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Finalists announced for the 2019 SCA (NSW) | CHU Strata Community Awards for Excellence

June 23, 2019 No Comments

The judging is over, and the finalists have been announced for the 2019 SCA (NSW) | CHU Strata Community Awards for Excellence. Now the anticipation builds for the unveiling of

Being water wise

June 7, 2019 No Comments

Winter is the perfect time to start thinking and acting on saving water. Why? Because before the hot Summer comes back we can already have mastered some good habits. NSW

Buyer beware: new rorts targeting apartment buyers

May 29, 2019 No Comments

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled ‘Buyer beware: Warnings of ‘rorts’ for new apartment buyers’ exposes a new rort affecting apartment buyers locking them into expensive long-term contracts

Gather Library of Things

May 29, 2019 No Comments

Supported by the City of Sydney, the Gather Library of Things is a shared resource for residents of high-rise apartments to reduce waste, support re-use and encourage communities to try

E-waste drop-off

May 29, 2019 No Comments

Many of us have electronic devices we no longer use because they are either broken or have been replaced by another up-to-date model. Now they just take up valuable space

CHU Strata Community Awards 2018; PICA Group winner of Excellent in Innovation

May 19, 2019 No Comments

The never-ending search for skilled strata managers continues to impact the industry and needs strategic approaches to challenge conventional thinking on staff recruitment and retention. This year’s winner of the

Flexible Working Day – 22 May

May 19, 2019 No Comments

The nine to five grind is increasingly not possible and certainly not desirable for a lot of people, yet this is how our working day is pretty much structured. But

Strata basics for Chinese speakers (Strata101讲座: 关于公寓式住宅维修和管理需知)

May 16, 2019 No Comments

The City of Sydney runs practical programs for owners and tenants on living in strata. This year it is offering Chinese speakers a workshop on living in strata. If you live in an apartment, or are

Be aware there’s a tram there

April 29, 2019 No Comments

Sydney’s newest light rail which will operate between Circular Quay via Moore Park to Randwick and Kingsford has started tram testing. Sydney’s current operating light rail system, the Inner West

The lift that goes up must also come down

April 29, 2019 No Comments

If you have a lift or even if you use one regularly, it’s likely you can imagine what life would be like if it broke down. How many stairs would

Community can also be vertical

April 29, 2019 No Comments

Creating a sense of community and how to go about this is a topic that is very important to SCA (NSW) as illustrated through our commitment to research in this

New Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation

April 29, 2019 No Comments

Following the 2019 NSW State Election, as expected a new Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, the Hon Kevin Anderson, MP, has been appointed. The Minister is the Member for