Archers BCM (Townsville) Pty Ltd

Archers the Strata Professionals has operated since 1982, founded by Colin Archer who served as inaugural president of the National Community Titles Institute (now Strata Community Australia) in 1996 and received the national Service to Strata award in 2014. The Townsville branch at 440 Flinders Street is managed by Stephen McCulloch, North Queensland manager since 2007 and a member of the firm's Executive Management Team since 2013, reachable at (07) 4781 8800 or townsville@abcm.com.au. The branch holds a Google rating of 4.6 stars from 35 reviews (user-reported); Archers nationally carries a 3.1-star rating from 55 reviews on ProductReview.com.au (company-wide). An in-house compliance subsidiary, Strata Compliance Solutions, covers WHS, fire safety, sinking fund forecasting, and insurance valuations across all six Queensland offices.

Year established

1982

Manager model

Named North Queensland manager Stephen McCulloch (with Archers since 2007, Executive Management Team since 2013); phone (07) 4781 8800; email townsville@abcm.com.au

Industry body

Strata Community Association (Qld) member

Is Archers BCM (Townsville) Pty Ltd a licensed body corporate manager in Queensland?

Queensland does not require body corporate managers to hold a state licence or register publicly — unlike Victoria or NSW. Managers operating in QLD should hold a real estate agent's licence (if dealing with management rights) and are subject to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (BCCM Act). Archers BCM (Townsville) Pty Ltd appears in the SCA QLD directory and/or verified Google Business data.

How can our committee change body corporate managers in QLD?

Under the BCCM Act, the body corporate committee can terminate the manager's contract subject to its terms (typically 30–90 days notice). For a Standard Module scheme, the body corporate can pass a resolution at a general meeting to appoint a new manager. Management contracts are separate from caretaking agreements — only the body corporate manager role can be changed by ordinary resolution. Get competing proposals before your next AGM.

What body corporate modules does QLD use?

The BCCM Act uses five regulation modules: Standard (owner-occupied residential), Accommodation (holiday letting, up to 25-year caretaking agreements), Small Schemes (3–6 lots), Commercial (commercial/retail/industrial), and Two-Lot schemes. The module determines what rules apply to your scheme's management and dispute resolution — check your community management statement to confirm which applies.

Where does this data come from?

Contact details and ratings come from each business's public Google listing, matched against manager names from the SCA QLD directory and industry sources. Google review data is independently collected — not self-reported. Website enrichment (year established, specialisms, manager model) is sourced from the manager's public website.