Links to all the best strata and related industry news from September 2021
Queensland
Noosa Council investigates impact Airbnbs, holiday homes have on rental market
Gold Coast impacted the most by storms in Queensland last year
Gold Coast City Council bin service expansion: What you need to know
Gold Coast tourism operators facing billion-dollar loss as holidaymakers stay away
Couran Cove Island Resort: Body corporate boss rejects funding allegations
National
‘Most risky’ certifiers of NSW apartment buildings in watchdog’s sights
NSW – Chant calls for roll updates and strata gym closures
NSW Government has power to lock down entire unit blocks with one positive case
ACT bans renos in blocks where any unit is occupied
Meet the man on a mission to restore buyers’ trust in off-the-plan homes
Cladding/Defects
Owners of Bayview Apartments in Ryde fix defects after developer goes into liquidation
NSW cladding removal work delayed to new year
Buyer beware in cladding crisis
Restoring confidence in apartment buildings is vital for city living
Covid-19
Poor air quality increases covid risk in high-rises
COVID secrecy could spell disaster for apartment residents
General/Other
‘Eye opener’: taxes take up more than a quarter of strata premiums
Townsville unit owner says ‘conga line of vultures’ feed on insurance
Australia’s housing laws are changing, but do they go far enough to prevent pet abandonment?
Why we’ll never see a ban on balcony barbies
