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Chandler talks about older blocks – Flat Chat Wrap Podcast

2022-11-03T12:18:13+11:00

25 OCTOBER 2022 Jimmy Thomson: 'Co-podder Sue Williams and I took ourselves off to the Owners Corporation Network’s 20th anniversary event last week and it turned out to be a very revealing evening indeed. OK, the plaudits and praise were flowing faster than the free wine – and that’s saying something. I hosted and Sue delivered a fascinating speech about how the OCN was formed in the darkest days of battle [...]

Chandler talks about older blocks – Flat Chat Wrap Podcast2022-11-03T12:18:13+11:00

OCN Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Strata Communities

2022-09-16T10:45:27+10:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  16 SEPTEMBER 2022 Twenty years ago, The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) was formed by a group of apartment-owners from all across Sydney who discovered they were individually fighting the same problems: defects in their new buildings; unscrupulous developers refusing to fix them; and corrupt building and strata managers working against them. Back then, there was no one they could call on for help. So they decided to get [...]

OCN Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Strata Communities2022-09-16T10:45:27+10:00

OCN Member Newsletter For August

2023-11-02T17:24:16+11:00

OCN members can access the August Member Newsletter to bring you up to date with the latest from the Owners Corporation Network. Read the October 2023 Update here Read the September 2023 Update here Read the August 2023 Update here

OCN Member Newsletter For August2023-11-02T17:24:16+11:00

Strata online hub for Australian owners, buyers, and renters

2022-07-15T11:10:39+10:00

It's been described as a 'one-stop shop' for strata living that even has the potential to save lives. The online strata hub allows residents to access and share vital information about their building. It's hoped that by going digital life will be easier for owners, buyers, and renters. Watch Full Story on Channel 7 News :> HERE

Strata online hub for Australian owners, buyers, and renters2022-07-15T11:10:39+10:00

NSW State Government launches inquiry into Embedded Networks

2022-07-01T12:26:02+10:00

27 JUNE 2022 State Government launches inquiry into Embedded Networks in apartments in NSW and their effect on residents and businesses. OCN encouraged owners with a poor experience in terms of lock in or expensive contracts to have their say. Watch clip from Channel 10 News        

NSW State Government launches inquiry into Embedded Networks2022-07-01T12:26:02+10:00

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in Apartment Buildings – The Solution

2022-05-13T12:07:09+10:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  9 MAY 2022 Owners Corporation Network (OCN) has been working with the NSW Government to establish a comprehensive website that addresses all the aspects involved in resolving this question.  This new website is available and will be launched this week on 12 May 22 via the “Drive Electric – EV ready Buildings” webinar. The website steps owners corporations and EV owners through who is responsible for the for [...]

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging in Apartment Buildings – The Solution2022-05-13T12:07:09+10:00

Hundreds of buildings with cladding deemed low priority despite possible ‘unacceptable fire risk’

2022-04-20T11:13:40+10:00

The state government taskforce into dangerous flammable cladding has deemed more than 500 buildings a low priority, despite their facades potentially posing unacceptable fire risks. NSW Auditor-General Margaret Crawford made the finding in a review of reforms targeting unsafe cladding since the material supercharged London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in 2017. Crawford said identification of buildings in the immediate aftermath was hampered by a lack of building records, but found [...]

Hundreds of buildings with cladding deemed low priority despite possible ‘unacceptable fire risk’2022-04-20T11:13:40+10:00

Sydney Apartment Building Under Stop Work Order Due to Safety Concerns – Channel 7 News

2021-12-22T06:51:07+11:00

18 December 2021 Owners of a landmark apartment block in Sydney’s eastern suburbs face a long wait before they can move in after the NSW building watchdog ordered an immediate halt to their almost complete $50 million redevelopment. The watchdog has handed the owners of Skye, which overlooks Tamarama Beach, a stop-work notice and an order preventing them from moving in because fire sprinklers were not installed in seven of the [...]

Sydney Apartment Building Under Stop Work Order Due to Safety Concerns – Channel 7 News2021-12-22T06:51:07+11:00
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