Elite Building Services

I’m sure there are many who are very glad to see the end of a very difficult year.

So many people are celebrating achievements through such a challenging year and others are still hurting from the hard decisions that they had to make or were forced upon them. It is okay to feel like you have nothing to celebrate this year, but please believe me when I say that you do – no matter how small. We all do. Honestly, some days I was getting dressed up in black tie and celebrating winning national awards and others (much more common), I was celebrating simply getting out of bed or having a shower. So please ensure you take the time to congratulate yourself even if all you felt you did this year was survive. You are amazing!

No one could have anticipated the year we had. I am so proud of our industry, our community and our country for the way we have handled ourselves. Everyone in the world has been affected by Covid-19 and have felt its impact in their own way. It has been the biggest challenge we’ve experienced in our industry to date – but the way we banded together, persevered and adapted is a testament to us in every way possible. We are strong, resilient and brave.

Everyone has worked so hard – whether it be in your business, advocating for others, on site or for your family – you are amazing and; I am so proud of you!

We saw this challenging year as an opportunity and a way to help others. We adapted our way of doing business – both on and off-site – and embraced the new safety protocols without question. We innovated and collaborated to keep our trades, suppliers, customers and community safe.

It is because of the way our industry led the way to recovery that we were able to stay open, even though scaled back and we must continue to conduct our business in this safe and cautious manner so that we can remain open and serve our wonderful customers.

We would like to thank our amazing team of trades and suppliers who adopted the new measures so quickly and followed the rules. It wasn’t always easy. We’ve all worked longer hours than ever before to ensure that we could remain open. We are so grateful and couldn’t have gotten through it without your commitment to safety and excellence 🙏🏻

We hope you are enjoying a genuine break and having a well-deserved rest to relax, refresh & recharge.

We will continue to keep you updated as to the Coronavirus situation if there are any further changes that impact our industry – but otherwise, please have a wonderful break. Eat too much food, laugh til it hurts and accept all the hugs!

The Victorian Government has launched a Partners in Wellbeing Helpline for Victorian business owners, their employees and business advisors.

The Helpline is available 7 days a week from 9am-10pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends by calling 1300375330.

The Helpline offers free and confidential one-on-one access to well-being and mental health support. It has been expanded to provide business owners under stress with free access to financial counselors. The Helpline is part of the Victorian Government’s $26m well-being and mental health support program for small businesses.

More information is available online at: https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-support-package/wellbeing-and-mental-health-support-for-victorian-small-businesses#:~:text=Partners%20in%20Wellbeing%20telephone%20helpline,free%20access%20to%20financial%20counsellors

What a great initiative. Please remember to reach out if you need to.

Elite Building Services (Vic) Pty Ltd is a nominee for Best Custom Home $1M-$2M award at the 2020 Master Builders Excellence in Housing Awards.

This Hamptons-luxe, country retreat is set on five acres of property in the heart of rural south-east Victoria. Boasting more than 20 rooms, the use of simple design elements, a fresh palette and natural light inspire the home’s warm and welcoming character despite its ample size. Exceptional workmanship is found throughout the build, highlighting the premium elements and materials used to execute the client’s vision.

Established in 2008 by Rebecca and Nick Bishop, Elite Building Services live their mantra, ‘Bringing People Home,’ by providing an exceptional and personal interactive experience that encourages clients to be actively involved in the construction of their home.

📸: Stephanie Callen, On Display Photography

We hope you have are having a wonderful Christmas with your nearest and dearest and celebrating making it through what has been an incredibly challenging year!

We hope you enjoy a fantastic break sharing joy and laughter and love with those around you.

We have all worked so hard on 2020 so please do make sure you take the time to have a genuine break and allow yourself the time snd space to recharge. And don’t forget! The best present is your PRESENCE.

From our beautiful family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.

If you are heading away - enjoy! And please be safe on our roads. Please also remember to reach out if you need any support during this season. Take care and stay safe.

Love Nick, Bek & the kids

BACK TO BACK!! YOUR HIA VIC BUSINESS PARTNER FOR 2020!

What a night!

