September 2010

OCN Seminar: Hard Flooring in Apartments

16th October, 2010

Residents of home units and apartments say that the most contentious issue facing them today relates to noise coming from the apartment above with hard flooring.

Come hear what the standards are, what products the experts recommend, what approval process you must undergo with the owners corporation, and what legal avenues are open to you if your neighbours are disturbing your peace and quiet.

Find out more & Register

Your knickers can save the planet

23 Sep 2010

... with electricity prices skyrocketing and the planet choking on its own carbon pollution, even respectable people are beginning to think twice about using that clothes dryer.

Read the full article by Michael Gormley in City News

Unit balcony battle

21 Sep 2010

THE lush ‘‘oasis’’ which looks like it is overtaking the balcony of a unit block is a familiar sight to anyone who drives along the Kingsway at Cronulla.

But while some might marvel at the garden that has been created, the owners’ corporation is locked in a long-running battle with the unit dweller.

Read the full article by Merryn Porter in the St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

Keeping up appearances

18 Sep 2010

Improving the look of a building can add significant value to individual apartments, writes Susan Wellings.

Read the full article by Susan Wellings in Domain

The "slumming" down of Strathfield

08 Sep 2010

Apartment residents who hang washing on the balcony will add to the “slumming down” of the area, according to Strathfield Council.

The council had written to the Fair Trading Department over concerns about the new by-law allowing washing to be hung in apartment blocks.

Read the full article by Rashell Habib in the Inner West Courier

'Off The Plan Apartments' Confuse Many Buyers

06 Sep 2010

With the current apartment boom and the trend to buy 'off the plan' many buyers may find the view they saw on the brochure may be vastly different to what they end up with after having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars, Archicentre, the building advisory service of the Australian Institute of Architects said today.

Read the full media release from Archicentre