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                                                     CONSTRUCT MAGAZINE
                                                                 ISSUE FOUR 2018

2018 National Professional Excellence in Building Awards
Quick Ten with National President David Burnell
“Toxic masculinity” blamed for New Zealand’s High Construction Suicide Rate
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                                                                                                  CONSTRUCT MAGAZINE
                                                                                                                        ISSUE FOUR 2018

Contents
                                                                           26 SOPA Claims: How to secure your payment
04 A message from the President
06 CEO’s column                                                            28 One of the Best Industries in Australia

10 2018 National Professional Excellence in Building Awards                30 Research funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 has
                                                                              found that fibres from vegetables can strengthen concrete
11 Congratulations to the 2018 Building Professionals of the
   Year                                                                    30 Living on Mars: NASA reveals winners of BIM design
12 A Quick Ten for Construct                                                  competition

14 Q & A With Steve McBurney                                               31 The University of Maine has unveiled a system for building
16 Beacon Foundation makes its connections between                            highway bridges in just 72 hours
   educators and industry                                                  32 The 42nd AUBEA Conference in Singapore, 26-28
17 A private consortium has put forward a plan for a rail link to             September 2018 was opened by Professor Josua Pienaa
   Melbourne airport, a US$10.8bn scheme that was approved
   by Canberra in April of this year                                       34 Researchers say India could alleviate its growing shortage of
                                                                              sand, which is needed for concrete, by partially replacing it
20 Heads Up creates ‘mock’ job application to drive workplace
                                                                              with waste plastic
   mental health action
22 Lean this Way for Improved Project Outcomes                             34 Nothing succeeds like excess: Dubai plans world’s largest
                                                                              mall
25 “Toxic masculinity” blamed for New Zealand’s high
   construction suicide rate                                               34 Yale University and UN design tiny, sustainable house

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A message from
                                                                   the president
                                                                           BY DAVID BURNELL, FAIB
                                                                           National President, Australian Institute of Building

    Welcome to the final edition of Construct for 2018. I am David Burnell and for those who don’t yet know me,
    in September 2018 I was privileged to be elected as National President of the Australian Institute of Building,
    in this our 67th year of operations.

      Well the first three weeks in the chair       with the planning for the Constructing          The AIB has for over 50 years provided a
      have certainly proved to be a busy time.      our World Conference which will be a            standard consistently through membership
      My thanks to Paul Heather AM FAIB             highlight of the 2019 AIB Calendar. Keep        entry that recognises individuals by
      for managing the smooth transition into       an eye out for the early bird ticket pricing.   academic achievement, practical
      office, and the National office staff have                                                    industry experience and commitment to
                                                    You will also see the nominations opening
      certainly been very efficient in assisting                                                    continuous learning. Our AIB ‘Chartered
      me to get to know more about our full         soon for our 2019 Professional Excellence       Building Professionals’ were the original
      range of activities. The most recent          Awards program. We are currently                benchmark long before States recognised
      National Council has already developed        refreshing the submission formats and           an important need for ‘licencing of
      the current strategic plan and our recent     hope to further streamline the entry            builders.’
      annual report outlines the successes for      process to make it easy for all entrants to
                                                    lodge their project details on-line. So I       If you are not currently an AIB member, I
      our 2017 / 2018 calendar year.
                                                    encourage you to start planning to collect      would encourage you to strongly consider
      AIB Highlights as reported include:           the necessary project records and engage        joining the AIB, as it provides you with
                                                    with your project clients now around the        professional recognition as an individual.
         Close to 100 separate Chapter events in
                                                    clear promotional benefits that follow          Your AIB status then moves with you
      the last 12 months;
                                                    winners of our AIB awards. Your company         throughout your career, and defines your
         1200 attendees at our Professional         can clearly leverage your success as a          commitment to professional conduct and
      Excellence Awards dinners around the          winner in promoting to existing and future      practice at whatever level you participate
      country;                                      clients.                                        within our vibrant Building community.
         5% overall membership growth               The end of the year is fast approaching,        Enjoy a safe and happy Christmas break
      including students;                           and by now you will have seen the AIB           for 2018 and I look forward to meeting
                                                    events calendar filling up, so make sure        with you at a future AIB event.
         Course Accreditation work continuing
      with four new Masters courses added,          you take advantage of our CPD events,
      bringing the total to 18 courses now          site visits, industry breakfasts and
      holding AIB accreditation across the          Christmas social gatherings by making
      country;                                      contact with your local Chapter.
                                                                                                    David Burnell FAIB
         Strong and regular liaison with external   The AIB still has a significant role for all
      industry stakeholders including State         building professionals; to both maintain
      Regulators and Federal Ministers;             and grow their professional network, so
                                                    that they can offer the best outcome for all
         We also recorded a modest financial
                                                    project stakeholders. Our AIB network is
      surplus on operations for the year.
                                                    the platform that allows industry leaders
      While the work of National Council            and specialists to share and mentor back
      for the next 12 months will continue in       to the wider industry through involvement
      line with the recent Mission and Pillars      with the Institute at a Chapter level around
      framework, we are already well advanced       the country.

