and will reopen on Monday 16th January, 2012 at 9am.

The Board and Staff of the MPA  would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

Western Institute of Technology is a BRW Fast 100 company and is ranked 14^th on the 2011 list.

The BRW Fast 100 list ranks Australia’s fastest growing, public and private, small and medium businesses.

The quality of the BRW Fast 100 2011 was as high as ever, as businesses and entrepreneurs from all of

Australia’s major vertical industries presented the solid business practices required to deliver growth in a downturn.

Western Institute of Technology is a private provider of vocational education and training (VET) to international and domestic students in Melbourne, Australia

Its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr.Intaj Khan came to Australia on a student visa in 1998 to study Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Electronics and Communications )in Central Queensland University, Queensland which he graduated from in 2001. From there he went on to work in the Telecommunications sector until 2006.

In 2007, Intaj entered in the education sector and established a training college; Western Institute of Technology.

WIT became a Registered Training Organisation in 2008 and to this day has focuses strongly on providing quality education and training to both local and international students.

WIT’s growing success has been a result of its founder’s ability to introduce strong strategies especially focused on the building and construction industry. These strategies which target an industry where there are many skills shortages in Australia have made WIT a popular choice for students due to the unique courses on offer.

In 2009, WIT was the first private college in Victoria to offer Certificate III in Painting and Decorating to international students and since then, they have been at the forefront of the delivery of high quality building and construction courses. WIT has been affiliated with Industry Associations and members.

 This strategy of focusing on the building and construction industry has meant that WIT has kept growing despite a downturn in the economy and has recently added Diploma of Building and Construction (Management) to its product basket.

This continued growth and success has enabled WIT to achieve a high-position on the notorious BRW Fast 100 list for 2011 which is an overwhelming achievement and one which Mr Intaj Khan and his colleagues intend to surpass in 2012.

 

Intaj Khan (CEO) & Adam Luxford (Campus Manager)

Wajib Ali, Intaj Khan, Mark Amos & Ross Banks

 Media Contact;

Adam Luxfor-Campus Manager

Western Institute of Technology
T: +613 9866 7555 F: +613 8648 6393 M: 0450 714 786
Email: adam@wit.edu.au

Incolink is pleased to announce updates and increases, to the Incolink Building and Construction Industry Accident and Illness Insurance Benefits Program, at no additional cost to employers.

The major improvement secure Incolink as the oldest and largest redundancy funds provider for the building and construction industry; while leading the way in providing the most comprehensive suite of accident and illness benefits to workers and their families.

The updated insurance program includes the following increased benefits to your employees.

Leisure Time Injury / Illness Cover

Journey Cover

Weekly benefit increased up to 3 years (where aged under 65) and up to 2 years (aged 65 to 70)

(n.b. Maximum weekly benefit $1500)

Please note: Leisure Time Injury/Illness Weekly Benefits and Journey Cover the Weekly Benefits will increase by 5% from the 53^rd week of the benefit being paid.

 Workplace Death and Trauma Cover

Remember, it is really important that redundancy and IPT contribution payments to Incolink are up-to-date as your employee’s insurance cover ceases if there are gaps in contributions.

If you’re making Income Protection & Trauma (IPT) contribution payments to Incolink, your employees will be covered under one of the best Income Protection and Trauma Benefit Programs in the industry. Where your EBA requires you to make IPT contribution payments to another agent, those workers have no cover under Incolink’s IPT Benefits Program – we therefore invite you to compare the Programs to ensure your employees are receiving the best cover. 

Finally, as a result of these changes, the Accident and Illness Benefits For Staff Insurance Program brochure for Incolink Employer Members has also been updated. For more information on the Staff Insurance Program or to request a copy of the brochure, please contact Israel Stewart on (03) 9320 8533.

 To obtain a copy of Incolink Accident and Illness Benefits Program Brochure, please contact Incolink on (03) 9639 3000 or download from www.incolink.org.au.

All claims are managed by Total Claims Solutions, who have been appointed as Claims Managers on behalf of QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited. Claim forms are available by contacting Incolink and online from www.incolink.org.au or if you have a query regarding a claim please contact Total Claims Solutions P/L on (03) 9663 2411.

 *Product changes are effective from 1 August 2011. Conditions and exclusions apply to all the covers mentioned above and for additional information contact Incolink for a copy of the Incolink Accident and Illness Benefits Program Brochure.

Incolink is the administrator of the Accident and Illness Benefits Program. The Insurance Policy is arranged by Windsor Management Insurance Brokers and distributed by Incolink. Incolink does not manage or process claims. All claims are managed and processed by Total Claims Solutions, who have been appointed as Claims Managers, on behalf of QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited. Incolink does not give any advice in relation to the Insurance Policy.

