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11 July 2011 – Congratulations to all those Facility Management readers who entered our June-July issue competition to win a Pullman PC9.0 commercial vacuum cleaner, courtesy of Godfreys Commercial Cleaning.

7 July 11 -In addition to being a world-class event for the security industry, Security 2011 will also host the Asia-Pacific finals of the 6th Global Security Challenge (GSC).

5 July 11 – The Australian customer experience design agency, e2, has been recognised with two major awards for its conceptualisation of the OPSM Eye Hub facility in Melbourne. 

30 June 2011 – Fees and charges relating to applications and exemptions for the Federal Government’s Commercial Building Disclosure program will be GST-free from 1 July, 2011.

Applications are now open for the world’s first Master of Business Administration (MBA) program specialising in renewable energy delivered via distance learning, from the Beuth University of Applied Sciences, Berlin.

16 June 2011 – Facilities management organisations across the globe will celebrate the third annual World FM Day on 23 June, 2011.

15 June 2011 – Three years on, RMIT University continues to close the gap between training needs and education in the Facilities Management industry. Applications are now being taken for the July, 2011, intake.

9 June 2011 – Held between 24–26 August, 2011, Security 2011 Exhibition & Conference is the must-attend security trade show in Australia and New Zealand.

8 June 2011 – In safety-sensitive industries such as construction, mining and transport, drug and alcohol screening is essential, but the decision between urine and oral fluid testing can be a difficult one and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

1 June 2011 – The Australian Government has provided sponsorship towards the development of the Green Building Council of Australia’s (GBCA’s) Green Star – Communities rating tool.