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CEO’s column
                                                                         BY GREG HUGHES
                                                                         CEO, Australian Institute of Building

                                                 Through his presentation, Ian drew the           With just over a month to Christmas (is that
    You may have attended a recent
                                                 audience’s attention to several realities        possible!) – can I take this opportunity to
    seminar where Ian Desbrow                    plaguing the industry and which will             wish our members and the myriad of other
    Viewpoint’s Managing Director,               continue to until there is a change in the way   stakeholders we have a peaceful Christmas
    ANZ uncovered some harsh                     companies run their operations. In particular,   with friends and family. Take the opportunity
    truths which for too long the                he drew attention to:                            to put your feet up over the break as I am
    construction sector as a whole                   The fact that in the last decade the
                                                                                                  sure 2019 will again throw us a variety of
    has ignored. In his speech he                                                                 challenges – many of which the AIB looks
                                                 construction industry has accounted
                                                                                                  forward to facing head on.
    focused on the fact that far too             for between one-fifth and one-quarter
    many businesses involved in                  of all insolvencies in Australia, a              Regards,
    construction – be they the asset             disproportionately high statistic relative to
                                                 its share of national output;
    owner, head or sub-contractors
    – lack integrated project systems                The need to improve education for the
    and /or skills which allow them              next generation entering the construction
                                                 workforce, highlighting the increased need
    to stay on top of their financial                                                             Greg Hughes
                                                 for greater emphasis on management and
    situation.                                   financial knowledge;
                                                     Examples where inadequate financial
                                                 control had led to the insolvency of
                                                 companies that appeared on the surface to be
                                                 thriving;
                                                    The need for companies to embrace
                                                 change, with a focus on improving
                                                 management systems, streamlining reporting
                                                 processes and upskilling their workforces.
                                                 In closing, Ian emphasised that whilst
                                                 implementing and then using technology
      “TECHNOLOGY IS                             well will be “a strong risk mitigator and aid
     JUST ONE PART OF A                          to project success, we must note it is not a
                                                 panacea, but rather is a ‘framework’ for a
    PUZZLE THE INDUSTRY                          business to learn from so it can grow and
    REQUIRES EDUCATION                           improve. Technology is just one part of a
                                                 puzzle the industry requires education and
      AND ADOPTION OF                            adoption of stronger fiscal management in all
                                                 businesses which in turn will go a long way
      STRONGER FISCAL                            to alleviating a huge strain on the country,
     MANAGEMENT IN ALL                           the industry and ripple effect to everyday
                                                 Australians.”
        BUSINESSES”
                                                 Our thanks to Viewpoint for this information.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

     2018 National Professional
     Excellence in Building Awards

     The National Professional                    National Jury Chair, Peter Henden said       through all projects from re-cycling of
                                                  “the line - up this year was an eclectic     waste materials to power generation and
     Excellence in Building Awards
                                                  collection of projects from all corners      water reticulation. The strong message
     for 2018 were held at the                    of Australia that embraced the best          here was reduce, reuse and recycle.
     National Arboretum in Canberra,              the technics and talent available to the     Outgoing National President, Paul
     on the 7 September. Guests                   construction industry”                       Heather commented saying “even in
     heard how the judging panel                  “It is refreshing to see the construction    my two years as President, I have seen
     was seriously impressed with                 professional using tools such as BIM         a change for the better in the quality
     the quality of the winning works             to great effect on a number of projects      and environmental considerations that
     from previous state and territory            as well as a vast array of information       continue to be delivered to both the client
                                                                                               and the community. It is a true testament
     Awards programs.                             software to ensure the end project is the
                                                                                               to our professionals and the way they
                                                  best it can be” said Peter.
                                                                                               not only solve at times not insignificant
                                                  The jury went on to say that this year the   issues, but to how teams of people look
                                                  environment was a strong theme that cut      ahead to future generations”

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              Guests with the beloved Dulux Dog                                                        Strings on Fire
Congratulations to
                 the 2018 Building
             Professionals of the Year
Written by Robyn Hardy