Incolink Provides Workers with Increased Accident and Illness Benefits at No Extra Cost to You

12/10/2011 – Brilliant Group bring you the SmartStrip Products 

We hope you like the new look of  our Master Painters Association of Victoria/Tasmania Painters Pipeline e-Newsletter, available 40times a year. You should already receive our Trade News magazine, published in print and online, and this e-newsletter will keep you up to date in between editions.
We’ll be featuring event information, benefit updates, and what’s happening at MPAV, so you can make the most of your MPA membership and stay in touch with your association.

If you miss an edition, catch up by visiting the MPAV website, which already includes past editions of the Trade News. In the next few months, archives of the e-newsletter will also be available here, so keep an eye on the website for updates.

We hope you enjoy this e-newsletter.

Please leave us your feedback so we can endeavour to keep you upto date with what’s happening in your industry.

Nothing is already so good that it can’t get any better

More and more people are suffering from asthma and cancer in the nasal mucosa, throat, bronchi and the lungs. For tradesmen this can be a result of working without dust extraction. As the saying goes -  “Where there is work, there is also chippings and shavings” That’s why for many years Festool has been offering extraction systems that are specially coordinated for all tools that generate chippings and dust. Using the competence acquired here the system provider is expanding its range of extractors in order to further improve the situation regarding health and cleanliness in the workplace.

AVAILABLE FROM 1ST AUGUST

All-rounder for the workshop – the new CLEANTEX CT 48

The new all-rounder with its 48 litre capacity is predominantly suited to stationary applications with particularly large quantities of dust. Featuring a compact high-performance turbine and also a compact design, it guarantees good handling and optimal extraction results.

The use of the space-saving integrated flat filter is also clever and ensures full use of the container volume thus extending the replacement intervals of the filter bags.

At the same time, the special SELFCLEAN woven filter bags provide constantly high suction power thanks to their self-clean function and tear-resistant quality. It moves easily over steps and staircases with its extra-large wheels and handle. The CT 48 works with a continuously variable suction power adjustment and automatic electronic switch-on/shut-off. With the CT 48 Festool has combined the predecessors CT 44 and CT 55 into one. With a compressed air module, an additional socket and a power box, the extractor can be individually developed depending on the application and also combined with the Toolcenter TC 3000/2, Workcenter, CT ASA and the SYSTAINER. The CT 48 can also be optimally equipped with AUTOCLEAN technology, whereby the filter is automatically cleaned in infinitely variable intervals depending on the volume of dust. The suction power thus remains constantly high, even for large quantities of dust.

Hazard detected, hazard averted – with the new special application extractor the CTH 48 is for harmful dust types

Harmful dust no longer stands a chance with the new CTH 48. Whether it’s asbestos, mould, lead or nickel: The special application dust extractor reliably protects against carcinogenic and pathogenic dust types and complies with the strictest regulations for dust class H and the additional requirements for asbestos. With a degree of filtration of 99.995% the outlet air is cleaned almost completely, whereby even asbestos abatement and wood-working with harmful wood impregnations no longer pose a danger to health. The double-layered safety filter bag which seals the built-up dust tightly and securely ensures safe disposal. Similar to the CT 48 series, the H extractors are equipped with infinitely variable suction power adjustment, an anti-static function, high-performance turbine and a minimal flat filter.

Prepared for hard continuous application – with the new special application extractor CT 48 LE EC

The CT 48 LE EC mobile dust extractor with compressed air and power box connection is optimally suited for continuous use in industrial applications. Thanks to the innovative EC-TEC drive it boasts ten times longer service life than traditional universal motors. Whether it’s plastic, ceramic, wood or painted surfaces, the extractor impresses with its particularly long life and good energy utilisation. Its standard equipment includes the connection to the energy box and the compressed air supply and a SYS dock. The CT 48 LE EC special application dust extractor is available for dust classes L or M.

General advantages of all CT Cleantex models

The particular strengths of the CT mobile dust extractors are evident in many other details in addition to the high suction power and complete volume usage. For example, the hose garage or the SYS dock, the infinitely variable suction power adjustment and standard automatic electronic switch-on/shut-off function, which guarantee quick adjustment to the respective work process. For larger dust quantities the models can be equipped with an automatic cleaning function for the main filter. Further information on the new extractor series from Festool is available on the homepage at www.festool.com.au.

FESTOOL, together with sister brand PROTOOL, is part of the strong coalition of brands under the organisation known as TTS Tooltechnic Systems (AUST) PTY LTD. FESTOOL power tools have been manufactured by FESTOOL in Germany for more than 80 years. For 30 years, FESTOOL’s range of high-end power tools has been distributed through specialised partner dealers throughout Australia and has been extremely well received by professional trades people and demanding DIY users.

Contact Details

 Tooltechnic Systems (AUST) Pty Ltd

1800 063 900 or

 email: sales@tooltechnic.com.au

Website : www.festool.com.au

63-65 Quantum Close

Dandenong South 3175

Victoria  Australia

Incolink was presented with the award for Community and Public Service by a Good Corporate Citizen by the Victoria Day Council on July 1, Victoria’s 160th birthday, the anniversary of its independence from NSW.

