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BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd

Organisation on the Public Record

Source · Federal Lobbyist Register

Executive Summary
Source-backed

This profile contains verified Australian Government public records relating to BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd.

Folio currently holds verified records covering government procurement and lobbying registrations, drawn from 1 official publisher. No verified records for parliamentary interests and political donations are currently linked.

Coverage Matrix

The complete official-record landscape considered by Folio. Empty domains are shown honestly — they never imply absence of activity, only that no record has been identified from currently ingested datasets.

  • Parliamentary Interests

    Interests declared on the Senate or House Register of Interests.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Gifts and donations disclosed to the AEC.

    No records currently linked

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Procurement

    Contracts awarded to or by Australian Government agencies.

    Records available · 6 records

    Publisher: AusTender · Department of Finance

  • Government Grants

    Grants awarded by Australian Government agencies.

    Configured, not yet populated

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

  • Lobbying Registrations

    Registered lobbying relationships between representatives and clients.

    Records available · 3 records

    Publisher: Federal Register of Lobbyists · Attorney-General's Department

  • Timeline

    Chronology of dated public-record events already linked to this profile.

    Records available · 1 record

    Publisher: Multiple government publishers

  • Relationship Network

    Connections established from official records, never from inference.

    Records available · 3 records

    Publisher: Derived from official records

  • Official Government Documents

    Every underlying document that supports this profile.

    Records available · 9 records

    Publisher: Original publishers

  • State & Territory Registers

    State and Territory interest and lobbyist registers.

    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: State & Territory parliaments

  • Ministerial Diaries

    Ministerial diary disclosures published by portfolio departments.

    Dataset not yet enabled

    Publisher: Prime Minister & Cabinet

Investigation Opportunities

Available evidence you can drill into now, plus datasets that will contribute automatically once matching records are identified.

Watching for

  • Parliamentary Interests

    Publisher: Parliament of Australia

  • Political Donations

    Publisher: Australian Electoral Commission

  • Government Grants

    Publisher: GrantConnect · Department of Finance

Additional evidence will appear automatically when matching records are identified. Absence of a record does not imply absence of activity.

Official Government Records
1 of 4 registers

This profile of BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd combines information only from verified Australian Government transparency registers. Every claim below links back to an original source document.

Verification: Source-backedPublishers: 1Last updated: 14 July 2025
Public Record Summary

Cross-dataset overview

BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd currently appears across 2 Australian Government transparency datasets.

First recorded 18 June 2010Latest activity 3y ago (3 Oct 2023)
Coverage Matrix

Dataset coverage

Present in 2 of 7 supported Australian transparency datasets.

DatasetPublisherRecordsFirstLatest
AEC Transparency Register
Australian Electoral CommissionNot presentNot present
AusTender Contract Notices (Commonwealth)
Department of Finance618 June 201020 Nov 2017
State & Territory Procurement
State/Territory procurement publishersNot presentNot present
GrantConnect — Australian Government Grants
Department of FinanceNot presentNot present
Federal Lobbyist Register
Attorney-General's Department33 Oct 20233 Oct 2023
House of Representatives Register of Interests
Parliament of AustraliaNot presentNot present
Senate Register of Interests
Parliament of AustraliaNot presentNot present

Datasets marked "Not present" have no matching records in the currently ingested public data. This does not imply the organisation is absent from that register — only that Folio's ingested snapshot contains no matching rows.

Connected Government

Agencies contracted with

3 agencies · $151,002 in total contract value across AusTender records.

AgencyContractsTotal valueLatest contract
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
4$86,21820 Nov 2017
Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts
1$64,78418 June 2010
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
1$04 June 2015

AusTender + State/Territory Government · source-backed

Government procurement history

Commonwealth
Verified · Official publisher
Contracts
6
Amendments
0
Total value
$151,002
Largest
$64,784
Jurisdictions
1
Agencies
3
Standing Offers
0
Panels
0
Coverage
18 June 2010 – 20 Nov 2017
JurisdictionPublishedContractAgencyValueAmendmentSource
Commonwealth20 Nov 2017
Professional Advice
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science$31,768AusTender ↗
Commonwealth26 Sept 2017
<p>Professional Advice</p>
Department of Industry, Innovation and Science$54,450AusTender ↗
Commonwealth16 May 2016
Professional Advice on Useability of Performance Requirement
Department of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender ↗
Commonwealth28 Jan 2016
Editorial Publishing andPrinting Service for Readability Pilot
Department of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender ↗
Commonwealth4 June 2015
Creative, Design and Editorial Services
Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetAusTender ↗
Commonwealth18 June 2010
Development of training program
Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts$64,784AusTender ↗
Government Grants

Australian Government grants received

Publisher: GrantConnect (Department of Finance) · Every record links back to grants.gov.au.

Official register
No official Australian Government grant records have been identified for BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd.

AEC transparency register

No official AEC transparency-register returns beyond simple donations reference this organisation. Filings would appear here as the annual disclosure archive is ingested.

Connected Political Activity

Donations, lobbying and parliamentary mentions

A combined view of how BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd appears across AEC donations, the Federal Lobbyist Register and parliamentary registers of interest.

Political donations

No AEC-disclosed donations.

No political donations by this organisation are currently disclosed on the AEC Transparency Register.

Represented by lobbyists

Not listed as a client of any registered federal lobbyist.

This organisation does not appear as a client on the Federal Lobbyist Register.

Clients represented

Acting as a registered lobbyist for 3 clients.

View
  • AVID Property Group Pty Ltd
    1 registration · latest 3 Oct 2023
  • Avid Property Group
    1 registration · latest —
  • Ingenia Communities Holdings Limited
    1 registration · latest —

Parliamentary interest mentions

Not named in any current parliamentary register of interests.