YI ZHANG - HONG KONG CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL – CHINA STATE – SHUI ON JOINT VENTURE

                                                   approximately 20,000 m² on level ground at         constraints but also skilled labour shortages
                                                   the site of the former Kai Tak Airport.            and challenging ground conditions at the
                                                                                                      reclaimed site. The team led by Zhang Yi
                                                   The project is the first hospital in Hong
                                                                                                      managed to communicate effectively with a
                                                   Kong dedicated to family and child-centred
                                                   tertiary care for children with serious            very broad range of stakeholders to produce
                                                   and life-threatening illnesses both locally        an innovative design, which included
                                                   and overseas. The hospital will not only           environmental sustainability options and
                                                   be patient centred but also education and          technical building quality able to support
                                                   research facilitating.                             future innovations in medical equipment and
                                                                                                      its operation at the hospital.
                                                   Complexity for the project arose not only
                                                   from the site abutting the future waterfront       The project also demonstrated professional
                                                   promenade fronting the Kai Tak Approach            project management and innovation in
                                                   Channel; it also included two tower                keeping abreast of the build in terms of
                                                   blocks linked by three link-bridges with           quality and progress.
The management of the design and                   approximately 51m clear spans.
construction of the Hong Kong Children’s                                                              Overall, the judges were extremely
Hospital by the Shui–On Joint Venture was          With a total construction period of                impressed by the professionalism
outstanding and a clear winning entry. The         approximately 50 months, the project team          demonstrated with this project by the Shui-
development encompassed an overall area of         faced not only the usual budget and time           On Joint Venture team.

EDDIE GANGEMI - HUTCHINSON BUILDERS PTY LTD - NEWSTEAD CENTRAL STAGE 2 & 3

This joint winning entry demonstrated              simultaneously performing ‘mining’ works
outstanding attention to providing the             to excavate the basement levels was the
best possible value to the client through          catalyst of providing early settlements to
the proposal of innovative design and              the client and ultimate award of the project
construction methods to save money and             to Hutchinson. Other value engineering
optimize the build for the return to the client.   advantages included re-designing the
Eddie Gangemi’s team from Hutchinson               foundations of the basements and allowing
Builders provided a service which impressed        the creation of additional residential units
the judging panel by its clear focus on            without altering the gross building area
delivering the best possible project for the       (GBA), whereby Hutchinson were able to
client.                                            save money for the Client.
Newstead Central is a multi-stage residential      Not only did they offer considerable
development in the heart of vibrant inner          innovation in their approaches, the team
Brisbane precinct of Newstead which is             faced and overcame a series of challenges
currently experiencing unprecedented major         including the site ground conditions; the          completion of the second.
urban renewal. The concurrent and fast-track       need to decontaminate the site due to its          What made this a clear joint winning entry
construction of stages two (St. Tropez) and
                                                   previous uses; traffic difficulties with the       was the very professional and innovative
three (Laguna) are now completed, both
                                                   landing of materials at the site; and other site   approach to the management of construction
achieving an early practical completion.
                                                   logistics and construction compexity related       issues and the high level of excellence
The interlinked top-down proposal                  to the goal to handover one of the towers          demonstrated by the team led by Eddie
to commence construction whilst                    complete to the client early and prior to          Gangemi in exceeding the client’s goals.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

     A Quick Ten
     for Construct
                                                        3. What is the current project that you
     Each edition, Construct
                                                        are working on?
     Magazine features a snapshot                                                                           “MY EARLY CAREER
     of a significant contributor to the                Nowadays my work involves managing
                                                        multiple site and clients, and mentoring the
                                                                                                              MENTORS WERE
     building and construction sector.                  graduates and younger team members at                  AIB MEMBERS
     This edition, we talk with David                   Johnstaff. I am also working on parts of a
                                                        systems transition project for the company;            WHO CLEARLY
     Burnell, (National President)
     based in Melbourne:
                                                        while still managing the specialist                   DEMONSTRATED
                                                        construction projects that we tackle in
                                                        Melbourne.                                             PROFESSIONAL
        1. What inspired you to begin a career in                                                           BUILDING PRACTICE
        the construction industry?                      I am currently working on financial close

