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Welcome to our latest newsletter full of strata title information from around Australia.

I try and keep you all informed about the progress of LookUpStrata. Our latest achievement here at the site is to have more than tripled our site traffic this year so far!

Now it is time to throw it back to you. Please let me know about your achievements - an outstanding staff member, some success in your strata scheme, a story about the wonderful community you live in. Drop me a line, a paragraph, a page! I'd love to let people know about your successes. I'll make a 'success corner' in our newsletter. So come on! SHARE THE LOVE!

We welcome two new blog authors this month - James Demetrios, Urban Vertical with tips on reducing power consumption in your lift and Jean-Paul Pelosi, MyWealth.com.au with an article about living in inner city office conversions. Plus lots of other great articles from our regular contributors.

Thank you to everyone for your understanding during my holiday. Did you happen to catch some of my holiday snaps on the LookUpStrata Facebook page? Apologies if you are still awaiting correspondence from me! I'm just about all caught up.

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Strata Title or Body Corporate Management – What’s it about?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
Confused about Strata Title or Body Corporate Management? We make the somewhat complex world of strata management just that little bit easier to understand.

Tips to help reduce the power consumption of your lift

James Demetrios, Urban Vertical
Fantastic innovations maybe restricted to new installations or major modernisations, however minor upgrades can help reduce power consumption and provide savings on electricity bills.

Make your software work for you

Aylie Brutman, Rockend
Your strata management software needs to work for you. You use it on a daily basis to run your business, but are you making the most of your investment?

NSW: Strata Management Agency Agreements – How Much Liability Do Strata Managers Have?

David Bannerman and
Mark Pollinger,
Bannermans Lawyers
The strata management agency agreement containing provisions dealing with the scope of the agent’s responsibilities must also consider the scope of the agent's liability.

QLD: How Do You Do A Strata Search And Can I Do It Myself?

Lisa Rutland, MyBodyCorpReport.com.au
There is no reason that buyers can’t do a strata searches. OK, body corporate records are long and sometimes really involved, but that’s not a reason to avoid them.

Lofty ideas in city apartments

Jean-Paul Pelosi, MyWealth.com.au

City apartments from dated or poorly located office buildings? There are some great benefits. Would this type of living sound good to you?

NSW: Is Sufficient Compliance With Section 62 Good Enough?

Michael Pobi, Pobi Lawyers

Discusses breach of section 62 of the SSMA in circumstances where the owners corporation is seeking to rectify the defects to common property by taking proceedings against the builder and developer for breaches of statutory warranties under the Home Building Act 1989.

15 “Red Flags” In A Strata Search

Lisa Rutland, MyBodyCorpReport.com.au
When carrying out a strata search, I’ve learnt to identify “red flags” in body corporate records. To me a red flag is something that tickles my sense that something isn’t quite right.

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NSW: High Court decision bad news for apartment owners

Hills Shire Council says Planning Department’s review on apartments needs shredding

QLD: Girl's balcony fall no shock to safety group

Insurance boss calls for under-priced strata to be ‘corrected’

ACT: Downsizing boomers poorly catered for in suburban property market

VIC: State strata laws updated

SA: Local government uprising: ‘We want our planning powers back’

WA: Perth strata reform called for by Property Council of Australia

$15.2m sale of South Perth apartment breaks Perth price record

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Some recent new additions to the Directory:

Blackburne Property Group, Lighting Technologies Australasia, Atkinson Legal, Wattblock, First Western Realty....and the list continues!

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Strata Events Calendar

Oct 23
SCA (WA) Annual General Meeting 2014

Oct 24 - 25
SCA (NSW) Convention: Onwards & Upwards

Oct 25
SCA (NSW): Strata Owners Day

NSW: Owners Corporation Network Annual General Meeting

Oct 28
SCA (WA): The Essentials of Strata Company Council Membership (Victoria Park)

City of Sydney: Strata Skills 101 workshops - The Sinking Fund: A planning essential for strata

Oct 29
NSW Fair Trading: Strata Information Seminar (Kiama)

Nov 5:
NSW: Water efficiency grants for apartments buildings - City of Sydney (Sydney)

Nov 6:
SCA (QLD): Get Up To Speed (Cairns)

Nov 7:
SCA (NSW): Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (Canberra)

Nov 11:
SCA (VIC): SIG - Retirement Villages (Collingwood)

Sustainable Residential Tower set to Commence after Two Week Sell-Out - See more at: http://sourceable.net/brisbanes-sustainable-residential-tower-set-commence-two-week-sell/#sthash.UTKuXh6q.dpu

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