Strata Stories

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 […]

Long-held opposition to a reinsurance pool has been overturned There may be some good news on the horizon for thousands of North Queenslanders who have seen their residential insurance premiums […]

SCA (ACT) has been very active during the initial stage of the Covid-19 outbreak to ensure the ACT government is across the essential services that the Strata industry provides, as […]

We are certainly facing challenging times that are really putting us all to the test and I can honestly say that I’m amazed by how quickly our industry has adapted […]

The State of Victoria declared a State of Emergency commencing 16th March 2020, for an initial period of 4 weeks. New containment measures for non-essential services were introduced from 23rd […]

Chapter Presidents Meeting I attended this event to represent the interest of Tasmanian members at this National meeting in Melbourne in late February. While events post-meeting have taken centre stage, […]