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Cladding a high risk in 100 towers but NSW drags the chain
More than 100 apartment and office buildings in the City of Sydney have been classified as at “high risk” of fire because of flammable...
The Australian
Feb 3, 20212 min read
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How COVID is changing apartment living
No. 1- Changes in Apartment Gathering Places One of the very first things that many landlords and property managers did during the onset...
Samantha Reece
Jan 28, 20212 min read
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Pets in apartments - where you now stand
The most recent NSW Cooper case, which saw an Owner's Corporation enforcement of a blanket ban on pets overturned, has demonstrated that...
Samantha Reece
Nov 26, 20201 min read
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Families in apartments - research findings from Sophie May Kerr
Samantha Reece recently sat down to have a chat with Sophie May Kerr who undertook her PhD in families in apartments. Her research...
Samantha Reece
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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Chat with David Chandler NSW Building Commissioner
Director of Australian Apartment Advocacy, Samantha Reece, recently caught up with NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler about a...
Samantha Reece
Oct 27, 20201 min read
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Success with recladding project under Cladding Safety Victoria
The owners of apartments at Williams Rd, Toorak were enjoying their inner Melbourne’s prestigious address, that was, until they received...
Samantha Reece
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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Combustible cladding - the what, where, when and how
With over 1500 buildings detected in Victoria with combustible cladding and $600 million allocated by the State Government, this has...
Samantha Reece
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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Owners are proactive with their insurance
Research by Australian Apartment Advocacy with 587 apartment owners nationally has shown that an astonishing 90% had building insurance...
Samantha Reece
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Coronavirus protection in your apartment building or community
When you live in a public space like an apartment building or complex, protections from coronavirus become more communal. Precautions are...
Samantha Reece
Jul 16, 20202 min read
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So where does your strata fees go?
We often get asked at AAA just where do the Strata fees or levies go. As you will know, funds collected from the apartment owners, are...
Samantha Reece
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Tips for settling your apartment
There are many aspects about apartments that need to be considered before you formally settle on your new home and one of these is in...
Samantha Reece
Apr 24, 20202 min read
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Time for community to come to the fore
In these current – and somewhat foreign times – as the Director of Australian Apartment Advocacy I urge you, as a community of apartment...
Samantha Reece
Mar 18, 20202 min read
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QLD Leads the Charge
With the issues relating to cladding and phoenix companies (set up to be liquidated once the apartments are completed and sold), the...
Samantha Reece
Mar 17, 20202 min read
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Opal Towers looks to future
Samantha Reece, Director of AAA recently attended the Safe Buildings and Defects seminar in Sydney and Brisbane as a guest speaker, where...
Samantha Reece
Mar 6, 20203 min read
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Let’s talk membrane – and I don’t mean your brain!
When you are looking at an apartment to buy you may be considering a number of aspects, such as how many bedrooms, carbays and even the...
Samantha Reece
Mar 1, 20202 min read
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Family endorses apartment lifestyle
When Omrita Baskar saw the opportunity to try Mirvac’s Forge apartment lifestyle for a month for free – she knew this was the opportunity...
Samantha Reece
Feb 18, 20202 min read
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Defects survey results released
The Australian Apartment Advocacy has undertaken its first round of analysis after 1020 respondents completed the inaugural national...
Samantha Reece
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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The growing trend for apartments
More Australians than ever are taking up apartment living, whether out of preference, convenience, or for other reasons. The 2016 Census...
Samantha Reece
Jan 9, 20202 min read
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AAA meets with NSW Building Commissioner
Samantha Reece Director of AAA recently met with the newly appointed NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler. Presenting the initial...
Samantha Reece
Jan 1, 20201 min read
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Making residential strata buildings smarter
One of the big problems with living in residential strata is finding the right information, people and services when you need it. Few...
Samantha Reece
Dec 16, 20191 min read
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