Locked down near a major reno

Here we are in lockdown in Greater Sydney with the number of daily Covid cases skyrocketing. What a shock then for an owner in our block to announce work beginning on a major renovation.

Approval was given last year.  The premises are being gutted, masonry walls knocked down and kitchen and bathrooms refurbished. For days we have been faced with intolerable noise from drills and the like.

Residents are furious. They can’t work from home.  Many are in sales, on commission.  Some parents are working from home while minding their their children .  The shift-workers have to try to sleep through the noise.

Elderly residents, unable to use the stairs must share the use of our tiny lift and our small non-ventilated common areas with the passing workers. The only requirement is that the workers (maximum 2 at a time) wear a mask. No Covid Safe Plan required.
We were forced out onto the street for days.  Snatching lunch behind bushes. Now come the plumbers and electricians. Will they spread Covid in our building?

I can’t listen to the 11am health messaging (too noisy). I can’t see my family but different tradesmen can traipse through our hallways and commandeer our lifts. The government made these rules without ANY consideration for the impact on strata residents and we are FURIOUS.