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28/05/2026

The BPC has disqualified Bendigo plumber Anthony Culkin, of Planet Power, for the statutory maximum 3 years over unlicensed and defective plumbing work across multiple sites in central Victoria.

He has also been fined more than $4000 including costs and ordered to complete a training course before he can reapply for accreditation.

Although Culkin was registered or licensed in some plumbing classes, he was not licensed in the appropriate classes when he installed appliances such as ducted air-conditioners, heat pumps and gas boilers.

He also issued fraudulent compliance certificates for the work, some of which was defective. There were 37 non-compliances found across 7 sites, including a leaking gas heater.

Only a licensed plumber can issue a compliance certificate, and they must be licensed in each appropriate class for the work undertaken. Registered plumbers must be supervised by a licensed plumber.

Most of the homeowners hired Culkin using digital job-sharing platforms such as hipages and Gumtree.

Read the full story: go.vic.gov.au/3PnRnlO

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Disclaimer: Other individuals or businesses may have similar names to those subject to disciplinary or legal action. You can check a practitioner’s licence, registration or disciplinary and prosecution history at bpc.vic.gov.au/check.

14/01/2026

Plumbers must be registered or licensed with the BPC to lawfully carry out plumbing work in Victoria.

Each class of plumbing work has two levels of accreditation.

Registered plumbers must comply with the relevant standards and regulations but are not authorised to supervise apprentices or other plumbers or issue compliance certificates.

Licensed plumbers have additional knowledge and experience. They are authorised to carry out these duties and undertake design work.

Licensed plumbers must also hold the required insurance, which helps protect consumers if work is defective.

The BPC does not register or license plumbing companies, only individuals, so consumers should ask the person carrying out the work to show their accreditation.

They can also check registration or license status and disciplinary history at bpc.vic.gov.au/check

Carrying out plumbing work without the appropriate registration or licence is an offence and may lead to disciplinary action or prosecution.

More information: go.vic.gov.au/44APw27

03/01/2026

There are 22,000 registered gasfitter’s in Victoria alone which are a fragment of workers downstream of the so called gas industry data capture. The 215,000 jobs is a very narrow data capture and demonstrates this article in fact completely misleading and lacks any real balance in its content. Clearly written by an organization with its own agenda!

A new campaign, “Australia runs on natural gas”, uses this figure to argue that Australia needs new gas. But is it true?

16/12/2025