When the results landed earlier this year, Creation Homes stood out as one of Queensland’s fastest-growing builders. A 58% lift in growth, multiple award-winning displays, and a Master Builders Award for one of their very first client homes. It’s an impressive record...
Sometimes there’s a story from your childhood that gives a hint about how you are going to live your life. Sunshine Coast builder Wojtek Stainwald has one of those stories and it’s better than most. He was a small boy growing up in Communist Poland in the 1980s…...
Here’s a test for you – get on to your mobile and try and find a home and land package in Brisbane for less than $750,000. It shouldn’t take long – because there aren’t many, if any. When you go a bit further out to Logan, Ipswich, Moreton Bay or pockets of the...
Newcastle based builder Rohan McDonald’s business Abundance Property Services builds up to 20 homes a year across New South Wales. Understanding construction codes are an important part of his work day, but until recently they caused more lost time and money than just...
At The Good Builder we try to make your working life a little easier by cutting through the bullshit - and the red tape - to help you avoid errors which waste time and money. This week we’ve asked Paul Rojas from one of Brisbane’s biggest legal firms specialising in...
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TGB has covered every major RAF announcement since April 2025. This is the consolidated status update: where the money has gone, which projects have confirmed construction underway as of June 2026, and what is still to come in Round 2. The Scoreboard at June 2026...
The state's consumer watchdog now has a dedicated team targeting dodgy tradies, and it is already putting serious money behind the message. South Australia has established a dedicated enforcement unit inside its consumer watchdog, with the Building Industry Response...
After more than three years in the courts, the Bendel case has produced a final answer. The ATO's long-held position on trust distributions has been rejected. Here is what it actually means for construction business owners. A Tax Fight That Ran All the Way to the Top...
Liquidators have a reputation that keeps builders awake at night. According to Chris from Jirsch Sutherland, that fear is based on a misconception. His first question is never about closing a business down. Nobody grows up wanting to be a liquidator. Chris, a Partner...