Following on from the success of our recent seminars, Smart Strata is pleased to present a new series of Strata Community Education Seminars commencing in early October, to be presented by foundation partners, Archers the Strata Professionals. We’ll be presenting in regions across Queensland including Cairns, Townsville, Airlie Beach, Brisbane, Gold Coast & the Sunshine Coast. Hear from…
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Strata growth in Queensland – which region had the most growth? It’s our favourite time of the year – announcing which strata region has grown the most over the past year. And for the second year in a row the title goes to… The Sunshine Coast which recorded a 2.93% growth in schemes in the…
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From Friday 20 August 2021, 4pm South East Queensland LGAs will have some restrictions eased. These restrictions will remain in the regions until 27 August 2021, and if no further developments occur over the next week they will come in line with the current restrictions in the rest of Queensland. The current restrictions in the…
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When planning community education activities, our BCCM information and community education team use data insights and your feedback to identify the issues that clients need to know about. As our data shows maintenance in community titles schemes continues to be a hot topic, in this month’s edition of Common Ground we are exploring body corporate…
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Earlier this year, new legislation changes came into effect for Bodies Corporate in Queensland. This incorporated a number of changes designed to make the operation of a Body Corporate more efficient, through things like electronic notices and meetings. Unfortunately, what it did not do was make any changes to some of the key issues that…
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Each year the fees for the services provided by the BCCM Office increase in line with the Consumer Price Index. Changes include fee increases for accessing body corporate records, whether by a lot owner or a non-lot owner. The fees for dispute resolution services will also be increasing including applications for conciliation, final orders and…
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On 1 January 2017 new smoke alarm legislation was introduced in Queensland. The legislation is being rolled out in a staged approach over 10 years, with all dwellings to be compliant by 1 January 2027. The new legislation specifies the type, positioning and interconnectedness of smoke alarms, which are critical factors for an early warning…
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From 6am Friday 23 July, several restrictions will be eased across South East Queensland in line with the rest of the state. These include density caps, capacity limits and fewer COVID-safe plans. Masks: SEQ residents in impacted areas, will continue to wear masks in all settings outside of their homes for another 7 days until…
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The Queensland Government has announced on Saturday that South East Queensland will have their restrictions extended for 7 days. SCA (Qld) recommends members follow the advice as per the Queensland Health website. The extended restrictions only apply for the following Government areas Brisbane Logan Moreton Bay Ipswich Redlands Sunshine Coast Gold Coast Noosa Somerset Lockyer Valley Scenic Rim.…
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Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) has released its Annual Alarm Management Charge (AMC) for the 2021-2022 financial year. These charges relate to the automatic fire alarm monitoring service it provides, which immediately notifies QFES when a fire system is triggered. Except for the Contractor Service Call Out Charges and the cost of alarm equipment…
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