Updated Sep 9, 2026 – 12.54pm, first published at 10.31amThe founder of a major labour supplier to Victoria’s Big Build, which engaged senior bikies and had close ties with the CFMEU, has been charged with making a false document as part of police cross-border raids.Steve Mellech, the founder and former director of Top Up Labour, and his wife Kim Lee, who took over as director in July, were arrested at their Mount Eliza home in Melbourne on Wednesday morning as Victoria Police also raided the labour hire firm’s offices.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles