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A message from the President
A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT, GRACIE FERREIRA
MBA celebrates membership milestones
We recently held our annual dinner and I had great pleasure in handing out 21 certificates to members who this year celebrated significant membership milestones of 20, 25 and 30 years with MBA. We are immensely proud to have them as members and were very touched by their remarks on how the MBA had helped them throughout the years. We thank them for their loyalty!
Our member success stories demonstrate the depth and breadth of the MBA’s membership base from surveyors, residential and commercial builders, civil contractors, architects, building consultants and engineers, lawyers, suppliers and real estate services. All working together to deliver outcomes for the industry.
This time last year the MBA was going through a very difficult period and many hard-hitting decisions had to be made, decisions that we hoped would put the organisation back on track. We weren’t sure the measures would achieve the desired outcomes, but we certainly hoped they would. What we couldn’t do was sit back and hope for a miracle. Thanks to the unity and trust of the Board along with the tremendous efforts and unwavering enthusiasm of our CEO Michael, his management team and the great staff at MBA, I am very pleased to say that we have turned our fortunes around and are now in a much better position to deliver for our members, the industry and the community. I would like to express my gratitude to all the team. I would also like to congratulate all those appointed to the Board after the recent sector Council elections. I look forward to welcoming the new members and to working with them. I would also like to thank the departing members who selflessly contributed to the MBA.
MBA Australia recently launched its campaign against Labor’s policy to abolish negative gearing. One doesn’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to know that this will have a detrimental impact on our industry. Abolish negative gearing and investors will find investment alternatives that provide better returns, thus reducing the rental supply which in turn increases the cost to renters making it harder for them to save the deposit for a house.
MBA ACT will lobby at both federal and local level against these and any other policies which we believe are bad for business and bad for the industry.
October saw us kick off our Women Working In Construction program sponsored by Snedden Hall & Gallop Lawyers. This program aims to engage women in the building and construction industry. This includes women that work behind the scenes, on the front line, in management, in entry level roles or have an interest in construction. The program is tailored to them so they can meet and interact with other women, share advice and learn from others. Our first event was a resounding success and there are more planned for the coming year. Don’t miss out, contact the MBA and ask to be added to the mailing list.
Finally, I would like to wish everyone a very safe Christmas break and a prosperous 2019!
