Advocacy

In what may have been the largest meeting of its kind in Melbourne’s history, the recent decision of the Aurora Melbourne Central owners corporation to elect a new committee following […]

New Zealand is about to embark in a new chapter in Strata Committee governance. Long awaited improvements to Committee operations will commence on Tuesday 9 May 2023, as part of […]

Reform to the Queensland strata legislative environment has been a key priority of SCA (Qld) over the past two years. The reform impetus has come for a host of reasons, […]

National SCA has kicked off 2023 with a whirlwind of activity in every jurisdiction across Australia and New Zealand. Nationally, strata insurance affordability, availability and transparency has continued as a […]

We have seen a momentous start to 2023 in our industry, kicking off the year in a flurry of activity and ambitious endeavours. Our goal in 2023 is to make […]

We have hit the ground running here at SCA (Qld). It has been a big quarter of advocacy, events and education.  SCA (Qld) is really going through a maturation process […]

National Electric Vehicles (EVs) and EV charging integration into strata is a rapidly emerging opportunity and challenge for the sector, and is one of SCA’s core priorities. SCA National has […]

Over the past year, the integration of EVs and EV charging into strata has been one of SCA’s core priorities nationally, largely due to the increase in demand for EVs […]

As we look ahead towards another year, SCA are proud of what we accomplished in 2022. Last year, as an organisation, SCA was eminently concerned with becoming a household name, […]

Enacting change to long-standing practices in any industry is difficult. Even when there is widespread support for sensible reforms, there will always be pockets of resistance. Often this is based […]

With the state election drawing to a close at the same time Australia contests the World Cup this Saturday, let’s take some stoppage time to reflect on the highlights of […]

An update of the most impactful advocacy activities that have been undertaken nationally and in each jurisdiction across the country. National Nationally, SCA has maintained a strong focus on meeting […]

What are Embedded Networks? Strata communities are one of the biggest consumers of embedded network systems. In short, embedded networks are systems used in multi-tenanted buildings or complexes, to re-distribute […]

The Unwavering Value of Strata Levies2022 has seen its fair share of economic turmoil, with record inflation occurring within Australia on a level unseen since 1990, reaching 6.1 per cent […]

New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria are the two states with the highest percentages and total number of people living in strata. Both NSW (March 2023) and Victoria (November 2022) […]

The past few months have seen an unprecedented degree of turbulence within the NSW Government, and the shifting and readjustment of many roles and portfolios as a result, particularly concerning […]

It’s one of the oldest – and truest – sayings in the property industry that “confidence is king”.  In the strata community, “confidence” often means taking a leap into the […]

The SCA Advocacy Round-Up pulls out the advocacy highlights from SCA nationally, in each state and territory and in New Zealand. As we move beyond the halfway point of the […]

As I was about to head into another briefing as part of our federal election campaign, the MP’s advisor turned to me and said “Strata…you know you’re regulated at a […]

In creating a more liveable world for the growing proportion of Australians (currently 1 in 5 Australians live in strata) that elect to live in strata-titled properties such as apartment […]