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The Facebook page I first came across in Redfern is run by a couple of residents of a 'young' and fairly large block there. The EC has its own website with all the by-laws and EC business poseted while the Facebook page has a more social function – reviews of restauarants etc.
The two work well together with the EC using the Facebook page to notify residents of upcoming meetings and decisions that have been made. This works especially for people who might not read the minutes of the EC meetings but want to know what's going on.
The most innovative use I've heard of this particular Facebook page is someone who locked himself out of his first floor flat, used his iPhone to access the Facebook page and asked if anyone had a ladder. One resident did, confirmed he was, in fact a resident, and then lent him a ladder so he could get into his flat. Other uses have ranged from discussions of building issues to someone who wanted to borrow a vacuum cleaner.
However, the key to all this is the dedication of a couple of volunteers who maintain and monitor the site … and that would aplly anywhere.