We attended the 2020 HIA Victoria Housing Awards (virtually at home) on Friday, 11 December 2020 and even though I was very unwell, we managed to have a lovely evening celebrating so many amazing Victorian builders.

I am so proud to let you know that I WON the Business Partner of the Year Award for the second year in a row!! I will be very proudly representing Victoria at the HIA National Housing Awards in 2021!! Go Vic!!!

Congratulations one and all tonight and to the HIA for another successful event!

WOWEEEE!!

What a whirlwind it was at the HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards on Thursday, 3 December 2020!!

We had so much fun! There was excitement, screaming, tears and lots of hugs and high fives! There is so much emotion involved when you put your heart & soul into something.

Our biggest thanks has to go to our customers, trades and suppliers as we simply would not exist without you and we are so grateful to work with you.

WOWEEEE!!

What an incredible night we had at the HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards on Thursday, 3 December 2020! We are so proud to announce that we won 3 out of 3 awards!! New Kitchen Over $55k, New Bathroom Over $30k and New Laundry! We were also awarded with finalist spots for Kitchen of the Year and Bathroom of the Year for the Eastern Victoria region! We are so proud and grateful!

We had so much fun! There was excitement, screaming, tears and lots of hugs and high fives! There is so much emotion involved when you put your heart & soul into something.

A huge congratulations to the Elite Building team! Our biggest thanks has to go to our customers and our exceptionally talented team of trades & suppliers as we simply would not exist without you and we are so grateful to work with you.

This project was a real labour of love, a mammoth project and the results speak for themselves.

We take great pride in in bringing people home, so to be recognized for doing something we are so passionate about is truly humbling.

Awards Season is upon us and we hope you will join us (virtually)! 

We hope you have your little black dress or suit and tie ready as we have a busy week coming up in 2020′s Awards season. We will be celebrating these finalist nominations and hope you can join us (virtually of course) in the glitz and glam of these Awards programs! 

On Thursday, 3 December at 5.30pm at the HIA Eastern Victoria Regional Housing Awards, Elite Building Services is a finalist for New Kitchen over $50k, New Bathroom over $30k and Laundry. You can register to watch the Livestream here. We have also set up a Facebook Watch Party Event (so keep an eye out for that) and we hope you can join us on the night.

On Friday, 4 December at 6pm at the MyBusiness Awards, our very own Bek Bishop is a finalist for the Business Leader of the Year and Elite Building Services is a finalist for Trades Business of the Year. You can register to attend the event and even join our ‘virtual table’ by clicking here.

On Friday, 11 December at 5.30pm at the HIA-CSR Victorian Housing and Kitchen & Bathroom Awards, Bek Bishop is a finalist for the Business Partner of the Year. 

We truly hope you will join us in getting dressed up and attending any or all of these events. There are prizes offered by both the HIA and MyBusiness Awards for posting photos of the event and getting involved. 

If you decide to join in the fun, we would love it if you would tag us on Instagram and/or Facebook and we will share your photos on our social media pages and with the Event as well. 

On 29 November 2020, the Government announced an extension to the HomeBuilder program to 31 March 2021.

Changes to the HomeBuilder program include:

• A $15,000 grant for building contracts (new builds and substantial renovations) signed between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 2021, inclusive.

• An extended deadline for all applications to be submitted, including those applying for the $25,000 grant and the new $15,000 grant. Applications can now be submitted up until 14 April 2021 (inclusive). This will apply to all eligible contracts signed on or after 4 June 2020.

• An extension to the construction commencement timeframe from three months to six months for all HomeBuilder applicants. This will apply to all eligible contracts signed on or after 1 January 2021, but will also be backdated and apply to all contracts entered into on or after 4 June 2020.

• An increase to the property price cap for new build contracts in Victoria to $850,000, where the contract is signed between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 2021, inclusive.

Please let us know if you require any further clarification or if we can help you in bringing your dream home to life: www.elitebuilding.com.au.

Get excited! We are so proud to be finalists in the 2020 HIA Eastern Victoria Awards for Kitchen over $50k, Bathroom over $30k and Laundry.

