Links to all the best strata and related industry news from January 2021.
Defects/Cladding
Opinion: A Grenfell Towers blaze could happen in Queensland
Property developers to fix Mascot unit block fire safety issues before owners move in
Victoria Bans External Cladding Products
Insurance
Battered by extreme weather, NQ needs better system to cover costs
Townsville unit residents still waiting for 2019 flood repairs
QLD
Qld’s body corporate watchdog needs help: former boss
Main Beach developer parks plans for sky garages
Girl’s ‘foolish’ stunt on Mooloolaba balcony captured on video
Newstead venue Defiant Duck told to quieten down amid court battle over neighbours’ noise complaint
Balcony fall shocks Trinity Beach apartment complex residents
Brisbane’s safest, and most dangerous, postcodes
Aqua apartments shed stoush lands Gold Coast neighbours in court
CCTV FOOTAGE: Man arrested over Gold Coast mailbox raids after ‘relentless’ Broadbeach tower thefts
General
Coronavirus HomeBuilder construction scheme to hit nearly $2 billion amid spike in demand
COVID is changing everyday design as outdoor dining, hygiene and work-from-home dominates
Rogue drone smashes Sydney window
New battery tech to have major impact on EV’s
