Did you miss out on a particularly interesting webinar? Are you working towards fulfilling your CPD requirements? A comprehensive suite of relevant ACA CPD webinars are now available for purchase on demand.

informed by Planned Cover is offering a 15% discount for ACA members for its upcoming webinar on navigating contract administration. Paul Trotter, LFRAIA will lead this interactive session, addressing pain points in contract administration and offering practical advice for consultants.

ACA SA is delighted to host their next practice management lunchtime roundtable on Tuesday 30 September at JPE Design Studio. The discussion will cover People and Culture, with a focus on wellbeing and creating a thriving practice. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to meet with others in a similar role and build your professional network.

With 7-star energy efficiency taking centre stage, NCC 2022 represents the biggest change to construction requirements since the BCA was introduced to WA in 1989. Join ACA WA with HIA Assistant Director, Aaron Sice, to unpack the major changes that affect everything from bricks and beams to balconies. Don’t miss this comprehensive CPD webinar.

Join the ACA NSW/ACT Committee on Wednesday 17 September to unlock sustainable practices in architecture. Anthony Kearns will share practical strategies for building and maintaining sustainable human systems, exploring how these connect with broader sustainability goals and the opportunities and challenges they create for architects and practices.

Explore this year’s industry trends and key insights from the 2025 Deltek Clarity Study on Tuesday 9 September, with Ian Harry and Michelle Mason from Smartsoftware and Matthew Tence from the ACA and JCB. Engage in an interactive discussion spanning across emerging technology trends of AI and cyber security issues, and complexities of practice and project management. Hear key findings about overseas markets and reflections on architectural practice in Australia.

This year, Equal Pay Day is on 19 August and Parlour is offering ACA members a 33% discount for their Parlour Talks session on Data in Practice. Watch this key discussion on demand as WGEA CEO Mary Wooldridge and HR specialist Merilyn Speiser unpack what the WGEA data reveals about the gender pay gap – and share practical strategies for driving change.

It is critical that sole traders, small business owners and small business employees protect their business and their clients’ data against scammers. The ACA has partnered with Cyber Wardens to offer ACA members free and simple cyber security training. Access the session today!

ACA QLD/NT invites you to an engaging conversation with Queensland’s leading City Architects. Learn more about these important roles and their impact on shaping Queensland’s urban and regional environments.

The Regional Architects Association (RAA) is offering ACA members a discount for its upcoming event, VITAL: Questions of Resilience, in Dungog Worimi/Gringai Country in the NSW Hunter Region. The main seminar day is on Friday 20 June with fringe events available on the Thursday and Saturday. 

Did you miss the recent Victorian rescode codification information session? A video recording is now available for those who missed it on the day. Colleen Peterson and Jim Papadimitriou from the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning provide updates on the new ‘Townhouse and Low-Rise Code’ (the Code) and how it will be applied, answering questions from attendees to clarify details.

The ACA SA Committee is delighted to invite you to their next practice managers lunchtime round table on Tuesday 25 March at JPE Design Studio. The discussion will cover the many responsibilities of the practice manager role. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to meet with other practice managers for advice, support and to build your network.

The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney is offering a 20% discount for ACA members for its Practicing on Country CPD course, an online, self-paced 1.5 hour learning module.

The SA Committee was delighted to host the fourth annual Business of Design lunch on Thursday 18 August with guest speakers Lindsay and Kerry Clare. Several attendees share their reflections here.

Stephen Pearse provides a recap of the ACA’s recent six-monthly catch-up and CPD event in Canberra. It was an excellent evening for all, with informative presentations and a chance to learn, earn CPD and meet up.

More than 300 architects registered for our recent BoSP webinar on fees with Kate Fitzgerald, Warwick Mihaly and Mick Moloney, and we’re still not sure if it was the topic or the presenters that generated all that interest!

In April 2021, the QLD/NT branch committee organised a site tour of the seven-storey Science Learning Centre at the Brisbane Girls Grammar School. Ray Giarola provides a recap.

On 31 March, the WA branch hosted its most ambitious event yet – a symposium on the State Government’s proposed policy to guide medium density developments across Western Australia. Emma Brain provides a recap.