Accepting the award for Incolink was the Manager of Member Services Tim Corney with members of the team, Emma Green- Projects Coordinator and Laura Kaczkowski- Marketing and Communications Executive.

This year there were other worthy winners and Incolink took its place on the podium beside Victorian of the Year, Father Bob Macguire and Young Victorian of the Year, Amit Menghani.

Other awards included the Award for Community and Public Service by a Victorian Organisation going to the Country Women’s Association and the Chairman’s Perpetual Award which was accepted on behalf of the late Incolink Chairman, David Murden.

As a “Corporate Citizen”, Incolink is a little unusual – it is a partnership of more than 20 years between employers and unions in the Victorian building and construction industry

The award recognises Incolink’s support for these workers – both financially and through its health and wellbeing programs – as well as Incolink’s role in helping the wider community through its many philanthropic programs.

Incolink’s primary role is providing financial security to building and construction workers through the peaks and troughs of the building cycle – when workers are between jobs, or in periods of unemployment.

But Incolink, through careful management of these funds, provides much more.

Incolink’s health and wellbeing programs for building and construction workers include:

• A campaign to promote and subsidise prostate checks.

• A partnership with VicWork to provide health checks on the job.

• Support for separated fathers.

• Counselling and support on financial concerns, relationships issues, and problems like alcohol, drugs and gambling

• Support for young apprentices in country Victoria – a particularly high-risk group.

• And more.

Incolink’s programs are the social glue that supports the workers who create this State’s buildings and infrastructure. That’s 200,000 Victorian workers and their immediate family.

Incolink’s late chairman David Muirden had a goal that working in the building and construction industry the career of first choice for young people and their parents.

Incolink’s manager of member services, Tim Corney, told the Victoria Day presentation: “We hope through our health and wellbeing programs that we are benefiting not just this industry – but also the wider Victorian community.”

Incolink Board member Brian Welch, executive director of the Master Builders Association of Victoria, was also present to receive the perpetual trophy sponsored by VECCI.

In addition to its financial role and health programs, Incolink provides members with a range of benefits:

• 24 hour, 7 day accident and illness insurance cover • assistance with finding new employment (an average 8 positions/week, with a 99% success rate) • careers counselling and training • subsidies to attend training programs

But its philanthropic programs go beyond the fund’s immediate members and their families. Incolink has developed a suite of programs that address the issues of young apprentices, and works closely with TAFEs to deliver support to approximately 10,000 apprentices each year with preventative education, one-on-one support, counselling and referral services.

And Incolink supports other community organisations

• providing grants and scholarships to community organisation and individuals

• supporting the work and education training unit, The Island

• providing funding to improve education and employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians

• supporting Kids Under Cover, to provide housing for young people who are at risk of becoming homeless.

• giving grants to the Mater Medical Research Institute for many years to support them find a cure for prostate cancer – one of the biggest killers of men in Victoria.

• an annual grant to Suicide Prevention Australia.

The goal of Incolink’s philanthropic work is simple: it aligns with the work they do to promote the health and wellbeing of the whole Victorian community.

The Board, Staff and members of Master Painters Association of Victoria, Congratulate Incolink on their award for Community and Public Service .

———————————————————————————— 

Victoria Day awards

Previous winners of Award for Community and Public Service by a Good Corporate Citizen include: • Bunnings • Bendigo Bank • Toyota • RACV • Ritchies • MECU Ltd

http://www.mpav.com.au/members/member-home/

iPad 2 is thinner, lighter, and faster, yet it has the same 10-hour battery life. With two cameras, you can make FaceTime video calls and record HD movies. And the iPad Smart Cover attaches magnetically and aligns perfectly to your iPad 2.

Members who sign up with Simon at Bizfone, for a 24 month plan,will get a credit towards their next MPA membership renewal (to the value of the monthly plan).

12 MONTH CONTRACT 

24 MONTH CONTRACT 

To find out more contact

Simon Micallef | BIZFONE Dealer Principal | Mob 0420 788 311 simon.micallef@bizfone.com.au

The participating companies (DuluxGroup, Haymes Paints, PPG and Wattyl) have now agreed that the implementation of the waste paint collection and treatment trial be delayed until 1 November 2011.

 The companies have sought extra time to complete IT work to allow for the levy to be invoiced and collected in accordance with the ACCC authorisation.

 Additional time will also be used to educate their customers on the importance of the planned trial.

 The APMF and participating companies remain committed to the trial and reducing the environmental harm caused by the improper disposal of waste paint in Victoria.  The trial is also likely to assist in the development of a national waste paint collection and treatment scheme.

The Master Painters Association of Victoria will keep our members informed as more details come available.