"Mr Bickers, I suggest you would be very unwise to underestimate the PGDF which now outnumbers the Master Plumbers." LOVE IT >> cant wait to see the shift happen! 

Cant find number 1 any chance someone can post it again? Would love to have another read.

Congrats and thanks to everyone who is involved in and with the federation....

I strongly agree with your comment about the number of lawyers needed on the books at the pgdb and the penny dropped with me when you pointed out the true obvious reason of them(pgdb) trying to work around the law instead of trying to work with the law and following the TRUE INTENT of that law the whole reason why that damb law was brought into existance was and is the INTENT with which the law was written and i believe that the federation has a damb good chance of winning a case in a court of law if only you could prove to the judge that the pgdb are working outside the intent of that law which can clearly be seen in there actions...

just looking back through the Practitioner Issues of past:

In 6th August 2010...Displine fees at....
 (PGDB news December 2007)

“Where does my $25.00 Disciplinary Levy go?”

Every practitioner is required to pay a disciplinary levy of $25.00 per licence as part of their annual licence fee.  The money collected from this levy pays for the Boards disciplinary functions which includes investigations and disciplinary hearings.

AT THE PRESENT TIME DISAPLINE FEE  A WHOPING $175 WTF how could any one justify a fee increase of such epic propotions in such a small time frame...

WELL im asking today where does my F***ing $175 go!!!!!

And this increase in only a 5 year time frame!...do these idiots think there the local council or something! were F***ing running INFLATION at 2-4% max there(pgdb) running inflation at something like 50%(i dont know actual figure cus not so good at math) who do these c***suckers think they are...one more good reason to start a fees revolt next licensing peroid...OVER THE TOP FEE INCREASES!!!...the max a fee should raise should be set at the rate of inflation!

Sorry about all the cussing but these facts just make me see red!

I mean in 2007 you could walk into  a shop and buy something for $25  and today 5 years later that same fricken item will cost around $25-$30 NOT $175 fricken dollars!

just browsing back through the previous issues has broght home to me the reason we must push on and we must see wrongs put right!

Thanks so much to you 3 trouble makers(lol) that started the ball rolling now we have 900 so called trouble makers  .

how can i change the format of the newsletter? i have it in wordpad and cant read it! cheers

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Id like to ask why the board keep advertising for people to ask to see tradesmans licences to prove they are qualified when anyone off the street can walk in to mitre 10 or bunnings and buy enough plumbing gear to do a entire house from fittings to pipe to toilets, 

doesnt make sense!!! Id like to see plumbing pipe/fittings etc able to be purchased by plumbers/gasfitters only and not joe bloggs.


Madness!!!

sad but true - across the board in all facets of life...