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Master Plumbers First and Second The media release is out announcing the new Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board. Master Plumber’s Executive must be elated to not only have three people on the Board, but to have two of them in the top positions of control.
Who is responsible? Big happy rainbows over his electorate may have been Maurice Williamson’s highlight of the year but he certainly didn’t do our industry any favours, and it was very much a “who cares” attitude towards the plight of plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers.
PGDB Annual Fundraiser is Next Month It’s only about six weeks until the Board’s annual fundraiser, being licensing time for those who wish to continue to support their failed performance. Some of you will have received the Boards reminder informing you the online licensing service is now available. We ask you not to rush into licensing but to think carefully about alternatives.
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Hi Wal, what are the alternatives? Sorry if its a dumb question, new here so might have missed them.
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Hi Backflow.
Which part did you want alternatives to, board membership, the accountability to the government or the pay no fees to the PGDB campaign?
More than happy to provide alternative for all of them.
Wal
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The ideal alternatives would be for the Board practitioner members to start putting practitioner viewpoints across, for the PGDB to sit with industry (not just one small section of it) and LISTEN - there are plenty of commonsense answers to these problems and ones that meet the Act and the practitioner's requirements.
The alternative is for the Minister to abolish this expensive committee and enable a licensing board that looks after electricians, builders, plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers under MOBIE and save everyone a fortune.
The alternative is for the Board to operate within a reasonable cost structure, to reimburse that money that was stolen from practitioners and then start acting in good faith.
The alternative is for the Board to stop being so goddam power hungry and operative within the confines of the Act.
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hi guys, yes if it doesn't stop now where will it go next?,cheers