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What the New Strata Laws on Apartments Mean For You

2024-02-16T15:03:51+11:00

15 FEBRUARY 2024 NSW, Victoria and Queensland are reviewing their unit regulations, but it's still up to owners to take action against dodgy contracts. Truly independent representation of apartment owners is offered only by the Owners Corporation Network in NSW and the Unit Owners Association of Queensland. Read full article:> https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/what-the-new-strata-laws-on-apartments-mean-for-you-20240214-p5f4qu Related content:> https://ocn.org.au/confidence-is-waning-new-strata-commissioners-urgent-task-to-support-high-rise-city/

What the New Strata Laws on Apartments Mean For You2024-02-16T15:03:51+11:00

Consumer Groups Demand Explanation from Insurers on Lack of Cover in Northern Australia

2024-03-19T14:39:21+11:00

15 FEBRUARY 2024 Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby Inc (ACIL), Unit Owners Association of Queensland (UOAQ), Owners Corporation Network of Australia (OCN), and NQ Strata Action Group have collectively issued a formal request to the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) seeking an explanation for the lack of insurance coverage offered in Northern Australia, despite the implementation of the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool (the Pool). Read Joint Media Release:> 240215 Joint ACIL, UOAQ, OCN, [...]

Consumer Groups Demand Explanation from Insurers on Lack of Cover in Northern Australia2024-03-19T14:39:21+11:00

More e-bike fires – this time in Perth

2024-02-13T23:59:17+11:00

7 FEBRUARY 2024 Last week, a fire occurred due to the charging of two lithium-ion e-bikes on a balcony. Nadia Mitsopoulos, Presenter of ABC Mornings Perth, spoke with Fred Tuckwell, Chair of OCN, regarding the incident. Listen to the interview:> https://ocn.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Radio-ABC-Perth-Mornings-Fred-Tuckwell-talking-about-e-bikes-and-e-scooters.mp3 Read related article:> https://ocn.org.au/owners-corporation-network-proposes-new-e-bike-e-scooter-rules/

More e-bike fires – this time in Perth2024-02-13T23:59:17+11:00

Review of the Australian Energy Regulator exemptions framework for embedded networks

2024-02-05T16:32:51+11:00

5 FEBRUARY 2024 OCN made a submission to the federal regulator of embedded networks, calling for strict controls on developer-initiated embedded networks that only profit the developer, and cause harm to owners and residents. Read submission:> OCN Submission - AER Review of Exemptions Framework for Embedded Networks 240205

Review of the Australian Energy Regulator exemptions framework for embedded networks2024-02-05T16:32:51+11:00

‘You can’t get out the window if you’re on the 20th floor’: Buildings act on risky e-bikes

2024-02-05T15:49:24+11:00

5 FEBRUARY 2024 Sydney apartment owners are moving to ban or restrict electric bicycles and scooters in their buildings after a growing spate of battery blazes, undermining the state’s sustainability policies to encourage active transport. The Owners Corporation Network of Australia, which represents the owners and residents of strata properties such as apartment blocks, townhouses and villas, will be launching its model bylaw later this month. The organisation’s chair, Fred Tuckwell, [...]

‘You can’t get out the window if you’re on the 20th floor’: Buildings act on risky e-bikes2024-02-05T15:49:24+11:00

North Sydney Strata Controversial Move Banning e-bikes and e-scooters

2024-02-13T11:22:29+11:00

5 FEBRUARY 2024 In a big shock to strata residents, a North Sydney apartment block has banned electric bikes and scooters with fears their lithium-ion batteries could ignite deadly fires. The devices have been blamed for eight blazes across the state in just the last month. Watch Channel 7 News segment:> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o0d4OR3-dg Related content:>  https://ocn.org.au/strata-committees-re-think-risky-e-bikes/

North Sydney Strata Controversial Move Banning e-bikes and e-scooters2024-02-13T11:22:29+11:00

Philip has been waiting 10 years for strata to fix a leak in his apartment

2024-02-05T15:32:03+11:00

3 FEBRUARY 2024 For a decade Philip Baigent endured water pooling on his balcony and leaking into his flat, warping the floorboards and causing mould. Karen Stiles, the executive director of the Owners’ Corporation Network of Australia, says governments set up strata as a housing model, but “don’t support it in any way”. “For example, owners’ corporations are not eligible for disaster relief because that’s only available to individuals and small [...]

Philip has been waiting 10 years for strata to fix a leak in his apartment2024-02-05T15:32:03+11:00

‘Confidence is waning’: New strata commissioner’s urgent task to support high-rise city

2024-02-05T15:39:47+11:00

2 FEBRUARY 2024 A plan to build millions of apartments across Sydney will falter without major changes to the laws underpinning ownership and management of the properties, the state’s new strata commissioner warns. “The whole issue around housing supply, around affordability, and ultimately social and economic wellbeing, requires strata to be successful and requires people to have confidence in strata, and I guess the concern is there are areas where confidence [...]

‘Confidence is waning’: New strata commissioner’s urgent task to support high-rise city2024-02-05T15:39:47+11:00

NSW Fire Safety Reforms

2024-01-30T16:44:51+11:00

23 JANUARY 2024 OCN made a submission on the proposed reforms to fire safety regulations in NSW. Read submission:> OCN Submission - Fire Safety Reforms January 2024 Related content:> https://ocn.org.au/product/fire-safety-by-law-proforma/

NSW Fire Safety Reforms2024-01-30T16:44:51+11:00
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