Business Advice
Civil Contractors Federation WA’s Defence Infrastructure Breakfast 2025
November 17, 2025
On Wednesday, 12th November, ECi Executive had the privilege of attending the Civil Contractors Federation WA’s Defence Infrastructure Breakfast at Fraser’s Kings Park, where nearly 300 industry leaders gathered to explore the future of defence-related development across Western Australia. The event opened with a keynote address from the Minister for Defence Industries, the Hon. Paul Papalia CSC MLA, who set the scene for discussions around the expanding pipeline of defence infrastructure projects in WA. His insights highlighted the strategic importance of the sector and the opportunities emerging for industry collaboration and innovation. This was followed by an engaging and high-calibre …
ECi Executive are MATES Connectors!
September 15, 2025
Last Friday, our crew took part in the MATES in Construction Connector course. It was a great session that reminded us how important it is to look out for each other, not just on the job, but in life too. So, what’s a Connector? It’s simple: a Connector is a mate who notices when someone’s struggling and knows how to connect them to help. You don’t have to be a counsellor or a professional – just someone who’s willing to listen, ask the tough question, and point a mate in the right direction. Over the 4-hour course we learned how …
A welcome decline in inflation for the Australian economy and mortgage holders!
June 29, 2023
Inflation has come in lower than expected and sunk back to 5.6 per cent in May from 6.8 per cent in April, prompting some to speculate that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may pause its interest rate hikes. Markets were expecting the monthly Consumer Price Index to moderate to 6.1 per cent over the month after a larger-than-anticipated increase in April. “This month’s annual increase of 5.6 per cent is the smallest increase since April last year,” Australian Bureau of Statistics head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said on Wednesday. For more information on WA specific inflation please see …
