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Thank you to the team at obrien for having us at the launch of your new branding! 🎉

The new look is clean, crisp and modern — a real reflection of your professionalism and forward-thinking approach. Congratulations on the rebrand, it's a fantastic step forward for the network - and thank you for including us in the celebration. 🥂

For anyone in the Geelong and SurfCoast Area - keep a copy of this on your fridge!

A great directory from Women in Trade - Geelong & The SurfCoast👍

IT’S HERE! OUR GEELONG FEMALE TRADIE DIRECTORY – ISSUE 1

We’re so proud to share the Women in Trade – Geelong & The Surf Coast Female Tradie Directory!

We’ve created this directory to make it easier for our local community to find, connect with and support skilled female tradies right here in our region. 🩷

From plumbers, carpenters and electricians to tilers, painters, plasterers, bricklayers, home maintenance, gardening, earthworks and diesel mechanics — we’re proud to showcase some of the amazing women getting the job done!

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

- SAVE IT to your phone
- SHARE IT with family, friends and local groups
- PRINT IT for your fridge, workplace, office or community noticeboard
- NEED A JOB DONE? Contact one of the amazing women listed in the directory.

Can’t find the trade you need? Head to our Women in Trade Job Request Page and post your job — we’ll help connect you with a local female tradie.

And if you’re a female tradie who would like to join our growing community, we’d love to hear from you! ❤️

This directory is about more than just finding a tradie. It’s about creating opportunities, supporting local businesses and showing our community how many talented women are working in the trades.

🩷 SUPPORT LOCAL.
🩷 SUPPORT WOMEN IN TRADE.
🩷 SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

SHARE • SAVE • PRINT and help us get this into as many local hands as possible! 🙌

Thank you for supporting Women in Trade – Geelong & The Surf Coast.

Together, we’re stronger. ❤️

This week's Taskforce Tipper of the week for Round 21 goes to Phillip Brown (aka pkbrown)!🏆

Phillip scored 8 out of 9 with a margin of 5 points, to win the Bunnings Vouchers this week🤩!

A special shout out to Robert Urbancic (aka baggers) who also scored 8 out of 9 with a margin of 5 points, but loses to pkbrown on count back - close one baggers!

Three rounds to go, good luck everyone and remember to keep getting those tips in!!🥳

Today we're celebrating the people who bring order to the chaos.

Behind every well-managed property is a property manager balancing people, priorities, compliance, maintenance and a hundred moving parts.

Thank you for everything you do.

Happy National Property Managers' Day!🤩

We're up to Round 12 and this week's Taskforce Tipper of the week goes to Gavin Butler! 💪

Great work Gavin - with a score of 7 out of 7 with a margin of 18 points, he gets the Bunnings Voucher this week! 🥳

But look out tippers - last year's winner has just taken the overall lead! 🤯 That's right people, Tania Crawley's going for back to back titles!!

Best get your tips in people - lucky round 13 starts at 7.30pm tonight.... Good luck!

This article is a timely reminder for QLD homeowners — the 1 January 2027 deadline for smoke alarm compliance in owner-occupied homes is now only 7 months away.

More than one million Queensland homes may still be non-compliant - and if the 2022 rental property rush is anything to go by, the same scramble for installers and supply is coming. Expect tradespeople to be booked out and pricing to firm as availability tightens.

Here's the thing — you can't lose by getting it done now.

If you're researching providers, here's what to look for:
🔹 Quality alarms — no annual battery replacement needed
🔹 Alarms that won't false alarm from steam or dust
🔹 A provider that services your area and installs quickly
🔹 Upfront, instant pricing — no surprises

Taskforce services all of Queensland. Our alarms are high quality, long-life and can be silenced with your TV remote 📺 — no more climbing on chairs when you burn the toast.

Get an instant quote on our website today - https://www.taskforce.com.au/qld-smoke-alarm-compliance

🔗 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/smoke-alarm-deadline-all-owner-occupied-homes-queensland/106639064

1.2 million Queensland homes without compliant smoke alarms near deadline A national company estimates many Queensland homes are unprepared as the deadline to install compliant smoke alarms nears.

This Week's Taskforce Tipping Winner is Jessie Abson (jessiea) who received the perfect score of 9 from 9 with a margin of 0! 🏆

You'd think that's incredible enough but... Callum Tate (caltate) managed to get the same score and margin!!!!! 💪 Excellent tipping all round - unfortunately for Callum he just misses out - Jessie wins Round 9 due to her being in a higher position on the ladder!🤩

So a really close round this week - in fact overall there was 31 tipsters that received the bonus point this week, so great tipping everyone!

Keep up the good work - remember there is a $100 Bunnings Warehouse Australia voucher for our weekly winners and footy ticket random giveaways for regular tippers 🥳

🏍️ The Official Postie Bike Motorcade — Day 3

Another beautiful day on the road, as our incredible riders made their way through to Ballarat under sunny skies.

They're 60% through the journey — but here's the amazing part: the fundraising is already at 92% of the target. With just 2 days to go, we only need 8% more to make it happen.

Every donation brings us closer. Please spread the word with friends, family, and colleagues — and if you can, donate at: https://fundraise.bridgebuilders.com.au/events/my-kids-postie-bike-ride/red-team/

Jason Bright Stockdale & Leggo Bridge Builders Youth Organisation Lucas Docking

Victoria's rental minimum standards are evolving — and keeping up matters.

We've put together a clear timeline breaking down the latest updates and what's coming next, so you and your team can stay ahead of the changes — not scrambling to catch up.

Our Product & Customer Enablement Manager Ash Miniken is running tailored information sessions for agency partners, available in person or online.

👉 Learn more: www.taskforce.com.au/rental-minimum-standards
Whether it's a quick question or a full team session, we're here to help.

Well done Dimitra Kerhoulas (aka dimitra) - You are our Taskforce Footy Tipping Weekly Winner for Round 7 with an amazing score of 9 out of the 9 games, with a margin of 34. 💪 Bunnings Warehouse Australia voucher coming your way....

Dimitra takes the points along with three other tipsters.

We also have a new overall leader of the competition and he's our very own Michael Kays (aka kaysey) - nice work mate!👏