Latest articles by Dr Janette Corcoran
Lithium-ion batteries in strata: webinar
The Owners’ Corporation Network (OCN) will host a free online webinar on Thursday, February 15 from 12pm to 1pm on the growing importance of rechargeable lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries to high-rise living.
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Radical retrofits
Ninety-nine percent of Docklanders reside in apartments, and a growing number of their residential buildings are fast approaching their two-decade mark.
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How cyber-secure are our vertical villages?
Technology has changed the landscape of when, where and how crimes are committed – and our vertical villages have already been breached!
Read MoreState election – representing vertical villages?
One in four Victorians live in residential strata – but are our vertical villages on the election agenda?
Read MoreVertical Neighbourhood Watch
Neighbourhood Watch is about neighbours looking out for neighbours, but can this work in our vertical villages?
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Vertical village winter blues
Melbourne definitely had a frosty winter, but did we have to shiver?
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Ahoy there! Vertical village onboarding
Resident move-ins are opportunities to create lasting impact, but all too often are more list-checking than engaging experiences.
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Vertical village “Strata Hub”
The NSW Government is introducing “Strata Hub” which aims to consolidate core information about strata schemes – but who will it really benefit?
Read MoreMicromobility infrastructure in vertical villages
Many vertical villages are investigating electric vehicle recharging options, but e-cars are not the only vehicles that need these facilities.
Read MorePilot projects in vertical villages
Vertical villages need improvements tailored to our way of living – but how will pilot projects help?
Read MoreVertical village “volunteers”
Australia is a nation of volunteers and in 2020, Volunteering Victoria claims that 42.1 per cent of Victorians aged over 15 volunteered in our state.
Read MorePublicly accessible common property: Contested vertical spaces
Vertical villages are familiar with the challenges of common property, but might these spaces be more contested than we think?
Read More“Live Melbourne Campaign” for vertical villages … or short-stays
December is traditionally move-out-month in our vertical villages – but if the City of Melbourne has its way, we may see many more move-ins!
Read MoreVertical homework
Staying home has meant learning new work-ways – but what now might be expected of our apartment buildings?
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Vertical villages – “what a waste”
“From 1 July 2021, the state government will increase the Victorian Municipal Landfill Levy”.
Read MoreThe Wild West of OC elections
By Dr Janette Corcoran - Apartment Living Expert
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Looking back to look forward
By Dr Janette Corcoran
Read MoreVertical village energy consumption
By Dr Janette Corcoran
Read MoreSkilling owners’ corporations
It was precisely six years ago in the 2014 November edition of Docklands News that an article appeared on “Owners’ corporation
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Making residential living a council election priority
Making residential living a council election priority
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