Sometimes, taking on the role of Owners Corporation chairperson can feel like a thankless task. Yet without those few who generously contribute their time and ideas to the cause, their properties and shared spaces would fail to functions. As one of the largest Owners Corporation managers in Melbourne, Strata Plan sees first-hand the time and effort so many chairpeople and their committees put into their Owners Corporations. A volunteer role heaped with plenty ...

Chairpersons and their role: From the chairpeople Volunteering and being nominated as chairperson of an Owners Corporation is a big responsibility, but it's also a privilege. Your owners have elected you to look out for their best interests. Strata Plan discussed the role with one such person, Mario Gomzelj, who chairs the committee at Sandy Hill, a four-building development with over 400 apartments.  Stepping up to claim a spot on your Owners Corporation ...

What Does A Good Owners Corporation Committee Do? The Million Dollar Question. What makes a great Owners Corporation committee? That is literally the million dollar question. Your Owners Corporation is responsible for insuring, maintaining and repairing all common property at your building, as well as budgeting for, the collection of and expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars. In doing so, the Owners Corporation should be protecting and/or improving the value of a ...

Owners Corporations in Melbourne may be looking at their Sydney counterparts with some envy after the New South Wales government announced a raft of short stay reforms this week. The NSW government is set to impose a 180-day cap on the number of days empty properties can be rented in Sydney, as well as giving Owners Corporations the power to ban Airbnb in their buildings. The cap would only apply to Sydney and ...