The VIC Strata Magazine October 2023

About the October 2023 edition

The October 2023 edition of The VIC Strata Magazine covers insurance decision-making, building technology, energy transition, and strata governance for Victorian owners corporations. Insurance articles examine the cost of underinsurance, insurer duty of care obligations, and the commercial rationale for fixing water damage without lodging a claim. The edition also addresses EV charger requirements, gas-to-induction cooktop approvals, fire compliance for door self-closers, building defect remediation, food delivery innovations for residential buildings, and committee nomination timeframes.

  • Unlocking solutions for Strata challenges; meet Josh Klemm, Lannock's Business Development Manager in Victoria – Lannock Strata Finance 
  • The cost of underinsurance – Sim Firns, The Knight 
  • Small changes bring big benefits to your building – Jake Sharp, MiMOR 
  • Commercial decision to fix water damage issues rather than lodge a claim – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • Making building defects a thing of the past – BCRC 
  • Can a strata manager have a casting vote in a tied decision? – Ingrid Goldenfein, OccamStrata 
  • Maintaining services that relate to the common property but are located on lot property – Fabienne Loncar, Moray & Agnew 
  • Does a strata insurer handling a claim have a 'duty of care' to the lot owner? – Tyrone Shandiman, Strata Insurance Solutions 
  • We don't have petrol pumps in the building, so why do we need EV chargers? – Allan Parker, Altogether Group 
  • How Foodifox is changing the food delivery game for residential buildings – Foodifox 
  • What is the timeframe for nominating for the committee? – Ben Quirk, OccamStrata 
  • Is approval required for swapping a gas cooktop to induction? – Sarah Shevy, Energy On 
  • Fire compliance when removing the door's self-closer – Chris Chatham, LINKfire 
  • Events, training, advocacy and more – Strata Community Association (VIC)

October 2023 VIC Strata Magazine Authors

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Bluestone OCM
Tyrone Shandiman
Strata Insurance Solutions
Fabienne Loncar
Chambers Russell Lawyers
Drew McKillican
Altogether Group
Ben Quirk
TOP Owners Corporation Solutions
Sarah Shevy
Energy On Pty Ltd
Chris Chatham
Linkfire Pty Ltd

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