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NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler Resigns

2022-07-26T12:22:54+10:00

25 JULY 2022 NSW’s first building commissioner, David Chandler, has quit the role three years after former Liberal premier Gladys Berejiklian appointed him to lift the standards of the state’s beleaguered construction industry. Owners Corporation Network executive officer Karen Stiles said Chandler was respected and had “led massive reforms during his tenure in an attempt to restore consumer confidence”. She said the news of his departure was “terribly sad”. “NSW had [...]

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler Resigns2022-07-26T12:22:54+10:00

‘Just like The Castle’: The apartment owners under siege in their own buildings

2022-08-18T16:20:35+10:00

13 JULY 2022 Apartment owners claim they’re under siege from telcos determined to install broadband services in their buildings – whether residents want them or not.  And they say they’re being forced to hire lawyers to try to stop them and protect their common property from potential damage caused by subcontractors when companies bully their way in. “This shouldn’t be allowed,” said Karen Stiles, executive officer of the apartment owners’ peak [...]

‘Just like The Castle’: The apartment owners under siege in their own buildings2022-08-18T16:20:35+10:00

How Telcos can bully their way into unit blocks

2023-09-20T09:39:39+10:00

11 JULY 2022 Ever since the Federal Government embarked on its politically fraught and occasionally flawed efforts to introduce high-speed broadband to our cities, there has been a dubious tactic embraced by some (but not all) telcos to force their way into apartment blocks. And when I say “force”, I’m referring to letters from internet service providers to strata committees demanding access to install their equipment, warning them that they dare [...]

How Telcos can bully their way into unit blocks2023-09-20T09:39:39+10:00

Show me your stars: Apartment buyers start pulling deposits after new rating system

2022-08-25T17:19:19+10:00

3 JULY 2022 Apartment hunters have pulled deposits and are switching to builders and developers who have earned gold star ratings on a new ratings platform, says NSW building commissioner David Chandler. Since the Independent Construction Industry Rating Tool (iCIRT) register was launched in May, including the first 19 companies rated as trustworthy, four families told Chandler they had withdrawn deposits from unrated builders and developers and taken their business to [...]

Show me your stars: Apartment buyers start pulling deposits after new rating system2022-08-25T17:19:19+10:00

Out of Court Settlement Reached Over Opal Towers

2022-05-21T16:22:12+10:00

21 May 2021 According to Karen Stiles, executive director of apartment owners peak group Owners Corporation Network, the long-running case had exposed more than the cracks in the Opal Tower. “It was really the start of the turning point where the government had to admit we had a problem with rampant building defects in residential towers and actually had to do something to address it,” she said. Read more:> HERE

Out of Court Settlement Reached Over Opal Towers2022-05-21T16:22:12+10:00

Charger guide helps NSW buildings get electric vehicle ready

2022-05-25T19:04:59+10:00

More electric vehicle drivers can soon charge up at home and work, with a step-by-step guide released by the NSW Government, and a pilot site providing proof of concept for EV-ready buildings. The EV Ready Buildings materials and webinar registration details are available on the Drive electric NSW EV ready buildings webinar webpage. Speakers at the webinar include the EV Council Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Ross de Rango, and Owners Corporation [...]

Charger guide helps NSW buildings get electric vehicle ready2022-05-25T19:04:59+10:00

Embedded Networks

2022-11-11T14:46:57+11:00

1 MAY 2022 The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) opposes embedded network contracts entered into by the developer of the apartment building. Read Policy:> OCN Policy - Embedded Networks May 2022

Embedded Networks2022-11-11T14:46:57+11:00

NSW Developer Hit With Fresh Orders to Fix Serious Defects

2022-05-25T17:59:58+10:00

A large Sydney developer has been ordered to fix serious defects in a 10-storey apartment building in the city’s southwest for the second time in three months. In the latest orders, the state’s building watchdog has warned of a serious defect in the construction of load-bearing walls in the Canterbury building’s basement car park which it found “did not support a ground floor slab”.  Read more:> HERE  

NSW Developer Hit With Fresh Orders to Fix Serious Defects2022-05-25T17:59:58+10:00
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