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The FTMA Australia National Conference dates are locked in, and, for the first time in a decade we are bringing the conference back to Victoria. Ensuring northerners don’t freeze, we have booked the...

The latest edition of FTMA’s F&T Time Podcast focuses on the emerging leadership program run by AKD Softwoods which involves taking students, teachers and staff to PNG to trek the Kokoda Track’s...

This article was written by FTMA CEO, Kersten Gentle On Tuesday 27 June, FTMA Australia hosted our first Western Australian State Seminar in Perth which was a resounding success with a new sense of...

This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, STAXA. The growing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly construction materials has led to a rise in timber usage in building...

Having an insurance broker who keeps you really covered We often hear from our members about the difficulties around insurance. Finding the right policies, keeping premiums under control and...

This piece was written and provided by Alares. Insolvencies in May remained above pre-COVID levels and marked the highest monthly total in many years.  A number of key risk indicators also increased...

This piece was written and provided by FTMA Strategic Partner, Dindas Australia. The adoption of the NCC 2022 regulation on 1st May 2023 will bring about some changes that may impact floor plan...

This artcle was written by FTMA’s Kat Welsh. Currently The South Australian Government is in a bit of debt. By the 1st of July, it will clock up the sizeable amount of $26 billion. But that’s not...

This piece was written and provided by the Timber Framing Collective. Many of the things we buy are classified with star ratings, from fridges to even our most expensive investments – like our...