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We’re registering Avela Care, a brand-new NDIS provider, from scratch and in public - the application, the documents, the evidence, the audit quotes, and the mistakes along the way. Every episode is here, each with the free Bluetail guide that goes with it.
Subscribe on YouTubeThe audit quotes · 14 September 2026
We sent the same Initial Scope of Audit to ten approved quality auditors. The quotes ranged from $4,190 to $11,453 including GST. This episode breaks down every quote, the travel costs that blow out audit bills, and how showing auditors competing quotes brought one price down $539.
Episode 1 - scope & registration groups · 19 August 2026
One of the most important early decisions: choosing the registration groups that match what you actually do, where key personnel fit in, and how to avoid scope creep - taking on more groups than you need, which can quietly push you into a harder and more expensive audit.
Episode 0 - the start · 13 August 2026
Where it all begins: registering Avela Care, a brand-new provider, from scratch and in public - the application, the documents, the evidence and the audit, recorded as it happens, mistakes included.
Everything we use in the series is on Bluetail: the free step-by-step DIY registration guide, the $65 document pack (preview every page free), and the free compliance CRM. For the audit stage, here is the NDIS audit process, written up in full.
