OCN Media Releases

How Can we Make Strata Communities Safer Places?

2021-10-12T14:33:25+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  9 June 2021 Strata residents in Sydney have been warned by police to ensure their buildings, car parking and storage spaces are secure following an escalation in thefts and break-ins.  To ensure residents have the information they need to better manage the risks of criminal activities, Owners Corporation Network is hosting a free, on-line webinar open to anyone living in strata, anywhere in Australia. The Be Safe in [...]

How Can we Make Strata Communities Safer Places?2021-10-12T14:33:25+11:00

Straight from the source: insights on strata sector shakeup

2021-10-12T14:35:18+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  2 June 2021 As the New South Wales government implements substantial reforms to the design, delivery and consumer protections for apartments, many owners have been left wondering what it means for them. The Owners Corporation Network OCN, with support from City of Sydney, is holding a live event that will give attendees an opportunity to get the facts straight from the source. Strata Matters on 20 July from [...]

Straight from the source: insights on strata sector shakeup2021-10-12T14:35:18+11:00

Unpacking strata living involves more than your moving boxes

2021-10-12T14:36:25+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  1 June 2021 One thing the real estate ads don’t tell homebuyers about moving into a strata apartment or townhouse is the finer details of what makes this fast-growing property sector unique. Lack of understanding around regulations, community by-laws, common property and levies is common, and can make for a challenging adjustment period. Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the independent voice of apartment owners, in partnership with Strata Answers, is [...]

Unpacking strata living involves more than your moving boxes2021-10-12T14:36:25+11:00

Quasi Hotels Here to Stay

2021-10-12T14:37:33+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE:  13 April 2021 “The NSW Government “announced” its final Short Term Letting policy late Friday, with no warning to housing organisations”, Jane Hearn, OCN spokesperson said today. “In a bizarre twist, the Minister has legalised Airbnb in the Affordable Rental Housing SEPP, disguising the mass transfer of critical housing to the tourist market”. “It takes some chutzpah to give into Airbnb and Expedia in the middle of pandemic, [...]

Quasi Hotels Here to Stay2021-10-12T14:37:33+11:00

Going to the Dogs: D-Day for Strata By-Law

2020-10-21T11:10:22+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 15 September 2020 The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) is calling on the NSW opposition and cross bench to withdraw their support for a controversial law threatening to destabilise the strata system – robbing people who live in apartments of the ability to set their own bylaws. Legislation amended by the Animal Justice Party (AJP) and set for possible debate this fortnight, will allow people to bring pets [...]

Going to the Dogs: D-Day for Strata By-Law2020-10-21T11:10:22+11:00

Barking Mad Changes to Strata By-Laws Could Spark Lord of the Flies in Apartment Buildings

2020-10-06T15:13:38+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 13 September 2020 The comfort and safety of more than one million NSW residents in apartment buildings is at risk, with a shock amendment to legislation threatening to shake the strata system to its core. Last month a minor political party snuck an amendment through the NSW Upper House which effectively allows apartment dwellers to keep pets even if it’s against the building’s bylaws: 137B Keeping of [...]

Barking Mad Changes to Strata By-Laws Could Spark Lord of the Flies in Apartment Buildings2020-10-06T15:13:38+11:00

OCN Provides Qualified Support for NSW Building Reform Bills

2020-10-21T11:21:48+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 3 June 2020 Owners Corporation Network provides qualified support for NSW government’s building reform Bills Jane Hearn, Chair of the Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the only consumer based organisation representing apartment owners in NSW, today welcomed the re-introduction of the Design and Building Practitioners Bill 2019 (DBP Bill) and the introduction of the Residential Apartment Buildings (Compliance and Enforcement) Bill 2020 (RAB Bill) into NSW Parliament this [...]

OCN Provides Qualified Support for NSW Building Reform Bills2020-10-21T11:21:48+11:00

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality

2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 30 April 2020 Owners Corporation Network Welcomes Publication of the Final Report of the Upper House Inquiry into the Regulation of Building Standards, Building Quality and Building Disputes Jane Hearn, Chair of the Owners Corporation Network, the peak body representing apartment owners in NSW, today welcomed the release of the Report of the Shoebridge Inquiry. “OCN has been campaigning for years for better consumer protection and improvements [...]

OCN Welcomes Publication of Final Report of NSW Accountability Committee Inquiry into Building Quality2020-10-21T11:25:13+11:00

Government Reneged on Airbnb Code of Conduct

2020-10-28T19:35:00+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 3 April 2020 In a stunning move today, the NSW Government has withdrawn the Code of Conduct for the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Industry, so that illegal “Airbnb Apartments” can operate unfettered across Sydney and NSW during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jane Hearn, Director, Owners Corporation Network said. “In a time of a national health crisis, the Government is more concerned to protect thousands of illegal listings for units [...]

Government Reneged on Airbnb Code of Conduct2020-10-28T19:35:00+11:00

Airbnb “Quarantine Stays” puts Apartment Residents at Risk

2020-10-06T22:06:54+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 20 March 2020 The Owners Corporation Network is the independent peak consumer body representing apartment owners in NSW. There are over one million people living in apartments in NSW. “Airbnb Hosts” are offering “self-isolation” packages to return travellers who are booking 14 day stays in residential buildings, instead of going home to their families” OCN Director, Jane Hearn, said. “The Prime Minister introduced 14-day mandatory quarantine for [...]

Airbnb “Quarantine Stays” puts Apartment Residents at Risk2020-10-06T22:06:54+11:00
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