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About Us

About the Program

Master Builders SA are delighted to announce RISE – a crucial support program for South Australia’s building and construction industry.

RISE aims to increase the skills, capability, and capacity of industry workers to cope with common industry challenges.

The Malinauskas Labor Government has provided Master Builders SA with a grant of $150,000 to appoint Coaches to help business owners and workers navigate common pressures associated with working in construction.

The program supports business owners, subcontractors, and workers, including tailored support for female and First Nations members in the industry.

Master Builders SA have identified passionate Coaches based on their mentoring and industry experience, mental health advocacy, and/or a personal journey overcoming stress, burnout, and personal challenges.

Purpose of RISE

Raise awareness and promote access to Mental Health Services within the Building and Construction Industry;
Increase the skills, capability and capacity of eligible participants to cope with mental health challenges, directly, or within their workforces;
Increase the resilience of eligible participants to cope with stressors that impact on mental health;
Improve the understanding/awareness of supports available to access in the event of mental health challenges:
Provide equitable access to the supports within the Program to specifically meet the needs of people that face including First Nations people, women in business, and people living with a disability.

I wanted to get off the tools and become a site supervisor so got a job at a high volume builder, however, with little training on managing staff or project management, I quickly became overwhelmed with my days starting at 5am and not ending till gone 10pm as I tried to keep up.

This started to impact my mental health as I struggled with the stress as well as my family life. I wish there was a program like RISE available at the time, it may have prevented me getting burnt out.

Tom, Site Supervisor

This Master Builders program is an incredibly important step towards ensuring a safe and supportive workplace for our construction workers.

Mental health is consistently raised with me as a major challenge by our small business owners - whether that’s owners managing their own wellbeing, or that of colleagues and employees.

This concern is only exacerbated in the construction industry, dominated by small businesses and subcontractors, where people report issues like poor work-life balance, financial stress, and pressure to get the job done.

This program allows those who may be struggling to access free and confidential support, guidance and resources to help them through tough times.

Minister for Small and Family Business
Andrea Michaels MP

I finished by apprenticeship and quickly became a subbie, work got busy, my family grew, but without the right business acumen, I soon started to get into trouble with my finances with accounts getting behind, ATO on my back, it seemed that I just couldn’t get on top of it.

Eventually it resulted in losing the house, which broke my wife’s heart. I wish that RISE had been around to help give me guidance and to just talk about what I was going through, so many issues could have been prevented.

Tom, Tradie