Strata Stories

In Tasmania, our industry is unregulated, and the legislation is rarely enforced. Very few people here understand strata, and it has a bad reputation. My goal is to raise awareness […]

SCA (Qld) has wrapped up an outstanding 2021 Annual Conference and now we look to the agenda for our sector and the priorities that need our attention. There are some […]

We are delighted that after literally years of campaigning the Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, passed its first reading unanimously and is now proceeding […]

The start of the new Autumn season has brought with it unexpected and major weather events. Torrential rain across Sydney and New South Wales have caused flooding that is infiltrating […]

How do you raise the profile of the strata sector in a positive way?  That’s the question occupying us currently.  We want all of Western Australia to know the best […]

On 12 March 2020, we gathered excitedly at Hotel Realm to celebrate the hard work and resilience of the ACT Strata Community with the CHU SCA (ACT) 2020 Strata Community […]

Now in its sixth year, the SCA (Qld) Strata Community Awards for Excellence give recognition to the work of body corporate managers and their successes in keeping the real estate […]

Sustainability in strata is such a critical area for advocacy and reform in Australia right now as governments and citizens globally and locally increasingly recognise its importance and technological advancements […]

As I write this, we’re fast approaching the most wonderful time of the year! 2020 has taught us so much, including our real hair colour, the ‘COVID kilos’ pandemic, and […]

It is a great privilege to be writing the 2020 Annual Wrap up for SCA (ACT). I was elected to the presidency in the ACT only a short month ago, […]

I was recently elected president of the Tasmanian chapter, and would like to take this opportunity to thank Nigel Burridge for everything he has done for SCA (TAS) over the […]

It certainly was a year! We have all had to evaluate many things in our lives in particular how we work, what allows a business to thrive in the face […]

We have said goodbye to 2020, but we keep with us the valuable lessons we have learned from it. ‘Starting afresh’ is what most people will be thinking this early […]

As we closed 2019 with hope and anticipation for a massive 2020, little did we know that our 40th birthday would be celebrated amidst the largest global crisis we’ve had […]

Another year over, and a new one just begun – so this is 2021! Just what does it look like for you and our industry? Well, it may be too […]

We shook off our COVID-19 restrictions early enough to have some wonderful events as 2020 wound up. Spring had definitely sprung at the Spring drinks in a trendy Northbridge garden […]

When we start talking about professional standards in professions, mature professions that have well ingrained professional standards likely spring to mind first. Think teacher registration, medical licensing and practice certificates […]

Flammable Cladding At a recent meeting with the Minister for Housing and Public Works, Mick de Brenni, SCA (Qld) was informed that only 55% of affected buildings had complied with […]

Brisbane inner city rooftops are going green SCA (QLD) have applauded a proposed amendment to the Brisbane City Plan that will promote more rooftop gardens on inner city apartment buildings. […]

A first for Canberra apartment buildings Canberra residents in high-rise apartments can expect convenience to be delivered to their door with concierge services in three new apartment buildings, a trend […]