Workflow automation for Brisbane civil, hire and trades businesses
Written by Autonome. Updated 5 November 2026.
How do Brisbane civil and hire businesses cut down their admin?
Most of it is dockets and bills. A hire or civil business in South East Queensland gets dockets signed on site and photographed, then someone in the office checks each one before it can be invoiced. Autonome's Delivery Docket & POD Verifier does that check and sends the clean dockets to accounts, with problem ones held aside.
Subcontractor bills get the same treatment. The ABN and GST registration are checked with the Australian Business Register before a draft goes into Xero or MYOB. There's local support in Brisbane, and at A$193.50 a month ex GST for up to 50 staff, the yard and the drivers don't each need a paid seat.
- Dockets checked before invoicing, with problem ones held.
- Drivers and yard staff included in the flat plan.
| Job | Apps it crosses | What you approve |
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| Hire and delivery dockets | OneDrive or Google Drive, email | The email to accounts |
| Crew dispatch | Email, the Kanban Board or Trello | Each dispatch email |
| Subcontractor bills | Outlook or Gmail, the ABR, Xero or MYOB | Each draft bill |
| Variations | Outlook or Gmail, HubSpot, Xero or MYOB | Each invoice line |
What Brisbane businesses hand over first
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Hire dockets from site to invoice
Dockets photographed or scanned into a OneDrive or Google Drive folder are read and checked for a signature and matching quantities. Verified ones go to accounts, and the rest come back flagged.
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Crews dispatched each morning
The Job Card & Ops Dispatcher turns job requests into job cards. When you press Assign & dispatch, each crew gets its job from your mailbox.
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Subcontractor bills checked first
Each ABN and GST registration is looked up on the live Australian Business Register. A bill charging GST from a supplier who isn't registered for it is held, and the email asking for a corrected invoice is written for you.
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Variations agreed on site
When a client agrees to extra work by email, the Unbilled Variation Catcher finds it before month end and suggests the invoice line. You approve it and it's added to the draft in Xero or MYOB.
Local help in Brisbane
There's local support in Brisbane, and the product is built in Melbourne. Start with the 14-day trial, or look around the app with sample data before you add a card. The Annual Plan, A$1,935 a year ex GST, includes personal setup help.
Want someone to map your workflows with you? See AI consultant Brisbane, or find your kind of business on the industry pages.
Questions
How much does workflow automation cost for a Brisbane business?
Autonome is A$193.50/mo ex GST for up to 50 staff, which is A$2,322 a year, or A$1,935 on the Annual Plan. For comparison, per-seat software at an example A$45 per user a month costs a 35-person team A$18,900 a year.
Does every driver need a paid login?
No. The plan is flat for up to 50 staff, so drivers and yard staff run approved Gadgets at no extra cost.
Where do the dockets need to be saved?
In a OneDrive or Google Drive folder, or an inbox, that an admin connects once. The Gadget picks up new dockets from there.
Can we keep using Trello?
Yes. Cards are created in Trello after you approve them. Or run jobs on the Kanban Board that comes with every workspace.
Run your next docket through it.
14-day free trial. Your card is checked and nothing is charged for 14 days. Then A$193.50/mo ex GST for up to 50 people.
Look around first, no card