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    <post_id>126</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA Sponsors WorldSkills Australia 2025]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/126/IMG_3642.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/mpa-sponsors-worldskills-australia-2025-backing-the-future-of-our-trade/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-07-04 03:47:16</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>124</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Celebrating Women in Trades 2025]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Over 70 incredible supporters joined us for our International Women’s Day event on April 4th to celebrate women in the trades! From inspiring speeches by Ruby Harrison and Mia Hoppe, to fun games and a raffle to top it off -  the energy was electric.<br />
Check out the highlights and heartfelt moments from an unforgettable evening!]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/124/IMG_3419.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/celebrating-women-in-trades-2025/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-04-10 01:12:31</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>123</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Quarterly Newsletter March 2025]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Explore our March 2025 Quarterly Newsletter in an interactive flipbook format! Powered by FlippingBook, it lets you browse seamlessly online
- no downloads, no waiting. Just click, open, and start reading instantly!]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/123/Screenshot-2025-04-01-at-9.11.29-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/quarterly-newsletter-march-2025/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-25 01:47:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>122</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Big Win for Painters]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Financial Reporting Requirements Eased for SC1 and SC2 Individual Licensees]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/122/importantupdate.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/big-win-for-painters/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-03-18 00:04:45</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>120</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA vs AWCI Golf Cup 2025]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[MPA vs AWCI Golf Cup 2025]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/120/Golf16.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/mpa-vs-awci-golf-cup-2025/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-01-23 05:07:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>119</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA IWD Social Event]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<h1>2025 International Women's Day Social</h1>
<br /><br />
	Join us for an inspiring afternoon of socialising and connection with women working and living in the industry. <strong><br /></strong>📍 <strong>The
	Rose Room, Brisbane</strong>
📅 <strong>Friday, 4th April 2pm-6pm<br />
👷‍♂️👷‍♀️<strong>EVERYONE IS WELCOME</strong><br /></strong> <a href="/event-rsvp/2025-international-womens-day-social/">GET
YOUR TICKETS NOW</a>]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/119/Womens04.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/mpa-iwd-social-event/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2025-01-23 04:26:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>118</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[End of Year Newsletter Dec 24]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/118/Screenshot-2024-12-10-at-9.44.15-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/end-of-year-newsletter/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-12-09 23:44:34</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>117</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Quarterly Newsletter June 24]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/117/Screenshot-2024-06-24-at-9.57.22 AM.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/quarterly-newsletter-june-24/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-06-23 23:14:13</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>113</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[NRL & AFL Tipping Comp 2024]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<standard:image width="1023" height="208" data-src="/media/website_pages/news-and-events/itipfooty/Artboard-1.png" src="/media/website_pages/news-and-events/itipfooty/Artboard-1.png" />

<h1><strong>FREE NRL & AFL TIPPING COMPETITION!</strong></h1>
<br /><br />
	<br />
	<br />
	We are excited to announce the MPA: NRL & AFL<br />
	tipping competitions for the 2024 season.<br />
	<br />
	<strong>NRL ROUND 1 KICKS OFF MARCH 3<br />
	AFL ROUND 1 KICKS OFF MARCH 7</strong><br />
	we invite anyone and everyone to get involved this<br />
	year! MPA staff, Apprentices, Trainers and Members.<br />
	<br />
	Cash prizes up to the value of <strong>$500</strong> will be up for grabs for the winners and runner ups.<br />
	<br />
	To register:<br />
	<strong>1. Follow MPA QLD<br />
	2. Click the link to sign up for iTipFooty:<br />
	<a href="https://www.itipfooty.com.au/">www.itipfooty.com.au</a><br />
	3. Join our competitions by entering the details provided in email sent to our members and associates.</strong><br />
	<br />
	We encourage you to join both the NRL & AFL competitions and best of luck tipping!

<br /><br />
	For more information<br />
	<a href="/news-and-events/itipfooty/">https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/itipfooty/</a>

<br />]]></post_content_short>
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    <post_content_type>none</post_content_type>
    <post_date>2024-02-08 00:46:09</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>112</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[AWCI & MPA Golf Cup]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<h1>MPA Golf Cup Tournament</h1>
<br /><br />Date: 15 Mar 2024, 6:30am - 2:00pm (GMT+10:00) Brisbane
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<br /><br />
	<br />
	Attention all <strong>painters and plasterers</strong> who enjoy a good round of golf! <strong>MPA have teamed up with AWCI
	and are thrilled to announce our upcoming Painters & Plasterers Golf Cup event, exclusively for those in the painting and
	plastering industry</strong>.<br />
	<br />
	This event will take place on <strong>March 15 at the Wynnum Golf Course</strong>, where you can tee off on a challenging and scenic
	course, all while networking and socializing with fellow professionals in the painting and plastering industry.<br />
	<br />
	There will be <strong>cash prizes, and sponsored goodies</strong>, but on top of that, it'll be a <strong>good opportunity to
	catch up and touch base with your fellow painters and industry community</strong>.  <br />
	We have the privilege of playing at the Wynnum Golf Club located in the stunning Bayside Brisbane, Wynnum Golf meanders over 31 hectares of
	picturesque parkland. <br />
	<br />
	<strong>Registration for the event is now OPEN</strong> <br />
	This event promises to be a day filled with fun, competition, and networking opportunities that you won't want to miss! We hope to see you
	there!