        I grew up around domestic construction
                                                        for the 401 Collins St project which started          IN ALL OF THEIR
                                                        as a ($2.5M) façade repair but extended to
        with my father running his own business         a lift upgrade package then, an extension to         ACTIVITIES, BOTH
        constructing bespoke and architect              run the lifts an extra floor to the roof then,
        designed houses. Many weekends and              a rear façade restoration and a cold shell
                                                                                                            INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
        holidays were spent on the dumpy level          upgrade ready for a new office fitout with a           OF THE WORK
        surveying a vacant block or helping to          final cost of $12.2M. I also currently have a
        frame a new building or pitch a traditional     Regional Magistrates’ Court refurbishment
                                                                                                              ENVIRONMENT”
        hand cut roof. The work was outdoors, and       in Morwell, a Rehabilitation Hospital
        the sense of achieving something each day       upgrade in Frankston, a University library
        was clearly demonstrated when a two week        storage fitout / extension in Bundoora and       role in the same company, I felt it was
        school holiday break allowed me to see the      I am still training construction staff on our    time to contribute back to the industry in a
        transformation of a new slab on ground          existing contract administration system.         meaningful way.
        to a framed structure with roof sheeting                                                         I also wanted to establish a level of peer
                                                        4. How do you see your career
        installed.                                                                                       recognition that was portable, and moved
                                                        progressing from this point?
        2. What is the best thing about your job?                                                        with any future employment. Unlike most
                                                        At this point my career is focused on fitting    of the other PM’s I have worked with, I
        I am fortunate that my early career             into more areas that need specialist or          had only ever had two employers in my
        transitioned from trade learning as a           technical advice and input. I am challenged      first 25 years in the industry, and by then I
        carpenter into an office based role. The        regularly to adapt my construction and           had collected 9 state and national building
        training I have received on the job has         administration experience to help solve          awards from the AIB and the MBA for my
        continued to challenge me to learn new          problems for our clients and construction        work as a team leader.
        skills and then teach others. In the late       teams.
        90’s I was helping my employer develop                                                           6. What is the most rewarding aspect of
                                                        5. Why did you join the Australian               your AIB membership?
        computer based building administration
                                                        Institute of Building?
        software as we transitioned from triplicate
                                                                                                         When I first started as an attendee, I soon
        books as a way managing contracts with          I have known about and participated              wanted to show off some of the specialist
        clients and sub-contractors to integrated       in AIB events since 1989, and the AIB            solutions and building techniques that were
        computer administration that gave real          awards programs since 1997. I was always         being used by my employer. This led to me
        time financial and forecasting information.     encouraged to appreciate the exchange
                                                                                                         joining the Victorian Chapter committee in
        When I changed companies after nearly 20        of knowledge, and my early career
                                                                                                         2010 and becoming an active promoter of
        years, I was already prepared to bring this     mentors were AIB members who clearly
                                                                                                         the work of the AIB.
        type of learning about the fundamentals of      demonstrated professional building practice
        practical systems and efficient management      in all of their activities, both inside and      Since joining the AIB, I can now look
        to other business’s to help them grow. I am     outside of the work environment. After           back over the last 10 years and see all of
        fortunate that this experience is of interest   20+ years, having transitioned from a trade      the graduates and students who started
        and value wherever I am working.                entry level to a senior project manager          a conversation with me about what

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their future career might look like. Those
graduates and work colleagues have now
become a life-long connection through AIB
membership, while their careers have grown
in experience and responsibility. I now
enjoy the feedback that early AIB contact
has helped shape or steady their thinking,
and has made them a more capable industry
participant. We celebrate these successes and
milestones together.
7. Where do you see the building and
construction industry in the next ten
years?
The industry must embrace the many
changes that are coming:
   small footprint construction,
   economical low waste management,
   environmentally friendly,
   ethically sourced,                             and stop tendering and contracting for           We actually have less coordination in
   sustainable and renewable                      construction work using contracts that           legislative systems around the country
                                                  attempt to pass all of the project risk to       when it comes to builders licencing and
These topics will not remain on the fringe        the building contractor with cascading           compliance issues away from site.
of a project aspirations list as ‘nice to have’   responsibility to include all subcontractors
deliverables. Clients will demand these           on the project. If these contracts continue to   10. What advice would you give a student
attributes as a key priority before committing    be offered, builders should correctly assess     of building and construction as they look
funds, and will structure their project           all the non-construction risks and include       to enter the profession?
contracts to penalise operators who ignore        this in their pricing before commencing          Start your career network as early as you
including these bigger community priorities.      work.
                                                                                                   can. Join the AIB as a student, and get
We have a near 50 / 50 gender balance             Regulators in all jurisdictions should be open   involved in a local Young Builders Alliance
coming through the graduate stream at             and consultative with the key industry groups    group (YBA) in your area. This grows your
our Universities offering Building and            around the country. We still don’t have a        professional contacts, and your regular
Construction Management (degrees and              high degree of uniformity of practice and        engagement helps you meet potential
masters courses) and we will see more             regulation across state boundaries. Security     employers much sooner.
female run companies and increasing female        of Payment, Licencing and Registration,
representation at board level within existing     managing conforming building products            Find part-time work associated with building
companies.                                        are all examples where gaps in the learning      while you study, access to site makes
                                                  and experience exist around the country.         understanding the theory at university
The scarcity of trade experience across
                                                  The construction industry employs over           easier and you get the chance to ask work
a wide range of areas will lead to more
                                                  10% of the national workforce and creates        colleagues why some processes you study
off-site production systems in an effort to
                                                  15% of our GDP each year and we still lack       are nothing like what the course teaches.
better control quality of finishes for the end
                                                  a dedicated federal minister or portfolio to
product.                                                                                           This is a key to understanding the solution
                                                  head up standardisation of these duplications
Sadly Builders who get into difficulty            to reduce costs.                                 must solve the problem. Sometimes the
through poor management practices, low                                                             university example given is not clearly
                                                  9. Do we need to be more regulated across        explained as the specific solution for a
pricing or miscalculating the true cost of
                                                  the sector?                                      specific site condition. It is just as rewarding
work, or continued engagement with clients
who deliberately contract without the full        We certainly have a well regulated               to work with a major subcontractor.
financial backing to honour an agreement          environment on building sites to undertake       Remember no single individual does all the
will see additional building businesses fail.     the physical construction of buildings.          work on a $100M project, so think about
There will be a rise in specialist building       Regulators rarely consult vigorously with the    being part of a team to help learn which parts
contractors capable of undertaking project        industry to get to the heart of a problem, the   of the industry are of interest.
recovery for distressed projects. Banks will      endless political cycles, and the short term
be more likely to step in more often, and at                                                       You will learn more soft skills in 6 months
                                                  thinking that only wants a ‘new building to
much earlier stages in a project, by relying      open’ or a new photo opportunity in ‘safety      part time on-site by osmosis, while
on these recovery specialists if regular          vests and hard hats beside a large excavator’.   overhearing the daily conversations of a
financial reporting shows signs of the project    This political headline mentality does           senior site manager who is running a busy
faltering.                                        nothing to deal with issues like supporting      site. If your job is managing the installation
                                                  the creation of a national database of all       of carpet in 672 apartments, you are just
8. What would you like to see change in
                                                  registered practitioners to assist the public    as important to the site team when you get
this space?
                                                  and industry to work with recognised and         the correct colours installed in the correct
Governments should lead by example                insured building professionals.                  apartment.

