Owners Corporation Network

REPRESENTING OWNERS IN RESIDENTIAL STRATA SCHEMES

OCN is an organisation of owners helping owners – people who have experience in strata living; who have confronted many of its inherent problems; and who have evolved strategies for dealing with the problems that the rapid growth in apartment and townhouse living inevitably brings. Our expertise is based not only on knowledge and experience, but on empathy – we understand the emotional impact of strata issues, as well as the legal, social and financial implications of living under a different set of rules from those that apply to free-standing homes.

ABOUT OCN

We started in 2002, as a result of representatives from a number of recently completed residential strata buildings finding they had common issues – defects, insurance, noisy neighbours, how best to operate the executive committee, how to set up a sinking fund, etc.

  • We are the only organisation representing owners of apartments in strata schemes
  • We are a not-for-profit organisation, with voluntary executive officers
  • We have low membership fees, to cover administration costs
  • We provide meetings and on-line forums for getting answers to issues, learning about strata living, and exchanging ideas.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

Since 2002 OCN has:

  • Held regular free quarterly meetings, with a topic, and then matters of general interest;
  • Held seminars twice a year with specific themes and external speakers;
  • Successfully promoted many beneficial changes to the Strata Schemes Management Act;
  • Attended many forums and think-tanks to improve strata living;
  • Provided an on-line chat room so members can share knowledge; and
  • Presented matters relating to strata living to elected representatives in local and state government.

OUR MEMBERS SAY THAT THE BEST VALUE FOR THEM COMES FROM BEING
ABLE TO SHARE & COMPARE EXPERIENCES AND KNOWLEDGE