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National Construction Code pause for the ACT

Jane McIlroy2025-09-08T17:00:13+10:00

The four-year pause to the National Construction Code (NCC) will not apply to the multi-unit sector’s chronic issue of waterproofing and condensation, but concerns remain that building quality will be compromised in coming years as the rush to meet housing targets gathers pace. ACT Owners Corporation Network president Gary Petherbridge said excluding the waterproofing and condensation provisions in their entirety would be the sensible thing to do, given 80 to 90 [...]

National Construction Code pause for the ACTJane McIlroy2025-09-08T17:00:13+10:00

Free OCN webinar: Victorian Owners urged to have their say on strata law reform

Jane McIlroy2025-08-29T16:01:04+10:00

Apartment owners and residents are being urged to seize a “once-in-a-decade” chance to influence the laws governing strata living, with the state government’s review of the Owners Corporation Act 2006 now under way. The review, announced by Consumer Affairs Minister Nick Staikos in June, is being led by former minister Marsha Thomson and an expert panel, with recommendations due by December. With submissions closing on September 2, the Owners Corporation Network (OCN) [...]

Free OCN webinar: Victorian Owners urged to have their say on strata law reformJane McIlroy2025-08-29T16:01:04+10:00

OCN calls for NT government to step up following huge strata special levy at Darwin apartment complex

Jane McIlroy2025-08-29T16:02:49+10:00

Property owners at a Darwin apartment complex are paying more than $50,000 each towards a strata special levy, leaving many in financial difficulty. The $3 million special levy is being split between 71 apartments, and will see the main pool area at the complex reconstructed. Chris Irons (Queensland's former body corporate commissioner and Joint managing director of OCN) said OCN planned to establish an NT chapter, due to a current lack [...]

OCN calls for NT government to step up following huge strata special levy at Darwin apartment complexJane McIlroy2025-08-29T16:02:49+10:00

NSW Strata building repairs health check

Jane McIlroy2025-08-19T10:44:10+10:00

Understand how to identify, ask for and organise repairs and maintenance in your strata scheme.  First, do a quick health check of the building or complex before doing a more detailed review of repairs and maintenance. The NSW Government's web page covers info on how timely strata repairs can prevent major costs for all owners, a Strata Building Health Check, a two-step repair and maintenance review test and answers to common [...]

NSW Strata building repairs health checkJane McIlroy2025-08-19T10:44:10+10:00

Fairer clearer rules effective 1 July 2025

Jane McIlroy2025-07-02T11:04:35+10:00

Strata schemes around NSW should prepare to comply as the state’s new strata reforms began on 1 July 2025, with updated requirements for apartments, townhouses, villas, and duplexes. New and updated requirements apply to strata schemes and community lands, affecting owners, tenants, agents, developers, and committee members. The new reforms will support owners by easing approvals for accessibility upgrades, assistance animals, and minor renovations, while introducing new committee duties, boosting sustainability, [...]

Fairer clearer rules effective 1 July 2025Jane McIlroy2025-07-02T11:04:35+10:00

Strata committee training: necessity or burden?

Jane McIlroy2025-04-03T15:51:15+11:00

Owners’ corporation (OC) committees play a vital role in managing our residential buildings. Yet these annually elected volunteers often face wide-spread criticism ranging from accusations of misunderstanding complex strata regulations to internal dysfunction, to explicit conflicts of interest. One proposed solution is committee training, a measure recently introduced in New South Wales (NSW). NSW now requires OC committee members to undertake formal training, aligning their duties more closely with those of [...]

Strata committee training: necessity or burden?Jane McIlroy2025-04-03T15:51:15+11:00

This Sydney strata nightmare started as a power struggle — then the police were called

OCN Executive Director2021-11-30T15:59:17+11:00

27 November 2021 It's the stuff of Sydney strata nightmares: a cracking building, an expensive repair bill and an owners' meeting that got so heated the police turned up. The drama started in the basement of the Vicinity apartment towers in Canterbury earlier this month, when owners couldn't agree over who should be put in charge of managing the affairs of the troubled apartment block. Read article, watch TV clip: > This [...]

This Sydney strata nightmare started as a power struggle — then the police were calledOCN Executive Director2021-11-30T15:59:17+11:00