Victorian Government announces $600m fund and new Cladding Safety Victoria body to rectify cladding crisis Cladding Safety Victoria is the latest government body announced to help tackle the ongoing cladding crisis in Victoria. The State Government announcement sees the creation of a $600million package which will be used to help Owners Corporations fix buildings with […]
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Strata Communities Australia (SCA) and The Greens join forces to call for Federal cladding fund Strata Communities Australia (SCA) and Melbourne Greens candidate Adam Bandt are joining forces to call for Commonwealth government funding for the removal of combustible cladding. Strata owners are now being invited to sign a petition and share their stories of […]
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Owners Corporations Must Seek Cladding Answers Australian cladding experts and building surveyors AESG have reaffirmed that owners should work proactively to understand what materials have been used on their building. The Victorian Building Authority and local councils are continuing to audit buildings and are issuing building notices at an increasing rate. ACP (Aluminium Composite Panel) […]
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Cladding Rectification Agreements: How have we come to this The prevalent use of combustible cladding throughout the Australian construction industry over the last 15 or so years has presented a number of challenges in recent times. Two fires in Melbourne, most recently on Monday 5 February on Spencer St in the CBD, as well as […]
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Melbourne Apartment Fire Reminds Owners Corporations That Inaction Is Not An Option As the fall-out continues to the latest Melbourne apartment building fire, the inaction and finger-pointing that has plagued the work of the Victorian Government’s Cladding Taskforce has been highlighted once again. Former Victorian premier and co-chairperson of the Cladding Taskforce, Ted Baillieu, revealed […]
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Grenfell Cladding Suspected In Latest Melbourne Apartment Fire Melbourne apartment owners can expect further scrutiny around the building materials used on their building after a Spencer St building caught fire in the CBD on February 4, 2019. It is suspected the building is covered in the same cladding materials used on the Grenfell Tower in London. […]
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Cladding Rectification Agreements for Melbourne Owners Corporations Property owners continue to face a nervous wait as they desperately await further news on the Victorian government’s plans to help Owners Corporations deal with illegal cladding on their buildings. However, a new analysis of the proposed Cladding Rectification Agreements (CRA) currently being considered by the Victorian parliament […]
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New laws for low-rate “Cladding Rectification” loans to be considered by Victorian parliament Owners Corporations could soon have access to low-interest loans for the removal of flammable cladding on their buildings. New laws were introduced to the state parliament on Thursday by Legislation Planning Minister Richard Wynne, which will allow for the creation of Cladding […]
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CLADDING IN MELBOURNE: AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION The controversial topic of combustible cladding and its widespread use on buildings in Melbourne is never too far from the thoughts of those in the strata industry. From Owners Corporation managers to property owners, developers and builders, as well as local councils and of course the Victorian Building Authority […]
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Victorian Government Bans Flammable Cladding The Victorian government will ban the use of flammable building cladding on buildings, but has admitted it grossly overstated the amount of buildings at risk from their cladding. The government established a Cladding Taskforce in the immediate aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017. Originally, it […]
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Owners Corporations cannot afford to ignore building notices As building notices continue to be issued to buildings across Melbourne, property owners are becoming increasingly frustrated with the pressure being put on them to remove and replace the cladding installed on their buildings. One question being asked by many lot owners is whether or not the […]
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As the Victorian Building Authority’s cladding audit continues, fire safety is at the forefront of many people’s minds. Even buildings without flammable cladding should always consider ways they can make their homes even safer. Fire safety is everyone’s responsibility and while your Owners Corporation has a responsibility to ensure the maintenance of any essential safety […]
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