Binks & Associates

Binks & Associates is a Surrey Hills-based firm established in 1986, operating from two offices — Surrey Hills and Geelong — with a team of 24 staff averaging nine years' tenure. The firm specialises in residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use, and boutique schemes across Melbourne's eastern suburbs, inner south, and the Geelong and Surf Coast region, and is a founding member of SCA Victoria. Clients have access to the Binks Strata App and a resident portal, and the firm reports its first 1986 client remains under management today.

Registration number

000344

Status

Current

Registered since

17 Jun 2008

PI insurer

Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Limited

Trading name

Binks & Associates

ABN

46 006 546 381

Industry body

SCA Victoria member

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Listed address

2/390 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills VIC 3127

Listing

Claimed by business

Year established

1986

Team

24 employees (3 directors + multiple full-time managers and support staff with average 9 years tenure)

Owner portal / software

Binks Strata App with B&A Resident Portal (features include FAQs, move-in booking, access device ordering, building information access); proprietary software system developed in early 1990s; uses DocuSign, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Exchange Online

Manager model

Dedicated Owners Corporation managers per client (multiple named managers identified: Vivek Banka, Nathan Neofytou, Khan Brown, Chloe Tong, Heidi Tay, Anna Fung, Jessica Zhang, Christopher Hortis)

Fee transparency

No published fee schedule or price ranges disclosed; fees are individually negotiated and included in Term of Appointment agreement

Commission policy

Company manages placement of insurance for Owners Corporations and handles claims; no specific disclosure of commission rates or referral income policy found

Is Binks & Associates registered to manage owners corporations in Victoria?

Yes — Binks & Associates Pty Ltd holds registration 000344 (current) on the Victorian Business Licensing Authority register, first granted 17 Jun 2008. Professional owners corporation managers in Victoria must be registered and hold professional indemnity insurance.

How can our committee change owners corporation managers?

Under the Owners Corporations Act 2006, an owners corporation appoints or replaces its manager by ordinary resolution — a simple majority at a general meeting or by ballot. Check your current management contract for its notice period before resolving to switch, and have the new manager's contract of appointment ready for the same meeting.

Where does this data come from?

Registration details come from the Victorian Business Licensing Authority public register. Ratings and contact details come from the business's public Google listing, matched against the registered name and address. Victoria has no public register linking each owners corporation to its manager, so portfolio sizes shown for NSW managers aren't available here.