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How can strata businesses retain their talent to scale effectively? Read here for insight into the importance of prioritising employee experience in recruitment and retention.

One of the services that Active Utilities offers is assisting multi-tenant residential and commercial Strata Managers to reduce costs, which benefits tenants in strata fees as well as in increased long-term value of buildings. A simple way to do this is through the upgrading of BMS and EMS systems.

The strata industry has grown rapidly in the last decade. By 2019, average lots per plan had doubled in four years as more large developments came onto the market.[1] While […]

Interview with Programmed What can strata managers expect with regards to maintenance in a post-COVID-19 environment and how can they effectively address these? Any implementation of maintenance going forward must […]

With the closeout to an interesting year, it has been a chance to look into 2021 with anticipation for growth in the industry in many ways. Marketing the Value of […]

Spring is here! And as we say goodbye to the sharp winter chill for another year, it’s important we review and reflect on our progress in strata for 2020, to […]

Greetings from the “State of Confusion”. Fingers crossed we are out of lockdown by the time you get to read this. It goes without saying that COVID-19 has had a […]

The future has never been murkier, but there’s no time like spring to reflect and recalibrate! Never before have we spent so much time commuting around home! With the landscape […]

I want to acknowledge the WA Board for their trust in appointing me as WA President and thank past President Scott Bellerby for almost four years of hard work.   2020 […]

I am excited that finally the Australian College of Professionals (ACOP) is now taking enrolments for the Certificate IV in Strata Management for Queensland.  We have been liaising with ACOP for the […]

It was this time last year where we, in Victoria, saw the last weeks and days of ‘normal’ for quite some time; unprecedented restrictions, changes and disruption took hold in […]

What a great start to the year it has been in the Property Market here in South Australia, the flow on effect to the industry has been noticed with a […]

As the evening begins to fall earlier and the leaves begin to change colour, SCA (ACT) remains in full swing within the Territory. Since our last report we have been […]

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 […]