Ryt Business Solutions offers a range of engaging, scenario-based training for council officers and compliance teams, covering investigation skills, officer safety, situational awareness, difficult conversations, de-escalation, evidence gathering, courtroom processes and defensible decision-making. Led by Stuart Bateson APM, the training brings serious subject matter to life with real-world experience, practical insight and a presentation style that is anything but ordinary.

As the national peak body for fire protection, Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) supports, informs, and connects industry to drive higher standards, stronger safeguards, and improved fire safety outcomes for the community.

VMBSG is pleased to share the 2026 Building Surveying and Inspecting Salary Survey Report, prepared by Planned Resources in partnership with VMBSG and the Building Surveying Inspectors Group.

VMBSG is now inviting sponsors to partner with our Mid-year Training Day 2026, to be held at Rydges Melbourne on Friday 31 July 2026.

This full-day in-person event will bring together municipal building surveyors, building inspectors, and planning and building leaders from across Victoria for a strongly practical program focused on enforcement, compliance and defensible decision-making.

VMBSG is delighted to invite members and supporters to our next in-person Professional Development Seminar, to be held at Castlemaine Town Hall and hosted by Mt Alexander Shire Council.

VMBSG’s first in-person Professional Development Seminar for 2026 was held last Friday 20 March at the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), Traralgon, hosted by Latrobe City Council. It was a fantastic afternoon and a real milestone for VMBSG, our first regional event in several years, with a great turnout of members and supporters from across Victoria.

Southwest Building Surveyors Group (SWBSG) recently posed the following questions to the Office of the State Building Surveyor and the Building Plumbing Commission. The SWBSG have shared this with our members as it will be of interest to many of you.