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                                                                                                   the calls to the ABCC relate to the Code for
                                                                                                   the Tendering and Performance of Building
                                                                                                   Work 2016, or the earlier 2013 Building
                                                                                                   Code.
                                                                                                   The Building Codes impose the highest
                                                                                                   standards of lawful conduct by contractors
                                                                                                   wanting to tender for Commonwealth-
                                                                                                   funded building work. As a consistent
                                                                                                   purchaser of construction work, the

                                     &
                                                                                                   Commonwealth provides stable and
                                                                                                   reliable work, so being code compliant is
                                                                                                   a prerequisite to accessing Commonwealth
                                                                                                   projects.
                                                                                                   What is the ABCC’s role relating to
                                                                                                   security of payments?
                                                                                                   The ABCC has recently commenced an
                                                                                                   education campaign to raise awareness of
                                                                                                   security of payments requirements under
                                                                                                   the 2016 Building Code. There are two key
                                                                                                   messages being promoted by the ABCC:
                                                                                                   The campaign aims to educate
                                                                                                   subcontractors on their rights, how they can
                                                                                                   report payment disputes and delays. The
                                                                                                   ABCC material emphasises that payments
                                                                                                   must be timely and non-payment of due
                                                                                                   and payable claims must be reported to the
                                                                                                   regulator.

                             With Steve McBurney                                                   New resources have been published,
                                                                                                   including security of payment guides for
                                                                                                   contractors and subcontractors and new
                                                                                                   website content. These are available at www.
                                                                                                   abcc.gov.au/securityofpayment.
     Stephen McBurney was                          In July 2018, we relaunched an app for          What progress has the ABCC made in
                                                   industry called “ABCC On Site”. The app         assessing enterprise agreements against
     appointed ABCC Commissioner                   is available for free from your nearest app     the Building Code?
     on 6 February 2018. Prior                     store and delivers essential information
     to that appointment, Steve                    to your mobile phone or device. It is           One of our key challenges for the ABCC
     occupied an independent                       impractical to expect industry to have access   is assessing enterprise agreements for
                                                   to legislation and documentation on building    compliance with the 2016 Code. The
     statutory office as Chief Examiner
                                                   sites. The app aims to deliver essential        Agency conducted 871 agreement
     for the State of Victoria. That                                                               assessments in its first 7 months, and 2,872
                                                   information in a practical and user friendly
     position involved exercising                  format.                                         in the last 12 months. The Agency aims to
     coercive powers to enable                                                                     conduct its assessment within a four week
                                                   The app covers six key topics: wages
     Victoria Police to combat                     and entitlements, coercion, freedom
                                                                                                   timeframe, and is currently tracking at three
     organised crime.                                                                              weeks.
                                                   of association, right of entry, unlawful
                                                   industrial action and unlawful pickets.         Does the ABCC only prosecute trade
     Steve has history with the ABCC,                                                              unions for contraventions of the law?
                                                   It enables users to self-select whether they
     having held the position of                   are an employer, employee, site manager
     Assistant Commissioner, Legal                                                                 An important part of my Agency’s function
                                                   or union official. It steps users through
                                                                                                   is to investigate suspected contraventions
     from 2005 to 2008. Steve also                 scenarios commonly encountered on site and
                                                                                                   of workplace relations laws in the building
     had a decorated career as an                  provides them with information and links to
                                                                                                   industry and present appropriate matters
     AFL umpire that saw him officiate             assist them in resolving issues that arise on
                                                                                                   before the courts.
                                                   site.
     in 401 games and 4 Grand                                                                      In the past financial year, the ABCC was
     Finals.                                       Does the ABCC provide advice and
                                                                                                   successful in 16 of our 17 cases decided by
                                                   assistance to industry?
                                                                                                   the courts. This has resulted in penalties
     The ABCC operates in a complex                                                                of $6m imposed by the Courts with the
                                                   This is a key priority for my Agency.
     environment. How do you ensure                We have a hotline number 1800 003 338 and       CFMMEU accounting for $5.6 million.
     industry is aware of the laws that apply      can take enquiries online. When you contact
     to them?                                                                                      The ABCC stands ready to investigate and
                                                   the ABCC, your call will be answered within
                                                                                                   prosecute any building industry participant
     A major priority for the ABCC is education.   60 seconds, you will speak to a real person,
                                                                                                   who breaks the law. Regrettably, the
     We have a statutory function to advise all    and that person is a subject matter expert.
                                                                                                   CFMMEU has found itself subject to more
     building participants of their rights and     Last financial year, we responded to 6932       penalties than the rest of the industry
     responsibilities. We spend considerable       enquiries. Over 98 per cent of enquiries are    combined. But I will assist any victim of
     resources on this important function.         resolved within 24 hours. More than half of     unlawful conduct. I recently intervened in