No current member of the Australian Parliament has named this organisation in their register of interests.

Relationship Network

How does BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd connect to other entities on the public record?

3 verified connections

This profile currently connects to 3 verified entities across 1 official government publisher.

1

Organisations

2

People

6

Contracts

3

Lobbying

Connected entities

3

Relationship types

2

Official datasets

1

Shown / total

3 / 3

Earliest record

3 Oct 2023

Latest record

14 July 2025

  • Person · 2
  • Organisation · 1

Showing 3 of 3 verified connections. Tap any node for details; tap any edge to inspect the underlying record.

Public Profile

Public Records

9 verified records

Government Sources

1 official publisher

Timeline

1 event

Relationship Network

3 verified relationships

Linked Organisations

1

Related People

2

Official sources

1

verified publisher

Relationships

3

verified relationships

Timeline

1

recorded event

Organisations

1

connected organisation

People

2

connected individuals

Latest activity

9 July 2026

Most recent public record

Key people mentioned

Top individuals linked through official public records, ranked by relationship strength.

Timeline

Chronology of every dated public record linked to BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd, grouped by dataset.

1 of 1 events
  1. 3 Oct 2023

    Federal Register of Lobbyists
    Federal Lobbyist Register
    lobbying registration

    Registered to represent AVID Property Group Pty Ltd

    Source-backedView original source
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Government Contracts

Has this entity been named in Australian Government procurement records?

6 contracts · $151,002
PublishedTitleAgencyValueSource
20 Nov 2017Professional AdviceDepartment of Industry, Innovation and Science$31,768AusTender
26 Sept 2017<p>Professional Advice</p>Department of Industry, Innovation and Science$54,450AusTender
16 May 2016Professional Advice on Useability of Performance RequirementDepartment of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender
28 Jan 2016Editorial Publishing andPrinting Service for Readability PilotDepartment of Industry, Innovation and ScienceAusTender
4 June 2015Creative, Design and Editorial ServicesDepartment of the Prime Minister and CabinetAusTender
18 June 2010Development of training programDepartment of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts$64,784AusTender

Lobbying

Which Commonwealth or State/Territory lobbyist registers mention this entity?

3 records · 2 jurisdictions
EffectiveJurisdictionRelationshipClientLobbying firmSource
3 Oct 2023
Commonwealth
Federal Lobbyist Register
As lobbyist
AVID Property Group Pty LtdBBS Communications Group Pty LtdView source
NSW
NSW Electoral Commission — Register of Third-Party Lobbyists
As lobbyist
Avid Property GroupBBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTDView source
NSW
NSW Electoral Commission — Register of Third-Party Lobbyists
As lobbyist
Ingenia Communities Holdings LimitedBBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTDView source

Named in Parliamentary Interests

Which parliamentary interest declarations mention BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd?

0 declarations

No parliamentary interest declarations currently name this organisation.

Relationship Summary

BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd has 3 verified relationships across 1 official dataset.

Organisations

1

People

2

Agencies

0

Political parties

0

Contract links

0

Lobbyist links

3

Connected Organisations

Which organisations, agencies or parties appear alongside BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?

1 unique · 1 verified evidence rows
  1. 1
    AVID Property Group Pty Ltd
    organisation
    registered to represent
    1 evidence row1 datasetFirst seen 3 Oct 2023
    Federal Lobbyist Register

Connected People

Which people appear alongside BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd on the public record, ranked by evidence strength?

2 unique · 2 verified evidence rows
  1. 1
    Barbara Haines
    person
    employed by
    1 evidence row1 datasetFirst seen 21 July 2024
    Federal Lobbyist Register
  2. 2
    Lisa Nixon
    person
    employed by
    1 evidence row1 datasetFirst seen 14 July 2025
    Federal Lobbyist Register

Official Government Documents

Every document below is published by an Australian Government body and can be opened directly from its original source.

KindDatasetDateDescriptionVerify
lobbyingFederal Lobbyist Register3 Oct 2023BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd represents AVID Property Group Pty Ltdopen source
contractAusTender — procurement20 Nov 2017Professional Advice — Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ↔ BBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTD (AUD 31768)open source
contractAusTender — procurement26 Sept 2017<p>Professional Advice</p> — Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ↔ BBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTD (AUD 54450)open source
contractAusTender — procurement16 May 2016Professional Advice on Useability of Performance Requirement — Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ↔ BBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement28 Jan 2016Editorial Publishing andPrinting Service for Readability Pilot — Department of Industry, Innovation and Science ↔ BBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement4 June 2015Creative, Design and Editorial Services — Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ↔ BBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTDopen source
contractAusTender — procurement18 June 2010Development of training program — Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts ↔ Brumfield Bird and Sanford Pty ltd (AUD 64784.3)open source
lobbyingNSW Electoral Commission — Register of Third-Party LobbyistsBBS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PTY LTD represents Avid Property Group · reg a166F000006ndnjQAA · AU-NSWopen source
Official sources

Parliamentary Register of Interests (House)

0 records

No records linked yet

Parliamentary Register of Interests (Senate)

0 records

No records linked yet

Federal Register of Lobbyists

0 records

No records linked yet

AEC Donations (Declared Gifts)

0 records

No records linked yet

AusTender (Government Contracts)

0 records

No records linked yet

Key information

Name

BBS Communications Group Pty Ltd

Type

Organisation

ABN

34010899779

Jurisdiction

AU

Source datasets

1

Connected records

9

Timeline events

1

Contracts recorded

$151,002

About this profile

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