Good news! Entries for the AWCI Awards have been extended until 31st August! 

This is your chance to showcase your standout projects and celebrate excellence in our industry. Don’t miss out—get your submission in now!

✨ Open to AWCI Australia members only.

✨ You’ve got to be in it to win it! Nominate Your Project TODAY!

Save the Date – Our Industry Night of Nights – AWCI Australia awards are on 16 October in Victoria, registration opens soon on our website!

Congratulations to Siniat by Etex for being awarded the naming rights for the Apprentice Challenge 2025/26!

AWCI Apprentice Challenge 2025/26

Get your apprentices ready, the challenge in your state is just around the corner!

WA, South Metro TAFE - 29 August

VIC, Wall and Ceiling Institute - 5 September

What's On this August

AWCI Australia will participate in the below events, supporting & representing the wall and ceiling industries. Contact us if you would like to participate in these sessions!

Wall and Ceiling Rule Meeting - 13 August

QLD State Advisory Committee Meeting - 19 August

Construction and Mining Industry Skills Council Meeting - 21 August

ACCI WHS Committee Meeting - 25 August

Small Business Committee meeting - 28 August

Networking Events

AWCI Australia Golf Day in SA - 19th September

Member Exclusive Workshops

Digital Marketing Workshop Build Your Website - 28 August

Tender Writing Basics - 21 August

Australia’s flagging competitiveness and productivity

Australians enjoy an extraordinary quality of life. It is becoming ever clearer, however, that this will not continue if we are complacent. As things stand, other nations are competing harder, winning more investment, and reaping the productivity benefits.

Weld Australia is taking the same path as us!

Real reform for productivity woes: Weld Australia

Productivity isn’t a mystery. It’s a policy choice. And right now, some of our choices are holding us back. Among them, fragmented occupational licensing schemes and a patchwork of standards that add cost and complexity without clear benefit.

Read our latest CEO's Bulletins to understand what AWCI Australia is doing to support occupational licensing in the Wall and Ceiling Industries! More on our website!

The H Word – Is it Time to Consider a National Harmonised License for the Trade?

The wall and ceiling industry is at a turning point. After decades of fragmented state-based regulation, we are facing increasing pressure around compliance, skills, quality, and workforce mobility. At AWCI Australia, we believe the time has come to start a bold, open discussion: Is it time for a harmonised (The H Word) national occupational license for plastering? 

The digital economy could turbocharge our productivity, but we need to get the settings right

Data and new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence present an opportunity to get Australia back on the path to productivity growth.

Want to save yourself from super scams and dodgy financial advice? Ask these questions

Is there anything you can do to protect your superannuation from dodgy providers or questionable financial advice? And if someone rings you out of the blue and tempts you with a better return on your savings – what should you do?

Around 12,000 Australians with A$1.2 billion in retirement savings have been caught up in three collapsed or frozen funds: First Guardian, Shield and Australian Fiduciaries.