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a Queensland case to make submissions in
support of the CFMMEU’s right of entry onto                              Stephen McBurney
a site. Right of entry laws cut both ways, and                           Commissioner of ABCC
it is important that the ABCC support both the
rights of occupiers to manage their building
site, and the right of unions to gain lawful
entry to site.
I am committed to enforcing the rule of law.
Where participants fail to abide by the rules,
the ABCC will not hesitate to act. In April
of this year, I successfully applied to the
Federal Court in Queensland for an injunction
preventing repeated incursions onto site by
the CFMMEU in defiance of right of entry
laws. This occurred on the Bruce Highway
upgrade project at Caloundra. The case is
listed for a further hearing in November.
Why has the ABCC sought personal
payment orders against individuals?
In a landmark decision both the High Court
and Full Federal Court have cleared the way
for personal payment orders to be sought                             The importance of personal payments as             penalties as a cost of its approach to industrial
against union officials in appropriate cases.                        a deterrent to union officials undertaking         relations.
                                                                     unlawful action is perhaps best summed up by
This important precedent makes clear to all                          the comments of the Full Federal Court when        The Court went on to state that a personal
union officials that when you break the law
                                                                     it found:                                          payment order will bring home to union
you can no longer rely upon union members
to pick up the tab. This decision is directed at                     The history of contravening by the Union,          officials that they cannot act in contravention
preventing CFMMEU funds undercutting the                             all undertaken through its officials, reflects a   of the Act knowing that union funds will
sting or burden of the personal penalty.                             willingness to contravene the Act and pay the      always bail them out.

