WA Strata Webinars

LookUpStrata regularly conducts Strata Webinars with industry leaders to discuss topics of interest for our WA audience of lot owners, strata industry professionals and the broader WA strata community. Regularly, these strata webinars feature Q&A sessions where the panelist/s answer WA questions that have been submitted by our audience either leading up to or during the session.

WA: Financial Control – Better Budgeting for your Strata Scheme | Luke Downie, Realmark – May 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide an overview of strata financial control and budgeting.

Here are just some of the topics discussed during the session:

1. Budget preparations and the benefit of monthly budget reviews
2. How to arrive at an accurate budget (contractual increases, rebates)
3. How to achieve GOOD cost reduction
4. How to consider income and what this means for lot owners
5. Know your strata companies responsibilities and approval requirements
6. The importance of cash flow
7. Watching out for the rising incidences of fraud
8. and much, much more….

You can download the slide pack for this presentation here: Financial Control – Better Budgeting for your Strata Scheme

Luke Downie
Realmark
E: [email protected]
P: 08 9328 0999

WA: What does the new WHS Legislation mean for strata? | Marcus Munstermann, QIA – March 2022

The focus of the presentation was to provide an overview of the requirements for Common Property Safety as it relates to the Work Health Safety 2020 and Regulations which are expected to come into force in 2022.

Here are just some of the topics discussed during the session:

1. How the Safety Framework applies to Strata Companies
2. Whether a Strata Company has a Workplace
3. Whether a Strata Company is a PCBU Duty Holder or has Officers
4. Whether a Strata Company engages a worker as an employee
5. The Practical Applications of the new legislation for both Residential and Non-Residential Strata Companies
6. What are a Strata Company’s (and a lot owner’s or resident’s) duty of care?

QIA has also written an article on this topic: WA’s New WHS Legislation to be Introduced. What Does this Mean for Strata?

You can download the slide pack for this presentation here: Common Property Safety: Strata Titles Act 1985 and Workplace Health and Safety Act 2020

Marcus Munstermann
QIA Group
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 309 201

WA: Defects and Remedial Works Projects | Bruce McKenzie, Sedgwick – Sept 2021

As well as speaking in detail and providing some good, practical guidance about WA defects and remedial works projects, Bruce also answered many questions. Just some of the information touched on:

1. Why defects are increasing in modern properties
2. The main four causes of defects + who’s to blame
3. What are the typical defects and why?
4. 4 Key points when dealing with defects
5. Engaging tradesmen for major works
6. When should you engage a project manager?
7. Testing for combustible cladding
8. WA warranty periods

Samantha Reece from WAAA joins us for some responses during the Q&A session.

Bruce McKenzie
Sedgwick
E: [email protected]
P: 1300 735 720