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@Lady Penelope said:
These articles may help guide you:

https://www.lookupstrata.com.au/nsw-sun-shades-for-apartment-balconies/

There are generally by laws that deal with appearance of a lot and damage to common property therefore approving an additional by-law about the sun blinds at a general meeting and having it registered would be the best way to deal with this issue. 

The by-law will need to make it clear that:

the installation of a blinds is deemed to be a minor renovation;

and the strata committee can approve the installation but only after an owner submits a request that meets all of the conditions contained within the by-law;

and that maintenance of the blinds will be an owner responsibility.

The by-law could include conditions about style, size, colour etc.

Blinds can usually cover a maximum span of 5m. If your balconies are longer than that then your owners will need to install two blinds, and you will need to decide on a type of side fixing or restraint to prevent the blind from flapping about e.g.  a wire or a channel. Some side fixings are more obvious than others and will therefore impact on the appearance of the scheme more than others.

Your Committee members are not trained designers, stylists or colourists. Some committee members may have no idea and no ‘taste’ at all! A colour scheme designed by a 75 year may be quite different from a colour scheme designed by a 35 year old. Many committees contain people of an older age group.

I suggest that your scheme employs a specialist to come up with two choices of styles and colours and then allows the OC to chose between the two. After that choice is made then your OC should proceed with the by-law approval.

There are lots of alternatives for shade e.g.  louvres, and blinds, and lots of companies that supply these types of shade products. One such example is this: https://www.stratco.com.au/au/patios/outdoor-blinds/ambient-outdoor-blinds/  

Excell.j ent info.

Thank you very much.

Will discuss with other OC.

Thanks again!!