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     Beacon Foundation makes its
     connections between
     educators and industry
                                                     communities could be brought together to
     In 2018, the importance of
                                                     prevent youth unemployment and give young
     industry/education partnerships                 people the opportunities they deserve to have
     is finally getting some of the                  productive working lives.
     attention it deserves. Evidence
                                                     Thirty years on, and Beacon Foundation
     tells us that young people need                 has reach into in every Australian State
     higher levels of education and the              and Territory, with Staff located around the
     right type of education so they                 country. Beacon Foundation is based in the
     can adapt to the changing work                  belief that every young person has the right
     order. This includes the right skills           to hope, a job, a financial opportunity and
     for the jobs available; skills that             the sense of personal success this gives them.
                                                     This philosophy underpins our overarching
     will help navigate more complex
                                                     vision of reaching, inspiring and connecting
     careers in a changing world of                  Australia’s future workforce.
     work; more job seeking and
     career management insights and                  Last year we inspired 19,000 students to
                                                     think about their futures; reached 145 schools
     more work experience and work                                                                        Scott Harris Chief Executive of Beacon
                                                     across Australia, the majority of which are in
     networks.                                       less advantaged areas; we delivered nearly
                                                     one thousand activities across our suite of      Beacon Foundation makes its connections
     The recent Gonski report highlighted the        programs; connected 4, 200 industry and          between educators and industry in many
     value of industry/partnerships. The report                                                       other ways too. Technology allows us to
                                                     business volunteers to students and schools;
     noted the importance of ‘strengthening the                                                       link Volunteer Mentors to small groups of
                                                     and supported 2, 200 educators to deliver
     development of general capabilities and                                                          students via video conferencing to take part in
     school-community engagement.”                   positive outcomes for their students.
                                                                                                      a program called MyRoad. During a two-hour
     We are seeing this evidence build, with the     Take for example Rebeka, who while               session, MyRoad Mentors support students
     Mitchell Institute, at Victoria University,     attending school in Queensland, was recently     in the development of key skills required
     recommending the growth of school-industry      supported to take on a 12-month School-          to understand and succeed in the changing
     partnerships. Mitchell Institute encourages     Based Traineeship (SBT) with one of our          world of work. Students are exposed to a wide
     students at a young age to broaden their        major partners Origin Energy. Rebeka worked      range of jobs through video career stories and
     careers awareness and aspirations. They also    one day a week with Origin’s corporate           can gain advice and information about the
     note that teachers have to be supported to                                                       working world through their Mentor.
                                                     health, safety and environment team, whilst
     deliver the curriculum in more enriching and    also completing her Year 11 studies. Unlike      The response to MyRoad has been
     innovative ways.                                traditional work experience, Rebeka is paid an   overwhelmingly positive. In the Financial
     At Beacon Foundation, the value of industry     award salary, gains valuable real world skills   Year to 2017 84% of students participating
     and school partnerships has been at the heart   and is increasing her confidence by making       in MyRoad said they had learnt new way
     of what we do. Way back in 1988, three          contributions to her workplace.                  to think about what kind or job or career
     Tasmanians thought this approach made sense                                                      could be right for them; 80% said they
     and would be a way of stopping the very         Rebeka also gained experience in the whole       had increased the resilience and felt better
     worrying trend of students heading out the      job recruitment process, as she had to apply     equipped to deal with stress and challenges;
     school gate at Year 10 with no opportunities    and be interviewed for the position.             and 77% said they felt the program had made
     to go for.                                                                                       then feel more self-confident.
                                                     Rebeka said of the opportunity, “this
     Beacon Foundation began with this one           Traineeship has helped me refine and gain            ‘Just being able to go through what
     idea, and quickly demonstrated the value of                                                      we want to do in the future. getting the
                                                     skills that are needed and transferrable to my
                                                                                                      opportunity to check with our mentor
     industry/education partnerships in supporting   future job …”
                                                                                                      about our future jobs. having a chat with
     young people into work. We also saw how
                                                     The SBT program is run in many States,           an experienced person rather than just a
                                                     strengthening Beacon Foundation’s                ‘teacher’. Year 11 student, 2018
                                                     relationship with its partners. It supports      We also can see Beacon Foundation programs,
                                                     students by providing them with the              like MyRoad, having impact for our partners
                                                     motivation and experience to continue their      in schools and industry, One teacher, for
                                                     studies and work towards career goals.           example, commented

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“The MyRoad program complements the
school program and is engaging. The program
allows students to open up to industry
mentors, which is something which we cannot
do in our usual classroom situation. It was a
very positive experience for students that are
usually difficult to engage.” Teacher, 2017
Our volunteer mentor from AMP also found
    “Volunteering in the MyRoad Program
is rewarding and uplifting. Seeing the world
through the eyes of a young person helps me
understand some of the challenges new people
into the workforce face and how you may be
able to respond and adapt. It tests your social
and digital skills along with communication,
time management and leadership in a fun            A private consortium has
                                                   put forward a plan for a rail
environment.” Volunteer, AMP, August 2017
An initiative of major significance for

