Associates News – Page 10 – CT Management Group Associate Portal

Update to Directors

Associates are advised as Directors of your Company, that the Australian Government along with the Australian Taxation Office have as part of its Digital Business Plan in 2020, announced the Modernising Business Registers (MBR) program. This program is to establish the Australian Business Registry Services (ABRS) to streamline how you register, view, and maintain your business information with the government as Directors.

The Director Identification Number became effective in November 2021 and all directors must apply for a Unique identifier.

Directors must apply for their own Director ID. It is free to apply and you will only ever have the single ID and this ID will be kept as long as you are a Director.

Geelong Office Re-location

Associates are advised that from Monday 20th December 2021 CT Management Group head office will be re-located to Level 1, 100 Fyans Street, South Geelong, Victoria.

All other communication details remain the same.

The company has adopted a “work from anywhere policy” and has downsized its floor space at this address. Staff will use TEAMS for a greater proportion of external communications and meetings with staff working from remote locations.

Staff will come together at the new address on one core day per week, presently each Tuesday.

This working model will continue to be reviewed.

Associate Paul Austin

CT Promotion – Charters Towers QLD

Paul is taking a prolonged tour around Australia and seems to have been able to enjoy a COVID free holiday avoiding in the main border closures but if you have no timeline to be home then what is another day, week, month……

Paul and Janette are our travelling ambassadors for 2021 enjoying and spreading the CT word around the country. “unearthing our secrets”

Retired Associates

CT Management Group directors and staff thank the follow retiring Associate for their service.

George Modrich (VIC) George retired after 7 years as an Associate in September 2021. Prior to joining CT Management Group George held the role of Chief Executive Officer with Frankston City Council. George provided a wealth of senior executive experience to the many projects he undertook whilst with CT Management Group.

New Associates

CT Management Group directors and staff welcome the following new associates who have joined the CT Management Group over the past 3 months.

Kerrie Jordan (VIC) – Financial Services Kerrie joined CT Management Group in September 2021 as an Associate after experience in the private, education and local government sectors. Kerrie has served on a number of Boards whilst being employed at Orica Australia, Triton Petroleum Melbourne City and Darebin Councils

Alastair Griffiths (VIC)- Project Management Alastair joined CT Management Group in August 2021 as a Project Manager, after spending the past five years as Manager Capital Works at Hindmarsh Shire.

NSW Region News

Business Development

Recent and continuing reviews of NSW LGA 2021/22 Operational Plans has highlighted numerous opportunities where CT Management can generate further work and expand our client base. The challenge moving forward in NSW would appear to be gaining higher levels of recognition of CT Management Group as a ‘first port-of-call’ consultancy to contact when in the market for support.

The release of suitable tenders and quotations in NSW for CT Management to apply for in recent times has been limited. Thus, there is a strong need to further the level of recognition that prospective client Council’s have of CT Management Group so that they are inclined to make an enquiry with us if releasing opportunities to a limited field.

Associate Invoicing

Associate Invoicing – New CT Management Group Project Management System coming in 2021

CT Management Group have been upgrading the company’s finance and project management system and in late 2021 this upgrade will include a transition to a electronic timesheets and a new invoice system for Associates.

Further information will be communicated to all Associates as to how you will use this system.

Your support will enable more efficient accounting and management of project and placement expenditure and provide our staff with up-to-date project costs against budgets.

Professional Engineers Registration (Victoria)

The Victorian Government has also introduced the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 from 1 July 2021, requiring Councils to undertake due diligence reviews of their operations to ensure compliance with the new Act.

Registration will be required for those Engineers who engage in “professional engineering services” and provides an important consumer-protection initiative that will give individuals and organisations confidence and assurance that the people they hire are properly trained and experienced and are maintaining their skills.

Associate Professional Engineers providing engineering opinion or advice will have to be registered from October 2022, so preparation needs to commence now in your transition to registration.

A Message from the Managing Director – October/November 2021

A message from the Managing Director

CT Management Group has provided professional services for 25 years remotely through a flexible, professional Associate workforce.

We know that this symbiotic relationship is effective, predominantly due to the dedication and commitment of our Associates and the support of our professional staff.

We cannot thank our Associates enough for your commitment during the COVID 19 pandemic in terms of maintaining the connections with the Councils and providing them with ongoing professional support.

The relationships CT Management Group has with our Councils is predominantly due to the quality, experience, and wisdom of our Associates.

With the “lockdown constraints” reducing in NSW and Victoria we can only hope our community can get back to normal living or at least the “new normal” as seems to be the current idiom!

COVID-19 and Vaccinations

The CT Management Group is monitoring the various State Governments roadmaps out of COVID-19 restrictions.

We acknowledge and thank our Associates for meeting the challenges that COVID-19 has presented and your efforts in maintaining our services to Councils.

In all states and territories some form of restriction is being applied to business and the return to full employment via vaccination.

The CT Management Group, in responding to proposals for placements and projects, is beginning to receive requests from Councils requesting the vaccination status of staff and Associates attending Council offices.

We envisage the expectation in the coming months may be double vaccination prior to entering Council premises or working for Council as an Associate.