Podcast: The end of the strata world is NOT nigh
Sometimes it feel as if we are lurching from one strata disaster to another. But then you take a second look and realise things are not as bad as they…
Timely advice as tourists escape ebike unit blaze
Concerns continue to grow over the dangers of faulty Lithium-ion batteries fires in apartment blocks after four tourists only just escaped an ebike battery blaze in a unit in North Bondi…
Forum: Roadblock on the road from rack and ruin
After the tsunami of post-festive strata questions, complaints and clarifications, everything has settled down a bit (quite a lot, actually), but that’s good because it gives us a chance to…
Podcast: Oh, we still love to be beside the seaside
After three pods in a row mostly about Mascot Towers, we decided you (and we) needed a break so we are heading off to the seaside – figuratively, not literally…
No evacuation planned for crumbling blocks
There will be no Mascot or Opal towers style evacuations but four blocks comprising 900 new apartments in Sydney’s Macquarie Park are at risk of eventually collapsing due to “serious…
Lock up & Leave: Vietnam foodie tour returns
A few weeks ago we pitched you a foodie’s holiday to Vietnam, curated and guided by legendary Masterchef judges Matt Preston and Gary Mehigan. It was pricey but that clearly…
Investors to miss out on Mascot rescue plan
In the quantum of misery that is the Mascot Towers tragedy, it’s hard to tell who has suffered most. Is it the elderly couple who should be putting up their…
Barangaroo apartment plans cut down to size
Plans to build yet another high-rise apartment block at Barangaroo on Sydney Harbour have been cut down to size after the NSW Government ordered Infrastructure NSW and developer Aqualand to…
Forum: Back with a brand new year screamer
Ah, we’re back with a bumper post bag chock full of all the odds and ends (some of them very odd) of strata life. There are some perennial favourites –…
Lock Up & Leave: London calling with a touch of class
Yes, we know it’s winter in the UK but with tourists reduced to a trickle, okay, a subdued torrent, when else will you get a chance to stay somewhere described…
Podcast: Chandler on wrangling Mascot deal
We’re back and this is an absolute blockbuster, which, considering the topic, is an oddly ironic term. Last week Sue had an exclusive interview with NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler…
Stuff strata reform – give us a revolution!
So, 2024 is here and, while it may promise to be the Year of the Flat in some quarters, I’m more interested in strata revolution than resolutions. What do I…