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@justsaying said:i think it’s time the media got involved and exposed the bullying manner of so many OCs..
A current affair seems a good option? What do others think? How can we survive in a system that is so unjust to those who live within the Act?
Flat Chat has been running in the Sydney Morning Herald for 12 years. I personally have been on TV half a dozen times and I am on ABC radio answering listeners’ questions once a month. In that time we have been responsible for specific laws being changed on at least two occasions.
However, TV news magazines are reluctant to cover stories unless they are applicable to both NSW and Victoria, and since they have very different systems, it’s hard to get issues that are the same in both states.
Also, it’s a dance with the devil. If the producer and promo producer don’t understand the story, they just come up with the usual claptrap. On one recent occasion when I lined up a story (I think it was about developers ripping off owners) the promo for the story on TV was “How strata committees ruin residents’ lives” because the promo producer assumed that’s what it must be.
Media won’t cover internal squabbles in strata schemes, for obvious reasons of “he said – she said” not to mention potential defamation action. And if you want an example of ACA coverage of strata committees have a look at THIS from late last year, inspired by a Flat Chat column on the 10 problem signs in strata buildings.
The best answer is to organise yourselves, run a campaign, get the votes, put your own people in charge and then get ready do the work others are doing, only better.
Oh, and if the committee are acting outside the law and it is costing owners money, apply to NCAT to have a strata manager appointed in place of the committee … but be careful what you wish for.