MONA builders to oversee flammable cladding fix
A managing contractor has been appointed to run the NSW State Government’s flammable cladding removal program for apartment blocks, in the face of relatively slow progress and limited uptake by…
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Health says multi-unit renos are okay
You’d be forgiven for hoping that, at times of an increasingly out-of-control and potentially deadly virus, our state Health department would be keen to give us clear directions on what…
Forum: Under water but over-insured
It’s not often that you hear people complaining about being over-insured but, hey, this is strata and anything can happen. In a nutshell, an owner installed a nice new timber…
Confusion reigns over blockdown renovations
NSW Health and Fair Trading seem to be struggling to keep up with each other over whether or not renovations are allowed in apartment blocks. According to a Health spokesman…
Podcast: Lockdown PHO a strata dog’s breakfast
We had a new PHO out last week – that’s a Public Health Order, not a Vietnamese noodle soup – and as we discuss in the pod, it’s more of…
Covid-busting comfort food kitchen: Pizza toast
No 2 in our lockdown-relieving, takeaway-avoiding, money saving and fun recipes for easy comfort food … with a little extra. This week’s comfort food recipe could not be simpler –…
Tenants and pets – how to get a home with yours
In these times of enforced isolation, pets have never been more valuable for their comfort and companionship. But there is still resistance among many landlords – and strata schemes, for…
Star ratings to reduce risk in off-the-plan purchases
NSW off-the-plan apartment buyers will soon be able to access “star ratings” for developers and discover that their money may not be as safe as houses when they take the…
Unmasked: How NSW Health doesn’t get strata
There’s an old saying that you should never ascribe to malice anything that can just as easily be explained by stupidity. With that in mind, we can only assume that…
Forum: Tree root blockage leads to a poonami
Boy, you’ve been a busy lot in the past week. Don’t you have jobs to go to or something? But seriously, this week’s bumper crop of questions to the Forum…
Ironically, Covid-19 does discriminate after all
They say the Covid-19 virus doesn’t discriminate, but that is, of course, utter BS. If you were born into a culture where social interaction within extended families – including physical…
Podcast: Shhh … the future will be a lot quieter
On this weeks’ Podcast Sue Williams and JimmyT explore the differences if any that our current locked down, work-from-home life will make to the way we build and live in…