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Owners corporations’ must matter in Melbourne’s budget
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
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?
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
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 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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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
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
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
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
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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