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Forum: Do we need an ebike charging ‘safe’ room?

  • 30/07/2026
  • Author Jimmy-T

Forum: Hot on the heels of our Lawyer in the ...um ... hot seat, comes our new feature - Question of the Week.

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    News: RBA says we don’t understand inflation

    • 30/07/2026
    • Author Jimmy-T

    NEWS: The big news is that nothing happened with interest rates ... so it's back to whingeing about too many unit blocks and not enough housing.

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      Fugitive developer inquiry like a true crime podcast

      • 30/07/2026
      • Author Jimmy-T

      It's the dodgy developer story that has everything, from phone taps to bribes ... except the kingpin who has fled the country to avoid arrest.

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        Strata paradox: We want pro help and no help

        • 30/07/2026
        • Author Jimmy-T

        Survey shows strata owners want more engagement from strata managers ... but it's a major reason for going it alone.

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          Quirky: Green green grass of future homes

          • 30/07/2026
          • Author Jimmy-T

          QUIRKY: Lawn and garage for sale at $2m, what if they held an auctio and nobody came, and how pets are driving property purchase decisions.

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            SCA boss praised on exit: elephant in room ignored

            • 30/07/2026
            • Author Jimmy-T

            Strata managers' CEO moves on but the bucketloads of praise seem to have forgotten the monumental events that occurred under her watch.

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              Forum: OC won’t fix leaky balcony problem properly

              • 23/07/2026
              • Author Jimmy-T

              Forum: One strata committee drags its feet over the best way to sort a salty problem in a ceiling, another seems to jump the gun when hiring lawyers.

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                Owners slam insurance brokers’ dodgy dealings

                • 23/07/2026
                • Author Jimmy-T

                The Owners Corporation Network has called for a crackdown on dodgy deals between insurance brokers and strata managers.

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                  Quirky: Levies, laundry and a TV hospital

                  • 23/07/2026
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  Quirky: Balcony cost blow-out, laundry ban, the truth about dirt cheap Italian houses and your chance to live in a slice of TV history.

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                    Ten things you need to know about maintenance

                    • 23/07/2026
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    The ten steps strata committees need to take when they discover there are maintenance issues in their apartment block

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                      News: Fear is the key in property price drops

                      • 23/07/2026
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      NEWS: Property prices are falling but now the question is how far will they fall? Meanwhile the rich find refuge in hi-tech security penthouses.

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                        Airbnb: Right idea, wrong people promoting it

                        • 22/07/2026
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        An idea that would put thousands of residential rentals back on the market and affect only an handful of people is just too good for pollies to support.

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