<br /><br />
	<strong><br />
	<br />
	Tickets:</strong> $110/per person*<strong><br />
	Location:</strong> Wynnum Golf Club (64 Stradbroke Ave,
	Wynnum, QLD, 4178)<strong><br />
	Time:</strong> 6:30am - 2pm

<br /><br />
<br /><br />
	*Breakfast & Lunch Included. - Teams of 2 or 4 only.<strong><br />
	Limited tickets available - first in, best dressed.</strong>

<br /><br />
	<br />
	RSVP<br />
	<a href="/event-rsvp/mpa-golf-cup-tournament/">https://www.mpa.org.au/event-rsvp/mpa-golf-cup-tournament/</a>
]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/112/Screenshot-2024-01-25-at-7.55.42-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/awci-and-mpa-golf-cup/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-02-08 00:44:11</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>111</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[International Women's Day Social]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[Join us for an afternoon of socialising and connection with other women working and living within the painting industry.<br />
We welcome women from all aspects of the painting industry, weather you work with a brush, in the office or you support a painter from home.<br />
<br />
Join us for our very first event at the Lina Roof Top Bar in Brisbane on International Women's Day.<br />
Please include any dietary requirements in your booking. <br />
<br />
Your ticket includes:<br />
Entertainment, delicious food & drink and a few guest speakers. <br />
<br />
Grab your tickets now because seats are limited. <br />
<br />
<a href="/event-rsvp/international-womens-day-social/">https://www.mpa.org.au/event-rsvp/international-womens-day-social/</a>]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/111/Screenshot-2024-02-08-at-10.36.04-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/international-womens-day-social/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2024-02-08 00:36:33</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>110</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA Excellence Awards Gala 2023]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/110/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-3.57.22-pm.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/mpa-excellence-awards-gala-2023/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-10-19 22:13:29</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>109</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Apprentice of the year was a success!]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/109/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-3.57.36-pm.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/apprentice-of-the-year-was-a-success/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-09-04 00:32:53</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>108</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Apprentice of the Year Competition]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/108/Screenshot-2024-01-24-at-3.57.57-pm.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/apprentice-of-the-year-competition/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-08-28 04:07:43</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>107</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[World Skills 2023]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/107/Screenshot-2023-08-17-at-7.39.36-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/world-skills-2023/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-08-16 21:40:23</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>106</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA Member Draw July Winner]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/106/Screenshot-2023-08-10-at-9.27.40-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/mpa-member-draf-july-winner/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-08-09 23:27:56</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>105</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Excellence Awards: Succes Story]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/105/Screenshot-2023-07-26-at-1.44.17-pm.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/excellence-awards-succes-story/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-07-26 03:44:40</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>104</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[MPA Member Draw]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/104/blog-3.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/mpa-member-draw/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-07-25 04:32:51</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>102</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Recognizing Excellence: the importance of the Apprentice of the year awards.]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/102/blog-2.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/recognizing-excellence-the-importance-of-the-apprentice-of-the-year-awards/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-07-17 02:29:03</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>101</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Awards Gala - Blog post]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/101/Screenshot-2023-07-12-at-9.30.20-am.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/awards-gala/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-07-11 23:30:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>100</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2023 Painters & Plasterers Cup]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/100/PandP-Golf-Cup-Flyer-A4.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>url</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/event-rsvp/2023-golf-cup/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2023-02-16 23:22:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>98</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[2023 Trade Day]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[<h2>
	<strong>On the 10th of February 2023 we are giving you an exclusive chance to see what our industry’s leaders have been up to.</strong>
</h2>]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/98/Trade-Day-Pg.-5-and-27-(Instagram-Post-(Square)).png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>event</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/event-rsvp/back-to-work-trade-expo/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-12-21 00:25:58</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>96</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[21/22 Annual Report]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[The 21/22 MPA Annual Report is here!]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/96/JOSEPHBYFORD-100989-002.jpg</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/2122-annual-report/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-10-31 02:17:17</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>95</post_id>
    <post_category_id>1</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[Apprentice of the Year 2022]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/95/20211007214057_IMG_4305.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/2022-apprentice-of-the-year/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-07-19 02:55:00</post_date>
  </posts>
  <posts>
    <post_id>84</post_id>
    <post_category_id>2</post_category_id>
    <post_title><![CDATA[World Skills Painting & Decorating Regional Championship]]></post_title>
    <post_content_short><![CDATA[]]></post_content_short>
    <post_icon>https://www.mpa.org.au/media/website_posts/84/Untitled-22.png</post_icon>
    <post_content_type>page</post_content_type>
    <post_content_url>https://www.mpa.org.au/news-and-events/worldskills/</post_content_url>
    <post_date>2022-07-05 03:41:00</post_date>
  </posts>
</root>