The Live Stream broadcast of the Eastern Regional awards presentation is on Thursday, 3 December so make sure you register to watch some of the best in the region get recognised for all their hard work in 2020.

https://bit.ly/2IXSpSY

Register now to receive a reminder on the day to log in & watch, and be sure to follow along on the HIA - Victoria Facebook page as they live post the winners!

We will of course be frocked up for the night and hope you can join us for this virtual celebration and please send us your photos of you dolled up - we will share them with the HIA and on our social media platforms! Make sure you tag us: @elitebuildingservicesvicptyltd on Instagram and Facebook.

Coronavirus Update

Please see below for a brief update insofar as the announcement impacts the residential building industry following today’s announcement.

Masks

Please note that as of midnight tonight, face masks will only be mandatory indoors. If you are outside and you can physically distance yourself from others by 1.5m then you are no longer required to wear a mask. However, you will still be required to have a mask on hand. Masks are still required to be worn when working indoors, but we do expect this to change (hopefully) in the not too distant future. Please note that mask wearing really is determined by Covid Safe Plans, which may change from site to site. Please ensure that you still carry a mask with you at all times and have it accessible for usage when social distancing is not possible, even when working outdoors. We advise that we will still be wearing masks on site in instances where we will be meeting with clients and should you wish us to wear a mask at any time, please let us know.

All other Covid Safe requirements remain in place, including Covid Safe Plans, the density quota and all other Covid cleaning and other requirements for workplaces.

Working from home or in the office?

As of 30 November, Victoria will commence a safe return to work plan. 25% of staff will be able to work in the office from this date. However, all Covid Safe requirements need to be adhered to including masks, social distancing, etc.

The South Australian Border

At present, any travel between Victoria and South Australia will require a border permit and there is a bubble in place for the border community. Existing permits may be used for those already in the existing bubble. Permits are classified depending on location and risk and you can read more info about this here: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/information-people-travelling-sa-vic-covid-19. You can apply for a permit here if you need to: https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/border-permit/home.

The next announcement is expected on 6 December where we hope to have a plan for Covid Normal.

We look forward to seeing you on site soon!

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Check out the latest issue of BuildHome magazine featuring Elite Building Services!!!

There is a 4 page feature on our Hamptons Style home in Maryknoll, a feature of Bek’s big win at the HIA national awards earlier this year and our beautiful 2 page ad.

We are about to distribute these magazines among cafes in the Cardinia and Baw Baw regions and hope you can manage to snag one to read while you enjoy a local meal and a cuppa!

We’d love to hear your thoughts.

26 October 2020

The Premier made the announcement that we’ve all been hoping for today and that is that effective Wednesday, 28 October, building and construction in the Metropolitan Melbourne area will move to the next stage in the road map – the ‘Open with a CovidSafe Plan’ stage, though the details are a little different to what was initially released.

Given that we have been removed from the “high risk” category, there is no longer a requirement to have a High Risk CovidSafe Plan, though you (and we) are still required to have a CovidSafe Plan.

With respect to small scale construction, including renovation of unoccupied homes, the following changes will be effective as of this Wednesday:

• Worker number limits will be lifted (there will no longer be a requirement to have 5 workers on site);

• Restrictions on movement among sites for workers and specialist contractors will be lifted;

• Pre-contract works on occupied homes (such as site measurements), can occur, where it is possible to create a physical barrier between workers and occupants (I.e. barriers to manage airflow and the risk of possible infection), or the occupier can temporarily vacate the premises for the duration of the works; and

With respect to renovation of occupied homes:

Great news! Renovations on occupied homes can commence from 12am this Wednesday. These works must be done where it is possible to create a physical barrier between workers and occupants (I.e. barriers to manage airflow and the risk of possible infection), or the occupier can temporarily vacate the premises for the duration of the works. We will provide more information about the requirements for physical barriers as soon as it is available.

It is also understood that the 25km travel limit in Metropolitan Melbourne will be removed after 8 November and we will have the ability and freedom to move between Metropolitan Melbourne and Regional Victoria after 8 November. Further, the existing requirements for worker permits will remain in place until 8 November after which point, they will no longer be required.