Bookkeeping, payroll, HR and IT support for Melbourne businesses
One Trusted Advisor and one connected back office for Melbourne businesses.
Melbourne
Victoria
Remote
Delivered from Brisbane
phone, video, visits when they help
40
Suburbs and areas listed
October 2026
Last reviewed
Valont provides bookkeeping, BAS, payroll, HR and IT support to Melbourne businesses from Brisbane, coordinated by one Trusted Advisor who answers for the whole back office. Melbourne clients work with their advisor by phone and video, the books and payroll run in the cloud, and in-person onboarding or planning sessions are arranged in Melbourne when a client wants them.
Key facts for Melbourne employers
Victoria rules that apply to a Melbourne business, current as at 8 September 2026. Each row links to the official source; confirm the figure there before relying on it.
| Fact | Value | Source | As at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria payroll tax threshold | $1 million ($1,000,000) a year ($83,333 a month) | State Revenue Office Victoria | 2 July 2026 |
| Victoria payroll tax rate | 4.85% (metropolitan); 1.2125% for eligible regional employers | State Revenue Office Victoria | 2 July 2026 |
| Work health and safety regulator | WorkSafe Victoria | WorkSafe Victoria | 8 September 2026 |
| Workers' compensation | WorkCover insurance via WorkSafe Victoria; regulated by WorkSafe Victoria | WorkSafe Victoria | 2 July 2026 |
| Public holidays, 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027 | 14 days (including part-day and additional days) | Victorian Government official public holiday calendar (vic.gov.au iCal, sourced from Business Victoria) | 15 July 2026 |
Melbourne’s business mix
Melbourne's business base is broad: professional and creative services in the CBD, Southbank and the inner north, manufacturing and logistics across the south-east from Dandenong to Braeside and the west around Laverton and Truganina, health and research around Parkville and Clayton, and the hospitality and retail trade the city is known for.
Victoria sets its own rules for Melbourne employers: a $1 million payroll tax threshold with a mental health and wellbeing surcharge for larger payrolls, WorkSafe Victoria for both safety and workers compensation, and a holiday calendar that includes AFL Grand Final Friday and Melbourne Cup Day. Valont applies the Victorian settings from the first pay run.
Modern Awards most relevant to Melbourne businesses
- Clerks, Private Sector Award 2020
Office and administration staff across Melbourne's professional services and head-office businesses.
- Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award
Manufacturers and engineering firms in the south-east and western industrial belts.
- Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2020
Hotels, bars and venues across the CBD, the laneways and the inner suburbs.
- Professional Employees Award
Engineering, IT and science firms from Docklands to the Monash and Parkville precincts.
- General Retail Industry Award 2020
Retailers from Bourke Street Mall to Chadstone and the suburban centres.
- Health Professionals and Support Services Award
Allied health and specialist practices across the metropolitan hospital precincts.
Melbourne suburbs and areas
Where Melbourne clients are concentrated. A business outside this list gets the same service, because nothing about it depends on distance.
- Melbourne CBD
- Southbank
- Docklands
- Carlton
- Fitzroy
- Collingwood
- Abbotsford
- Richmond
- Cremorne
- South Melbourne
- Port Melbourne
- St Kilda
- Prahran
- South Yarra
- Hawthorn
- Camberwell
- Box Hill
- Doncaster
- Ringwood
- Clayton
- Mulgrave
- Dandenong
- Moorabbin
- Cheltenham
- Braeside
- Brighton
- Footscray
- Sunshine
- Laverton
- Truganina
- Werribee
- Essendon
- Tullamarine
- Brunswick
- Coburg
- Preston
- Heidelberg
- Bundoora
- Thomastown
- Frankston
Services for Melbourne businesses
One coordinated team across Finance, People, Operations and Growth. Each service below is delivered to Melbourne clients the same way: cloud systems, one Trusted Advisor, fixed monthly fee.
Common questions from Melbourne business owners
The short answers are here. For anything else, ask below or get in touch.
No. Valont is based in Brisbane and works with Melbourne businesses remotely. The books, payroll and systems are cloud-based, so the Trusted Advisor relationship runs on scheduled calls and video, and Valont travels to Melbourne for onboarding sessions and planning days when a client prefers to meet in person.
Talk to an Advisor about your Melbourne business
Call 07 3473 0020 or book a time. Delivered from Brisbane, Australia-wide, with the same team wherever you are in Victoria.