Your last sentence sums it up, but the first step would be to lodge a motion along the lines of:
“The owners corporation requests the strata manager to compile a list of works, with a view to maintaining the common property, as required by the Strata Schemes Management Act, and enhancing common property to maintain the standards of the building. The strata manager to report back to a general meeting within three months [or whatever].”
Discussions on this could be your platform to get yourself and like-minded owners elected to the committee.