Two blokes podcast talk Strata with Chair Fred Tuckwell and how EVs are being considered in Apartments, the rules, issues, myths and support you can get if you live in an apartment Listen here > https://www.theleader.com.au/story/8522957/cheap-damaged-e-scooters-may-be-banned-in-apartments/ Related content:> https://ocn.org.au/e-bike-fire-risk-expert-webinar/
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/
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, [...]
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/
5 FEBRUARY 2024 OCN Chair, Fred Tuckwell, discusses safety concerns surrounding battery-related fires linked to e-bikes and e-scooters with Michael McLaren on Radio 2GB. Listen to the interview:> https://ocn.org.au/Fred-Tuckwell
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/
Owners of e-bikes or e-scooters will not be allowed to charge their batteries inside their apartments under rules developed for strata schemes concerned about fire risk. OCN has drafted a model by-law on the management of e-bikes and e-scooters after a series of fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries. Read the full article published on the ABC website here You can also listen to the ABC Morning Show interview here Related article [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
21 July 2021 Sydney developer Toplace has agreed to be liable for any structural defects in its new Skyview towers complex for 20 years, in order to get buyers into their apartments. The agreement is the first of its kind and is expected to set a new benchmark of accountability for developers across the state. Dominic Gianni The Riotact.com > Read the full article here
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