Same BPC rules
Geelong work follows the same BPC compliance certificate rules as Melbourne, so the same reminders apply.
Yes. Booking rules can offer Bellarine or Surf Coast customers the days you are working there.
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For Geelong plumbers and handymen
Geelong plumbers and handymen serve the city, the Bellarine and the Surf Coast, with very different jobs in each. LYD Plumber gives Geelong plumbing and handyman businesses an AI receptionist, missed-call text-back, a CRM and a website, set up for Victoria rules: Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC) as the regulator, and reminders for the paperwork that applies there.
What is different in Geelong
Built around how Geelong trades work
Holiday homes
Coastal holiday homes are often empty when something goes wrong. Keeping the owner, the property manager and access details together in the CRM saves a phone round.
Typical service area we set up: Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast.
VIC rules at a glance
Plumbing and handyman rules in Victoria
Who regulates plumbing
Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC). Replaced the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) on 1 July 2025.
The Building and Plumbing Commission began on 1 July 2025, bringing together the functions of the VBA, Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria and the domestic building insurance arm of the VMIA. Victorian plumbers hold either a registration or a higher-level licence in each class of work, and only a licensed plumber can sign a compliance certificate.
Paperwork that applies
- A licensed plumber must issue a compliance certificate when the total value of the work, including materials, appliances, labour and GST, is more than $750.
- The certificate is issued within five days of completing the work.
- Compliance certificates bought from 22 September 2025 expire 12 months after purchase, so unused stock needs watching.
Handyman licence limit
More than $10,000 needs a licence or registration
Domestic building work costing more than $10,000, including labour and materials, needs a builder registered with the BPC, and the same value triggers a major domestic building contract.
General information only, not legal advice. Rules change: check with Building and Plumbing Commission or your own adviser before relying on a figure.
What you get
Every call answered, every job booked, in Geelong
Questions
Geelong questions
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- The Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC). It replaced the Victorian Building Authority on 1 July 2025.
- When the total value of the plumbing work, including materials, appliances, labour and GST, is more than $750. It is issued within five days of completing the work by a licensed plumber.
- No. It records the dates and reminds your team. The licensed plumber still lodges certificates and notices with the regulator.
Sources, checked November 2026
- BPC: compliance certificates
- BPC: which registration or licence do I need
- Victorian Government: building reform (BPC from 1 July 2025)
- Consumer Affairs Victoria: builders and tradespeople
This page is general information, not legal advice. Where we could not confirm a figure from an official source, we have said so rather than guessed.
Book a free demo
See it working for your Geelong business
Book a free 20-minute demo. We will show you the AI receptionist answering a call for a business like yours, and how jobs flow into the CRM. Tell us your trade, team size and the job software you use.
- For plumbers, handymen, or businesses that do both
- Works alongside ServiceM8, simPRO, Tradify and Fergus
- No obligation, and no lock-in on monthly billing
Pick a time that suits you
Call us and we will book your demo while you are on the phone, at a time that fits around your jobs.
Or email sales@lydplumber.com.au with your trade and suburb.