Strata Plan Blog

August 8, 2026

How to choose a strata manager in Melbourne

How to choose a strata manager for your Melbourne owners corporation: the questions to ask, what poor management really costs, and how to switch.

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Owners Corporation Basics

What an owners corporation does in Melbourne

What an owners corporation is, what it must do under Victorian law, who runs it day to day, and where a strata manager's job starts and stops.

January 28, 2026

Committees

Dos and don'ts for owners corporation committees

What good committees do, and the habits that start disputes, from running meetings to approving repairs.

November 26, 2025

Fees & Finances

What your owners corporation fees pay for

What your levies pay for, how they're worked out from your lot liability, and what happens if you pay late.

November 25, 2025

Owners Corporation Basics

What your strata manager does for your building

What your strata manager does with money, repairs, insurance and paperwork, and what they can't do without the committee.

November 24, 2025

Owners Corporation Basics

Private or common property? Who pays to fix it

Who pays when something breaks? How Victorian law splits private and common property, and what owners get wrong about balconies and pipes.

November 21, 2025

Maintenance & Property

Maintenance plans for owners corporations

What a maintenance plan is, when Victorian law requires one, and how it stops big repairs arriving as special levies.

November 20, 2025

Insurance

Why insurance alone won't protect your building

Insurers refuse claims for wear and neglect, so a well-maintained building is the one whose claims get paid.

August 27, 2025

Insurance

Are you paying twice for building insurance?

Your owners corporation already insures the building. Here's what that policy covers, so you don't pay for the same cover twice.

August 27, 2025

Committees

Why your committee needs to communicate

Clear agendas, minutes and regular updates stop owner complaints before they start.

August 27, 2025

AGMs & Meetings

4 reasons your strata manager should attend meetings

Why your strata manager belongs at committee meetings: decisions that hold up under the Act, actions that actually get done, and fewer surprises.

August 27, 2025

AGMs & Meetings

5 reasons to attend your AGM

At the AGM owners vote on the budget, the committee, insurance and big repairs. Here's why your vote matters.

August 6, 2025

AGMs & Meetings

3 things to do after an AGM

Three jobs for the weeks after your AGM: check the minutes, chase anything still outstanding, and book the committee's first meeting.

March 9, 2025