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The forthnightly catch up with the Plumbers (PPTEU). A cast of thousands as members join the regular crew in this years bumper Radiothon Show.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Airport update, Westgate project, rail removals, general discussion on contractors. New delegates voted up. Regional jobs in the pipeline. General meeting June 17 Brunswick. Radiothon is coming.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Response to the elections, new jobs starting up in particular school packages, data centres and Moonee Valley revamp. May Day report. Trade Hall Dinner in Gippsland and Shepparton reports. Underlined the availability of welfare supports through the Union connection to Incolink if you are struggling because of life's difficulties. Don't forget the Radio...

May Day Special (prerecorded)The boys are heading out to Shepparton for May Day, Morewell Trades Hall dinner on Friday, boxing on Saturday, Sunday May Day rally in the city. Federal election this weekend, $40m dollars pledged for PICAC training centre in the western suburbs, 200 apprentices a year to be trained there. Radiothon coming up in June, please give generously!3 PPTEU members, including 2...

Industrial updates: Busy on St Kilda Rd, setting up a meeting after Easter for the Hickory site. Reps and delegates working hard on civil sites. Nexgen meeting last Friday in Geelong, well recieved, good attendance, a few potential new delegates amongst the crowd. Future Nexgen meeting to be held at Narre Warren site. Lots of praise and appreciation for newly elected delegates. Delegate report bac...

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Updates on Melbourne Airport, Port Melbourne Social Housing, Auspost and VCAT refurbishments in Melbourne metro. Organisers doing regional visits, including Orbost, Euroa, Castlemaine and Shepparton. Safety incidents reported on CFMEU and ETU sites, delegates doing due diligence. Upcoming Nexgen members' meetings, 11 April in Geelong, 1st July in Bruns...

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU).  VCON going into administration in Victoria. Some site news: the tunnel, St Kilda Rd. Training Centre down in Gippsland toured. Rusty's holiday news. General members meeting.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Industry news including Infectious diseases hospital and Royal Hospital build to go ahead; data centres - Derrimut Data Centre in focus; affordable living apartments. Shout-out to those who took a refresher on conpliance  & toolboxes and don't forget the branch meetings coming up. Campbellfield Nestles 1 hour stoppage over cost of living eba negoitatio...

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Missed Rusty on panel but got it together in the end. Industry news including Westgate tunnel site with a prediction the cars will be through by November, following up non-payment of super, North East Link and the sink hole that appeared at the site,  Tullamarine data centre development, and a South East round-up. Fun run support for people experiencin...

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers Union (PPTEU). Industry news from the West including Data Centres, hospitals, flats. Some information about new schools, warehouses and regional jobs. Sites reaction to the heat. Call out for delegates. Underlining the need to keep an eye on OH&S on site and talked up safety training free to Union members. Union Reps will be down in Gippsland next week so if me...

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). First show for 2025. Lots of work news including Royal Melbourne Hospital, Moonee Ponds Race course, Eastern Freeway and St Kilda Rd, University upgrades. Comments on compliance follow-ups. Reminder that the office is closed because of renovations but phone contact still operational, merchanise available on-line. 

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Last show for the year with reports from the country picnic day in Gippsland, Dandenong urban renewal, lots of work on the way for 20225. Christmas break much appreciated. HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). News from the Tunnel and the  Footscray Hospital as ut starts the 'energizing' phase followed by news from the eastern side of town. Safety warnings leading up to Christmas and some Christmas break-up news.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Countdown to Christmas. Safety first remembering a recent death of CFMEU member at a wind farm earlier this week. Industry news. Don't forget the picnic. 

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU).Five days for the horse race, industry news including the airport upgrade, some asbestos clean-up at a site, training news and the American's from the UA visit.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Picnic coming up, job news, Westgate Memorial, training, cheerios and chat. 

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). News, views and laughs with the boys.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). Big rally report. A bit of footy and industry news. 

Forthnightly update from the Plumbers Union (PPTEU). Organisers going around to sites doing toolboxes to update members. Big rally and reaction from the members on site. Industry news including Airport new terminal news, data centres builds, 9 warehouses out near airport, constuction along St Kilda Rd in the City and Campberfield/ Epping. Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training course coming up for appr...

Fortnightly up from the Plumbers Union (PPTEU). Footscray hospital update. Sponsored run update. School builds coming up. Data centres being built. Drug and alcohol training. General chit chat.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PPTEU). The Olympics run down. Lots of Industry News. NextGen meeting coming up in Geelong.

Fortnightly update from Plumbers (PPTEU). Construction Companies that are dropping apprentices before the end of their training. Wozzer, now the newest delegate, shares his story. Consolidation of the refrigeration agreements. Work coming up in St Kilda Rd and Queens Rd. Changes to Incolink. Brandon Lee marathon fund raiser info. Country trip report. Awards for long time Union members.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers (PTEU). Industrial news including days off because of rain; Christy Cain's retirement do.

Fortnightly update from the Plumbers Union (PPTEU).New Merchandise watch out. A Gippsland report and city edges, Richmond,  level-crossings are happening so a lot of civil work. An airport report upcoming work plus warehouses, social housing and data centres. Whittlesea Hospital report. Some large jobs in city suburbs. New delegates voted in with lots of new work. New delegates needed contact your...

The forthnightly show from the Plumbers had a cast of thousands for the Radiothon show to support 3cr and the show for another year; with the new boys opening and the old guys coming off the bench the studio was popping  Thanks to everyone who called and donated to the 1 hour show.