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Established in 1905, we are Geelong and Torquay's leading accounting and business advisory firm.

Davidsons is Geelong’s leading accounting firm with offices in Newtown and Torquay. We employ over 50 people and act for many leading local, state and national businesses.

24/09/2026

Today is Auditor Proud Day! 😀 This year's theme is "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻".

At Davidsons, we thought the best way to recognise that was to go directly to our people.
We asked our Audit team:
- why they chose audit,
- what makes Davidsons different and
- how they would describe the team around them.

What came back wasn't a set of identical answers.

Some were drawn to audit by the variety. Others by the opportunity to solve problems, keep learning, work with different clients and industries, or help organisations operate with greater accountability and confidence. Stephen Kirtley, our longest-serving auditor, reflected on a profession that has provided a career built on long-term relationships, continual learning and constant change.

The responses about Davidsons were different.

Again and again, people spoke about culture, support, teamwork, relationships and opportunities to grow. Different words, different perspectives, but a remarkably consistent message.

And when asked to describe the Davidsons Audit team, the answers painted a picture we recognised immediately. Supportive. Collaborative. Friendly. Professional. Trustworthy. Fun.

Those responses capture something we're incredibly proud of.

A team that shares knowledge freely. A team that invests in developing others. A team that celebrates success, supports one another when challenges arise and genuinely enjoys working together.

A team that can discuss complex accounting issues one minute and become surprisingly competitive over a firm challenge involving food the next.

Audit plays an important role in building trust and confidence in the financial information relied upon by businesses, charities, boards, regulators and communities.

But it's the people behind the profession who make that happen.

This Auditor Proud Day, we're proud of the role audit plays in our financial system. We're even prouder of the people who bring it to life every day and the culture they continue to build together at Davidsons.

Happy Auditor Proud Day from the Davidsons Audit team.
𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱.

10/09/2026

Today we marked 𝗥 𝗨 𝗢𝗞? 𝗗𝗮𝘆 with a team lunch and a practical session on Starting Meaningful Conversations, led by Melissa Juzva from Solution Psychology . 💛

Melissa took us through how to recognise when something may have changed for someone, how to check in in a genuine way, and how to help connect people with the right support.

Because asking “Are you OK?” is important — but knowing how to listen, respond and keep the conversation going matters too.

A valuable reminder that meaningful conversations don’t need to be complicated. Sometimes, simply noticing, asking and being there can make a difference.

A big thank you to Melissa and Solution Psychology for spending the time with our team today and sharing such practical, useful insights.

06/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandads, father figures and special people who fill that role in our lives. 💙

We hope your day has been filled with love, plenty of laughs and a well-earned moment to put your feet up.

And for those for whom today feels a little different, we’re thinking of you too.

28/08/2026

🏀 Meet Tom Slee - Our newest Accountant

A Geelong local, Tom attended Belmont High School, and completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Business Analytics at Deakin University.

He began his accounting career as an Undergraduate in 2025 at his previous firm, progressing to Graduate level after completing his studies.

That’s the formal introduction, but here’s his answers to our little new starter quiz…

🚗 What’s something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
𝘐’𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.

🚒 If you weren’t an accountant, what would you be doing?
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳.

🤝 What do you enjoy most about working with business owners?
𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.

💬 What makes a great accountant–client relationship?
𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵. 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴.

💡 What’s a question you wish business owners asked their accountant more often?
"𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳?"
B𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

🎱 What are you unnecessarily competitive about?
𝘗𝘰𝘰𝘭. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨.

🏉 What does a good weekend look like?
𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥.

Welcome to Davidsons, Tom! 👋

And if anyone around the office is brave enough to challenge him to a game of pool… you’ve been warned.

21/08/2026

⏱️ 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟬:𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀?

Our newest team member, 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗱, can and apparently he takes it quite seriously. 😄

Alastair has joined our Geelong office as a Senior Accountant, bringing more than 12 years’ experience in public practice across compliance, tax advisory and client relationship management.

But rather than just give you the formal bio, we thought we’d get to know him a little better…

🃏 What’s something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 15 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘐 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨.

