Best painters in Doncaster and Templestowe (2026)
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Google’s own place records for the Doncaster house-painter search return painters based in Doncaster, Doncaster East and Templestowe, plus one on Doncaster Road in Balwyn North, so that is the patch this page covers: Manningham in Melbourne’s east, with its Boroondara edge. Ten painters in that search hold a Google rating of 4.3 or better, publish a street address and have a free listing in this directory. They are ranked below on Google rating and review volume together, with the near misses named and the reason each is not ranked.
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The order below comes from Google ratings and review counts and nothing else. A paid placement is labelled FEATURED, sits outside the ranking and never changes the order.
See placement optionsA1 Premier Painting
A1 Premier Painting holds 5.0 from 123 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster. Weighted 4.7758, 0.0520 clear of #2.
View listingOrchid House Painters
Orchid House Painters holds 5.0 from 81 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Balwyn North. Weighted 4.7238, 0.0498 clear of #3.
View listingPop Father & Son Master Painters
Pop Father & Son Master Painters holds 4.9 from 77 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Templestowe. Weighted 4.6740, 0.0407 clear of #4.
View listingYes Painting & House Renovation
Yes Painting & House Renovation holds 4.9 from 50 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Templestowe. Weighted 4.6333, 0.0179 clear of #5.
View listingSabalan Painting & Decorating
Sabalan Painting & Decorating holds 5.0 from 30 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster East. Weighted 4.6154, 0.0032 clear of #6.
View listingM.I.S Painting Services
M.I.S Painting Services holds 4.9 from 39 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster East. Weighted 4.6122, 0.0322 clear of #7.
View listingMaster Paint Experts
Master Paint Experts holds 4.9 from 25 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster East. Weighted 4.5800, 0.0002 clear of #8.
View listingAFZ Painting
AFZ Painting holds 5.0 from 19 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster East. Weighted 4.5798, 0.0262 clear of #9.
View listingPro Painters
Pro Painters holds 5.0 from 12 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster East. Weighted 4.5536, 0.0135 clear of #10.
View listingFather & Son Perfect Painting
Father & Son Perfect Painting holds 4.6 from 67 Google reviews and its Google listing publishes a street address in Doncaster. Weighted 4.5401.
View listingWhy these 10 and not the rest
A painter is ranked here only if it clears five tests at once: a Google rating of at least 4.3, more than two reviews, a street address on its own Google listing, a Google category of painter, and a free listing in this directory. Twelve painters in the Doncaster search cleared all five. The ten with the highest weighted score are ranked; the other two are tied on weighted score and named below.
Painting on its own is not a registered trade in Victoria, so there is no painting licence number to check, and this page makes no licence claim for anyone on it.
Close calls, named
Each of these comes up in the same search. None is ranked, for the reason given. None of it is a statement about the quality of their work.
- Triple N Painting Service (Doncaster) – 5.0 from 4 reviews, weighted 4.5192: clears every test, equal eleventh on weighted score.
- Gazelle Painting Services (Doncaster) – 5.0 from 4 reviews, weighted 4.5192: clears every test, equal eleventh on weighted score.
- Satin Painting Services (Doncaster East) – 5.0 from 31 reviews: its Google listing gives a street name but no street number, so it fails the address test.
- PS Painting & Decoration Group (Templestowe Lower) – 4.9 from 41 reviews: its Google listing gives a street name but no street number, so it fails the address test.
When a painter needs to be registered in Victoria
Painting alone does not need registration. Consumer Affairs Victoria’s guidance on registered building practitioners, last updated 9 July 2025 and read for this page on 2 November 2026, lists painting among the single-trade jobs that don’t require registration with the Building and Plumbing Commission (BPC).
Combined trades are different. The same guidance says registration is required to take on domestic building work under a contract worth more than $10,000, and that combining trades, its example being plastering and painting, does require registration. So if one quote bundles painting with plastering, rendering or other building work and the total passes $10,000, ask for the BPC registration number and check it on the BPC’s “Find a practitioner” search.
| The job | Registration? | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Painting only, any size | Not required for painting alone | Check reviews, insurance and a written quote |
| Painting plus plastering or other building work, contract over $10,000 | Required | Ask for the BPC registration number and check it before you sign |
| Roof restoration or roof work | Can involve other trades | Ask exactly what work is included and who does each part |
One honest limit: this page did not check any painter’s insurance, registration or business details. Ask for them yourself before work starts.
What to ask before booking
What exactly is in the quote? Rooms or surfaces, number of coats, the paint brand and range, and who supplies it. Two quotes are only comparable if they paint the same thing the same way.
How much preparation is included? Filling, sanding, sugar-soaping, scraping and priming are where cheap quotes save money and where finishes fail. Ask what prep each surface gets.
Are you insured? Public liability matters when someone is on a ladder near your windows, your floors and your neighbour’s fence. Ask for a certificate.
What is the deposit, and when is the rest due? Get the payment stages in writing, tied to work done.
What happens if the finish fails? Ask how long the painter stands behind the work and what they will do about peeling or patchiness.
Red flags
- A quote with no detail. One line and one number leaves you nothing to hold them to.
- Cash only, no invoice. No invoice means no paper trail if the work fails.
- A big upfront payment before any work. Pay against progress, not promises.
- Painting bundled with plastering or building work over $10,000 from someone who can’t show a BPC registration. That combination needs one.
- No questions about your surfaces. A painter who quotes an exterior without looking at it is guessing.
How this list was built
Google data. Ratings, review counts, street addresses, categories and trading status come from Google’s own place records for the Doncaster house-painter search, read on 26 and 27 October 2026.
Weighted score, not raw stars. Each painter is scored with a Bayesian average that pulls a small sample toward 4.5, so a perfect score from a handful of reviews does not outrank a near-perfect score from a hundred. Numbers seven and eight are 0.0002 apart, close enough that a single new review could swap them.
Only painters listed in this directory. Each ranked painter links to its free listing. Painters without a listing here are not ranked.
Nothing here was paid for. Placement on this list cannot be bought. Paid placements are labelled FEATURED and sit outside the ranking.
Questions homeowners ask
How did you rank these painters?
By a weighted Google rating that balances score against the number of reviews, among painters in the Doncaster search that publish a street address on Google and are listed in this directory.
Are these rankings paid?
No. Paid placements are marked FEATURED and do not change the order.
Do painters need a licence in Victoria?
Painting on its own does not need registration with the Building and Plumbing Commission. A contract over $10,000 that combines painting with other building work, such as plastering, does.
Why isn’t my painter on this list?
Usually because their Google listing shows no street address, they have fewer than three reviews, Google files them under another category, or they are not yet listed in this directory.
Are you a painter in Doncaster or Templestowe?
The painters named above but not ranked are off this page for one reason each. Claiming your free listing and publishing a street address on your Google profile are both free. Either can put you on the next update.
See placement options Browse the directoryLast updated 2 November 2026. Ratings, review counts, addresses, categories and trading status were read from Google place records on 26 and 27 October 2026 and will drift; the weighted scores are calculated from those figures and nothing else. Registration guidance is from Consumer Affairs Victoria (last updated 9 July 2025), read on 2 November 2026. This page makes no claim about any painter’s registration, insurance, conduct or quality.