Benefits of conducting a formal tender for strata management

By Neziah,

On 19 September, 2024 Lookupstrata hosted a webinar presented by Megan Parkins from Tender Advisory about the benefits of conducting a formal tender for strata management. Choosing the right strata manager is a crucial decision for any NSW owners corporation. A competent and professional manager can significantly impact your building's financial health, maintenance, and overall harmony. Conducting a formal tender process is a strategic approach to ensure you select the best possible candidate for this important role.

Strata Crisis Management: Be Ready When the Unexpected Strikes

By Neziah,

A recent webinar about NSW strata crisis management was aimed at educating strata managers and lot owners on disaster preparedness. Below we've highlighted the key areas for focus provided by the session presenters - Leanne Habib from Premium Strata and Shady Eskander, former Chair of Opal Towers.

Navigating the DBPA 2020 and the Building Defects Claims Process

By Neziah,

Key Concepts and Recent Developments on the Building Defect Claims Process

  • Defect Definition and Categories: A building defect is defined as anything causing a loss related to building work. Defects are categorised as either major or minor. Major defects have severe consequences like safety hazards, structural issues, and waterproofing failures that could lead to a building's collapse or destruction.

Jason Burgess

By Neziah,

Jason is an experienced operations specialist who has grown Nu Life TV Antenna from a Sydney family business into a national telecommunications company. Nu Life's Commercial division serves developers, builders, electrical contractors, and strata and building managers, providing design, supply, installation and commissioning for MATV, Pay TV, TV over Fibre and RF Distribution projects, as well as 4G/5G signal boosters, wireless network antennas and base station installations.

Ross De Rango

By Neziah,

Ross is a robotics engineer by background and has spent the last ten years getting involved wherever the standards, codes, regulations and market design considerations relating to the infrastructure supporting EVs in Australia are being considered.

He has recently co-founded Vehicle Charging Solutions Australia, a business focused on solving EV charging challenges.  Ross and his wife own a Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in hybrid and a Polestar, and live in Melbourne.

Karen Stiles

By Neziah,

Since joining OCN in January 2012 as Executive Officer, Karen has been active in advocating for better quality buildings, more effective consumer protections, improving legal and insurance arrangements and a planning system that ensures liveable urban communities. Her knowledge, networking abilities and passionate commitment to the sector have directly contributed to legislative changes that will benefit strata owners and residents now and into the future.

Melanie Duryea

By Neziah,

Melanie Duryea is General Manager of B Strata and a Fellow Strata Community Executive (FSCE). Since joining B Strata’s senior leadership team in 2020, she has leveraged her background in finance management, business consulting and organisational transformation to drive strategic growth, operational excellence and innovation.

Strata Managing Agents Legislation Amendment Act 2024

By Neziah,

On the 24 October 2024, LookUpStrata hosted a webinar titled Change is Coming: Strata Managing Agents Legislation Amendment Act 2024 presented by Christopher Kerin, Kerin Benson Lawyers. Christopher detailed significant upcoming changes to the strata managing agent legislation in New South Wales, Australia.

Solving strata parking pain points with technology

By Neziah,

This article summarises key insights from a webinar dedicated to tackling strata parking challenges using technology in NSW strata communities. The webinar featured Leanne Habib from Premium Strata and Shady Eskander from Spoto, a smart parking solution. The speakers presented a wide spectrum of strategies for managing parking issues, ranging from traditional bylaw enforcement procedures to the adoption of cutting-edge technology.

NSW: Making the right call at strata manager contract renewals

By Neziah,

On 19 June 2025, LookUpStrata hosted a crucial webinar focused on empowering strata owners and committee members to make confident, informed decisions when it comes to strata manager contract renewals. With insights from Megan Parkins of Tender Advisory, the session highlighted owners' rights, unpacked common renewal pitfalls, and emphasised the importance of transparency, diligence and choice.

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