⚡ If you weren’t an accountant, what would you be doing?
𝘐'𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯.

📈 What do you enjoy most about working with business owners?
𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

💬 What makes a great accountant–client relationship?
𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

🤔 What’s a question you wish business owners asked their accountant more often?
𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴?

⏱️ What are you unnecessarily competitive about?
𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 0:00 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱.

🏡 And what does a good weekend look like?
𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺, 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘍𝘓.

Welcome to Davidsons, Alastair. We’re glad to have you on board.

07/08/2026

👖 Denim, trivia and a very worthy cause.

Yesterday, the Davidsons Social Club hosted a fun-filled Jeans for Genes Day Trivia Lunch, putting our general knowledge to the test while supporting children’s genetic research.

The event also gave us the chance to get behind our colleague Pauline and her family, who are taking part in the Ks for Kids challenge.

So far this year, they’ve raised more than $3,300 for the Children’s Medical Research Institute, helping fund vital research into better treatments and cures for children living with genetic conditions. 💙

Think you can help them go even further?

👉 Donate here: https://fundraise.jeansforgenes.org.au/fundraiser/paulineandethankillen/ks-for-kids-2026

30/06/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲.
From today, superannuation is no longer something that can be dealt with after the payroll run. Super must be paid with each payroll, and contributions must reach the employee’s fund within 7 business days.

This is not a grace period or transition phase.

From today:
- Paying super late can trigger penalties and interest
- Quarterly processing is no longer compliant
- Clearing house delays are the employer’s responsibility

If super is being paid automatically with wages and consistently reaching funds on time, your process is working.

If it isn’t, compliance issues start immediately and compound with each pay run.

This change is permanent. Getting the process right early reduces risk, administrative rework and future ATO attention.

Need help? Just call us on 03 5221 6399

29/06/2026

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗘𝗢𝗙𝗬 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀

As another financial year comes to a close, we want to say a very genuine thank you.

To our clients, referrers, colleagues and broader business community - thank you for trusting us, challenging us, partnering with us, and letting us be part of the decisions that matter.

At EOFY, it's easy to focus on the reports, reconciliations and last-minute checks, and forget what it has all been for.

This year has been a special one for Davidsons, as we celebrated 120 years of working alongside businesses, families and communities. A milestone like that is never really about the number. It is about the relationships, conversations and shared progress built over time.

But as we close out the year, we'd rather focus on the businesses we have helped strengthen, the decisions we have helped clarify, the opportunities we have helped unlock, and the flow-on impact our clients create in their teams, families, industries and communities.

That is the part we never take for granted.

So, from all of us at Davidsons, thank you for being part of our year, and for letting us be part of yours.

Here’s to FY26: sharper insights, stronger decisions, and impact that keeps reaching well beyond the numbers.

Happy End of Financial Year.

25/06/2026

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗛 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀.
If you have used the ATO Small Business Super Clearing House, make sure you download and save all reports before 30 June 2026.

After this date, SBSCH access will no longer be available. That means no ability to retrieve:
- Contribution payment history
- Employee and fund reports
- Evidence of super payments for audit or dispute purposes

These records may still be required for compliance, reconciliations and future reviews.

If you are unsure what to download or how to retain the records properly, we can assist. Just call us on 03 5221 6399

23/06/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶‑𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?
For certain services, we’ll be legally required to complete additional checks before we can proceed. This may include verifying identity, understanding ownership structures, or requesting supporting information. These checks will only apply where the law requires them and are based on the specific services being provided.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲?
The government is expanding Australia’s AML/CTF framework to include professional services such as accounting. The aim is to reduce financial crime and bring Australia into line with international standards.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻
• Keeping the process as simple and streamlined as possible
• Only asking for information when required
• Protecting your data and handling it securely
• Minimising disruption to your day‑to‑day dealings with us

We’re already updating our systems and processes ahead of the 1 July start date, so we’re ready when these changes come into effect.

If we do need extra information from you in the future, we’ll explain what’s required and why. As always, our priority is supporting you while meeting our legal obligations.

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101 West Fyans Street
Geelong, VIC
3220

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61352216399

Website

http://www.davidsons.com.au/

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