                                                   link to Melbourne airport, a
Beacon Foundation is Collective ed. which
is running in Tasmania. Collective ed. is a
network of six schools, communities, partner
organisations and a statewide support team
working to significantly increase the number       US$10.8bn scheme that was
of young people who complete Year 12.
Underpinning Collective ed. is an approach         approved by Canberra in April
called collective impact, which recognises
that large scale change comes from collective
community effort, rather than isolated
                                                   of this year.
policies.
While this is a new initiative, its approach is    The AirRail Melbourne consortium, which is made up of primarily of institutional
in line with 30 years of our work - connecting     investors and transport operators, is offering to pay a third of the cost of the link. The
schools, industry and community.                   remainder of the money will be met equally by the state government of Victoria and the
                                                   Australian federal government.
We continue to adapt and refine our programs
so that we can deliver best practice work          AirRail described its plan as a “Super Train” that would “connect the entire Victorian
readiness activities for our young people.         rail network with the airport, cut road congestion in Melbourne’s west and north and
                                                   complement the Metro Tunnel and proposed Suburban Rail Loop projects.
Educators and business alike are seeing not
only the benefit, but the real necessity of        The plan would involve laying 27km of new track and boring tunnels between the
students and workplaces being introduced,          Southern Cross station in the city’s Docklands and Sunshine station in the western
aligned and working toward the same                suburbs.
goal – meaningful employment for young
                                                   It would also involve a new interchange at Southern Cross and a redevelopment of
Australians.
                                                   Sunshine, which would become a hub for suburban, airport and regional passengers.
Beacon Foundation has a number of fantastic
                                                   There would also be a new metro station at the airport, designed by UK firm Grimshaw
and loyal partners who help make our work
                                                   Architects, which is also involved in the expansion of the airport’s Terminal 2
possible, and thousands of volunteers who
                                                   international arrivals hall.
give their time to support our activities.
                                                   The final system would offer a departure every 10 minutes, and a travel time from end to
Sadly, the youth unemployment rate in
Australia remains at least double the overall
                                                   end of 20 minutes.
figure, and in some communities, five or six       The consortium comprises the IFM Investors superannuation fund, the Australia Pacific
times that.                                        Airports Corporation, which runs Melbourne Airport, Metro Trains Australia and
We know, however, that program delivery            Southern Cross Station.
alone is only one part of addressing               Brett Himbury, IFM Investors chief executive, said: “Our ‘Super Train’ investment
underlying causes of unemployment: the             proposal represents a significant opportunity for 7 million Australians to invest in a
mismatch between education and the labour          nation-building project through their superannuation funds.
market.
                                                   “A partnership between the Victorian and Commonwealth Governments demonstrates the
We want to ignite a conversation about how         universal support for this essential project which has transformed talk of a Melbourne
Australia can better support young people’s        Airport Rail Link into a viable project that drives productivity for the nation.”
transition to. We hope governments, along
with industry will join in this conversation and   The proposal follows a comment from Daniel Andrews, the Labor premier of Victoria,
be part of broader structural change to alter      that there would be a “stampede from the private sector” to be involved in the airport rail
the course of youth unemployment.                  scheme, as well as the state’s suburban rail projects.

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                  creates ‘mock’ job
     application to drive workplace
     mental health action
     Purpose-made CV and cover letter from beyondblue provides Australian businesses with skills
     to create mentally healthy workplaces

        beyondblue has launched its fourth Heads     “Heads Up is for big and small businesses
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     Lean this Way
     for Improved Project Outcomes
     Is a new standard form of construction contract required to drive greater adoption of lean
     construction principles and address high levels of waste and low labour productivity on
     construction projects in Australia?

        Background                                      “…better meet customer demands and           Respect for People
                                                        dramatically improve the AEC process as
        Construction is widely recognised to be                                                      People are integral to the successful
                                                        well as product. To achieve this, we are
        one of the least efficient industries in the                                                 implementation and delivery of lean
                                                        developing new principles and methods
        developed world, with comparatively low                                                      construction processes, through free and
                                                        for product development and production
        labour productivity and high levels of                                                       uninhibited flow of ideas and constructive
                                                        management specifically tailored to the
        waste.                                                                                       feedback, neither of which would be
                                                        AEC industry, but akin to those defining
                                                                                                     possible without there being mutual respect
        In their 2017 report ‘Reinventing               lean production that proved to be so
                                                                                                     for all participants in the process.
        Construction: A Route to Higher                 successful in manufacturing”.
        Productivity ’ McKinsey noted that global                                                    Such participants could range from senior
                                                        According to the Lean Construction
        construction labour productivity growth                                                      representatives of the Client, Architect and
                                                        Institute (LCI), the primary principles of
        averaged 1% a year over the past two                                                         Constructor to specialist trade foremen and
                                                        Lean Construction are:
        decades compared with 2.8% for the total                                                     supervisors.
        economy and 3.6% for manufacturing. They
        estimate that if construction productivity
        was to catch up with the total economy,
        global GDP would be boosted by 2% or a
        staggering US$1.6 trillion a year.
        The Australian Construction Industry
        Forum policy paper ‘Boosting Construction
        Industry Productivity’ noted that in 2015-
        16 the Australian Construction Industry
        had a turnover of $212billion, equating to
        12.7% of GDP but wasted up to 30% of its
        efforts. A one third reduction in waste could
        therefore potentially provide an additional
        $20 Billion to be spent elsewhere or on new
        projects.
        What can be done to address this problem?
        Lean Construction
        Following World War II, Toyota developed
        the Toyota Production System that focused
        on reducing waste and optimising the flow
        of the product through the production
        process whilst maintaining flexibility
        to produce a variety of products. This
        system has subsequently been successfully
        adopted and developed by a wide range of
        manufacturing industries, the principles
        of which have come to be known as Lean
        Manufacturing.
        In 1993 a group of passionate architecture,
        engineering and construction (AEC)
        professionals eager for similar change
        in the construction industry formed the
        International Group for Lean Construction
        (IGLC) with a vision to:

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