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Owners corporations’ must matter in Melbourne’s budget

Owners corporations’ must matter in Melbourne’s budget

June 4th, 2025 - Dr Janette Corcoran

In a neighbourhood where nearly every resident lives in a high-rise apartment, the absence of any meaningful focus on owners’ corporations (OCs) in the City of Melbourne’s draft 2025–26 budget is deeply concerning.

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Financial shake-up for owners’ corporations

April 30th, 2025 - Dr Janette Corcoran

Following an announcement by Minister for Consumer Affairs Nick Staikos, significant changes are coming for Victorian owners’ corporations (OCs) — and they may have far-reaching impacts on financial management.

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Strata committee training: necessity or burden?

April 2nd, 2025 - Dr Janette Corcoran

Owners’ corporation (OC) committees play a vital role in managing our residential buildings. Yet these annually elected volunteers often face wide-spread criticism ranging from accusations of misunderstanding complex strata regulations to internal dysfunction, to explicit conflicts of interest.

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Better strata living in 2025

January 28th, 2025 - Dr Janette Corcoran

We closed out 2024 with two final strata improvement activities.

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Advocating for residential strata: an overdue focus on energy efficiency

November 27th, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

November marked a significant event for energy-conscious communities, with Melbourne hosting the 2024 Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) Buildings Energy Performance Summit.

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Short-Stay Levy Bill: what it might mean for vertical villages

October 2nd, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

The Victorian Government is currently considering amendments to the Owners’ Corporation (OC) Act 2006 that would give OCs new powers to manage short-stay operations, like Airbnb, in their residential buildings.

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Headleasing in residential strata

August 28th, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

The Victorian Government’s 2023 Housing Statement aims to increase housing supply, but one initiative – “headleasing” apartments – raises significant concerns for the residential strata sector.

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Upcoming council elections: a call for local focus

July 31st, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

As the council elections approach, Docklanders are being courted by candidates seeking their support. This brings up an important question: what can we reasonably expect from our local representatives?

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HighLife Expo: listening to the voices of residential strata

June 25th, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

The recent HighLife Expo featured a range of activities, including webinars, stalls, and forums – along with a Listening Post.

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Owners’ Corporation Network: putting residential strata on a national footing

May 29th, 2024 - Dr Janette Corcoran

Several things are well known about residential strata. First and foremost is that it is now a mainstream way of living throughout Australia.

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