established in Newcastle (1874), Victoria (1875), Queensland (1882) and South Australia (1884).

Eleven years before Australia became a nation with the federation of the states, these four Associations met as a federation to establish Master Builders Australia as the national voice of their members and the building and construction industry. They were joined a year later by Master Builders Tasmania (1891) and subsequently by Master Builders Western Australia (1898), Master Builders ACT (1925) and Master Builders NT (1939).

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Master Builders was federated on a national basis at the First National Convention of the Federated Builders and Contractor’s Association of Australasia in Sydney on 19 November 1890.

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Master Builders Tasmania

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COVID-19 Daily Update The decision made by the National Cabinet in March to close down areas of social gathering sent shock-waves through Australian businesses and raised concerns about which industry would be next.

Master Builders identified critical activities for the building and construction industry to stay open and be recognised as an essential service. The COVID-19 Daily Update was born and is distributed widely. It provides information on government business support packages and stimulus, economic issues, national and jurisdictional issues, supply issues, border closures, jobs and wages, and more.

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2020 YEAR IN REVIEW Master Builders Australia promotes the interests, viewpoints and contribution of its 32,000 members and Australia’s $200 billion building and construction industry. Master Builders is the only national voice representing all sectors of the industry.

Our membership is comprised of large national and international builders and civil contractors, small local subcontractors, suppliers, and professional industry advisers. © Master Builders Australia Ltd 2020 This publications is copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced, stored, transmitted or otherwise distributed, in any form or by any means without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

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