OCN Educational Workshop: The Essentials of Strata Living - What Every Owner Needs to Know
Kirribilli Club
11 Harbourview Crescent
Lavender Bay 2060
(It’s a short walk from the Milsons Point and North Sydney stations.
Parking is available under the club – fees apply)
This event is now SOLD OUT
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR
Owners in strata apartments who want to learn more about
- getting the best out of apartment living
- protecting their home and their investment
AND PARTICULARLY FOR
- executive committee members to know their rights and responsibilities in managing their strata scheme
COST: $60.00 non-members, $45.00 members, includes morning and afternoon teas and light lunch
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 60
PROGRAMME
The day will comprise four sessions, each facilitated by a specialist.
In each session the speaker will provide relevant information and set the topics for group work; participants will break into groups and work up solutions to each topic; and the groups will compare outcomes.
| TOPIC | SPEAKER | |
| MORNING | Governance | Colin Grace, strata lawyer |
| Management | Richard Gration, lawyer, seasoned former chairperson and executive committee member | |
| AFTERNOON | Financials | John Hutchinson, accountant |
| Physicality | Paul Micallef, facilities manager |
THE DAY’S THEME WILL BE
Gina is a new owner in her building called Utopia Towers. She notices some management processes which to her seem strange. She is elected to the executive committee and finds that the developer has retained more control than she realised – the service providers have long-term and onerous contracts - and she doesn’t seem to be able to exert enough influence.
What does the law require her to do, as a committee member? How does she influence good management processes? The finances seem to be out of control, so how can she fix them so she doesn’t pay inflated levies each year and lose value on her investment?... and then the neighbour above her apartment installs a timber floor and she has noise problems... and the building seems to have a lot of defects… and what is all this about the greening of buildings?