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…
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Forum: Let the kids play … somewhere else
The big carry-over Forum debate this week isn’t about pursuing levies debts – that’s sooo last week – it’s about whether kids should be prevented from playing on a common…
Forum: All fired up over EV safety in strata
There’s a bit of a stoush developing in the Forum over the charging of electric cars. If it’s not concerns about exploding batteries and subsequent fires, it’s worries about sneaky…
No more panic evacs from crisis-hit blocks
EXCLUSIVE: The days of immediately ordering all the residents out of blocks, even where major, potentially life-threatening problems have been discovered, could be a thing of the past thanks to…
After the deluge: when mould takes hold
With impeccable timing, given the OCN webinar on waterproofing today (Wednesday, April 6), here’s a Sydney Morning Herald Lifestyle section report by Sue Williams about how mould can come into…
Helping older residents – now we have a number
You can understand why older people are reluctant to move into aged care – and that was even before they became hotspots for Covid-19 infections last year. For some seniors…
When elderly are a danger to themselves and others
My elderly mother is currently being assessed in a nursing home to see if she can look after herself or needs more hands-on help. She is in one of the…
Cripes on a bike – how’s this for a storage solution?
Look, we know storage is an issue in apartment blocks and we applaud innovative ideas … but this bike on a balcony takes the biscuit. Not sure which by-law this…