# Victorian Building Authority

Victoria's regulator of building practitioners and plumbers. Domestic building work over $10,000 requires a registered builder, and all plumbing work requires a licensed or registered plumber. Both are checkable on the VBA register.

- Type: Licence required by law
- Tradespeople with a VBA entry in the public data we track: 43,030
- Entries that appear expired or past their stated expiry date: 379
- Data collected up to: 7 July 2026
- Official register: https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/tools/find-practitioner
- Page: https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/certifications/victorian-building-authority

Counts reflect collected public entries, not official membership totals. Absence from this data does not mean a tradesperson is unregistered.

## Where holders are

- VIC: 43,013
- NSW: 17

## Trades that hold it

- Builder: 37,621
- building design architectural: 1,988
- Surveyor: 1,227
- Building inspector: 1,095
- Demolition contractor: 536
- building design interior: 176
- building design services: 142
- Quantity surveyor: 131

## VBA holders with review evidence

A slice of holders that also have customer reviews on MyTrustedTraders. This is not the register itself.

- **AAA Build - Melbourne's Luxury Bathroom Builders**: cleaner · Dingley Village, NSW · 173 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/507812272
- **Complete Kitchens**: residential builder renovator · Oakleigh South, NSW · 65 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/630953849
- **NOSIVA Custom Cabinetry**: plumber · Scoresby, NSW · 50 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/1478278927
- **Bubbles Bathrooms**: Chadstone, NSW · 27 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/914520424
- **Bulleen Bathrooms+**: Melbourne, NSW · 27 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/97378369
- **Edwards Renovations Co Pty Ltd**: residential builder renovator · Melbourne, NSW · 26 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/1386152690
- **Grace Lewin Construction**: hvac mechanical · Port Melbourne, NSW · 18 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/2084940193
- **First Avenue Homes**: residential builder renovator · Brighton, NSW · 16 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/251896580
- **Bathtime Bathrooms**: residential builder renovator · Berwick, NSW · 13 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/1797640866
- **Peachwood Homes**: residential builder renovator · Greensborough, NSW · 13 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/566482371
- **LBB Projects**: builder · Richmond, NSW · 10 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/406710663
- **Baypoint Projects**: residential builder renovator · Highett, NSW · 9 reviews. https://au.mytrustedtraders.com/traders/2117753412

## Common questions

### What is Victorian Building Authority?

Victoria's regulator of building practitioners and plumbers. Domestic building work over $10,000 requires a registered builder, and all plumbing work requires a licensed or registered plumber. Both are checkable on the VBA register. (Licence required by law.)

### How many tradespeople hold Victorian Building Authority?

We track 43,030 tradespeople with a Victorian Building Authority entry, based on register and listing data collected up to 7 July 2026. This reflects the public entries we have collected, not necessarily the scheme's complete membership.

### Can a Victorian Building Authority entry be out of date?

Yes. 379 of the entries we track appear expired or past their stated expiry date, based on register and listing data collected up to 7 July 2026. Always confirm current status on the official register before hiring.

### How do I check whether a specific tradesperson holds Victorian Building Authority?

Check the official register at https://www.vba.vic.gov.au/tools/find-practitioner, or look the tradesperson up on MyTrustedTraders. Profiles show the credentials we have found for them, alongside reviews and other public evidence.