Author Archives: Strata Choice

Our education seminars are run by Strata Choice to offer our clients a chance to gain more insight from industry professionals, as well as address any questions and concerns that may arise in the process of strata scheme management. We … Continue reading [...]

This year Australia’s No 1 Building & Renovation Expo (HIA Sydney Home Show) will be held 10am to 7pm, from Thursday 31 May – Sunday 3 June 2012, at the Darling Harbour Exhibition Centre, Sydney. There will be over 300 … Continue reading [...]

To achieve improvement in consumer outcomes, CHOICE has investigated six commercial energy switching sites that claim to help households find more competitive deals and their research has uncovered significant issues with transparency, accuracy and the range of deals offered by … Continue reading [...]

This year, Earth Hour is on Saturday 31st March at 8.30pm. During Earth Hour, people throughout Australia and around the world will turn off their lights for one hour to represent their concern and commitment to address climate change. Supporting … Continue reading [...]

In recent times, the media has been reporting on a number of falls by children from windows and balconies in apartment buildings as well as houses. In an attempt to avoid such tragic accidents, the Australian Building Codes Board has … Continue reading [...]

Under the Environmental Planning & Assessment Regulation 2000, the owner of the building (in this case the owners corporation) must ensure that each of the items listed in the Fire Safety Certificate have been assessed annually and are still installed … Continue reading [...]

The Summer 2012 E-Newsletter has just been released. It includes the following articles: – Welcome to Strata Choice E-Newsletter – Home Building Legislation Amendments, what does it mean for you? – Strata Choice – Gold Sponsor at Griffith University Conference … Continue reading [...]

New national Work Health and Safety (WHS) laws have been developed to replace the existing state based Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws. The WHS laws mean that the same safety protection and the same penalties for safety offences will … Continue reading [...]

The NSW Government recently announced plans for a review of strata and community title laws in 2012 and is providing an opportunity for anyone involved or interested in the strata community to provide input to support the reform. Global Access … Continue reading [...]

Every child drowning is a tragedy as most are preventable! In an endeavour to increase the safety of very young children around backyard swimming pools, the Division of Local Government has issued a Swimming Pools Act 1992 Review Discussion Paper … Continue reading [...]