COMMUNITY EDUCATION SEMINARS – SERIES WRAP UP (PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK) This week saw us through the final half of our Community Education Seminar Series, with the final round held in Brisbane after the Townsville and Cairns event which were held last week. Focusing on the crucial areas of the new Legislation Changes – […]

THE DEFAULT MARKET OFFER (DMO) ANNOUNCED WITH REBATES IN SIGHT Default Market Offer 2024-2025 It’s that time of year again, and we’re gearing up for changes in electricity pricing. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has just released its final determination for the 2024–25 Default Market Offer (DMO 6). The DMO caps the price retailers can […]

THANK YOU FOR NOT (RUSHING TO BAN) SMOKING Everyone loves a simple solution to a problem. That is what has been delivered for smoking in community titles schemes.[1] It’s now deemed to be a nuisance for an occupier to regularly expose someone else to smoke, and a body corporate can now make a by-law banning […]

COMMUNITY EDUCATION SEMINARS – BRISBANE NEXT WEEK! There is still time to register to attend the Brisbane Strata Education Seminars taking place next week which is our final event in this series of Community Education Seminars on Legislation Changes – Pets, Parking, Smoking and Scheme Termination. A wrap up and results from the final three […]

THE COMMITTEE: A BODY CORPORATE DECISION MAKER Community living requires a body corporate to make formal decisions to ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the complex. However, it is not always clear whether a body corporate decision should be made by the committee or by owners at a general meeting. There is a common misconception […]