Strata Stories

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, […]

As New South Wales, Australia and the world struggle with the COVID-19 outbreak, I would like to begin my Autumn report by expressing my deepest sympathies to everyone affected. Our […]

COVID-19 The impact of COVID-19 (aka the coronavirus) is being felt throughout the world, with governments closing borders, encouraging remote working, and requesting/enforcing isolation for those showing symptoms or returning from overseas. It is a time of great uncertainty and one […]

Well… interesting and rapidly changing times… unprecedented… uncharted… This last quarter has really been very much consumed with all companies scrambling to adapt, to respond, to advise and, when we […]

In 2017, a lunch between industry stalwarts John Coleman and Phil Duggan resulted in a plan to record the history of Strata Community Association (NSW) and the idea for a […]

What a crazy time it is. Life in a bubble. A time to reconnect with oneself and others, even without physical contact. A time to reevaluate, read, watch, learn and […]

You don’t know a person until you walk a day in their shoes. My shoes connect me to what I do and tell a lot about me as a Strata […]

On 2 July 2020, the ACT Government extended the state of emergency introduced in May by Minister Gentleman, which enabled strata meetings to be attended by alternative means (such as […]

Meetings The Strata titles Act (1998) requires that strata owners’ meetings are held annually and to comply Tasmanian Strata Managers are holding meetings by Zoom, phone, mail, email or a […]

As we move out of the recent pandemic, it is an excellent time that we acknowledge how we faced the challenge of becoming agile and effective in providing an excellent […]