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Oliver Buchannon
Topher Local

Independent local newsletter for Local residents. News, events, safety, community — free every Friday and Wednesday mornings. No council funding, no agenda.

The Knockoff - Issue #8

Jul 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #8

Six weeks doesn't make you qualified. The regulator agrees — and SA just made unlicensed work a $150k problem.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff - Issue #7

Jul 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #7

The Knockoff #7 — Industry says it needs 500,000 more tradies. Visa fees for sponsoring them just went up.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff - Issue #6

Jul 3, 2026

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9 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #6

The 1 July freight train: Payday Super, wage rises, and a tax break that's still just a promise.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff - Issue #5

Jun 26, 2026

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8 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #5

Diesel relief gets a reprieve, Payday Super's six-day countdown begins, and a Melbourne plumber finds an uninvited tenant in the roof.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff- Issue# 4

Jun 19, 2026

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9 min read

The Knockoff- Issue# 4

The excise cut ends, the write-off closes, and Gareth wired the garage door to the hallway light.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff - Issue #3

Jun 12, 2026

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8 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #3

Free Australian Standards, a Ford van verdict, a payday super deadline, and a T-Rex last seen going down a toilet in Queensland.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff - Issue #2

Jun 5, 2026

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9 min read

The Knockoff - Issue #2

Wages up, fuel up, builder collapses up — Jarrod's drill survived a two-storey drop. His back didn't survive a biscuit.

Topher Local
Topher Local
The Knockoff #1 — Wage theft's criminal, diesel's dropping & why half your apprentices are quitting

May 29, 2026

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7 min read

The Knockoff #1 — Wage theft's criminal, diesel's dropping & why half your apprentices are quitting

Plus: super changes landing 1 July, nearly 4,900 builders collapsed last year, and a state-by-state roundup. Free. Every Friday arvo.

Topher Local
Topher Local

The Knockoff

The weekly newsletter built for Australian tradies. No PR fluff. No industry body spin. Just the stuff that actually affects your work, your money and your rights

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