Poor air quality increases covid risk in high-rises
Apartment residents are at the most risk of COVID-19 cross-infections via both the poor air quality in so many units and the contamination of air in common areas, particularly lifts,…
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Blockdown blitz as Govt targets high-risk high-rises
The NSW Government is preparing for a blitz on apartment blocks with new rules for residents of and visitors to units in the event that even a single home in…
OCN update for strata on Covid work rules
The Owners Corporation Network (OCN), the peak body for apartment owners and strata committees, has compiled an invaluable advisory on what NSW strata schemes and residents can and can’t do…
Podcast: Covid toolkit and the lure of Zoom rooms
Covid kicks off the podcast again this week, unfortunately, but with both Sydney and Melbourne shut down it’s the first thing that springs to everyone’s mind. However there are some…
Covid confusion over who can go to work in strata
It’s been another weekend of covid confusion in strata with, on the plus side, a pretty nifty toolkit for building managers and committees being issued. However, that was followed by…
NSW Health finally gets the strata mask message
It’s taken a few serious nudges but NSW Health has finally come round to the idea that ordering apartment residents in greater Sydney to wear masks on common property is…
Podcast: Stuck in Darlo with the Covid blues again
There’s a saying going around that it’s the hope that kills you – and certainly, fans of the Scotland, Sweden, France, Netherlands and German football teams at the European Championships…
Elan ‘blockdown’ ends as most residents tested
The discovery that one person in the 300-unit Elan block had tested postive prompted swift action by the high-rise community, writes Sue Williams in Domain. The lockdown on a major…
OCN fears ignored as Covid strikes strata units
Updated, Wednesday June 16, 8.30am The announcement of six Covid-19 infections in a Melbourne strata scheme, with residents in the 100-unit townhouse complex now in lockdown, has raised alarm with…
Podcast: What a great year … for pets and renters
This week’s podcast may be the first of 2021 but 2020 doesn’t get away that easily. Last year will be remembered in global politics as the year of Brexit, Trump,…
Our stressful year of strategic strata living
Covid or no covid, it’s been a tempestuous year in strata in Australia. From a win for pet owners in NSW to dubious stats from Tasmania, there’s been plenty to…
Forum: Locked down next to a 10-week renovation
There’s a fine array of quirks, quibbles and questionable grey areas in this weeks Forum Roundup, although the Flatchatters asking the questions might be feeling more abused than amused. Firstly,…