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Who’s Responsible Guide
A guide to common property in strata
The Who’s Responsible Guide is SCA (NSW)’s comprehensive overview of ‘is it the Owner or Owners Committee’s responsibility for maintaining common items found within a building’.
From ego-death to the biological age of strata, this year’s essay finalists delve deep into the strata profession
Each year, the SCA (NSW) Strata Community CHU Awards for Excellence features an Essay category. The category asks members of SCA (NSW) to write an original essay that sheds light on critical, innovative and emerging issues in the strata sector. Essay topics to be chosen from the provided list and should demonstrate unique and interesting insight, innovation and lived experience with an emphasis on authenticity, understanding of the challenges and opportunities or ideas for solutions that contribute to the sector. In 2026, the category had 7 finalists. With Ruby Carr from Strata Republic taking out the top award, her essay […]
What will the new NSW mandatory strata committee training look like?
In a recent webinar with SCA (NSW), Angus Abadee, NSW Strata & Property Services Commissioner, provided members with an overview of the upcoming mandatory Strata Committee training and what committee members can expect when the new requirements come into effect on 1 October 2026. Will the training be face-to-face or online? The training will be a self-paced online course. Where will the committee training be hosted? The committee training will be hosted on the Strata Hub portal. How long is the training intended to be? 60 minutes – consisting of 6*10-minute topics. What are the 6 topics covered? The six […]
Tracey Payne Honoured with the SCA (NSW) Max Dunn Award
More than two decades of service, mentorship and commitment to regional strata have been recognised, with Tracey Payne of Illawarra Strata named the recipient of the prestigious SCA (NSW) Max Dunn Award at the 2026 SCA (NSW) CHU Strata Community Awards for Excellence. The Max Dunn Award celebrates an individual who fosters goodwill, comradeship and support among SCA (NSW) members, reflecting the qualities and contribution of Max Dunn. For anyone who has worked alongside Tracey, those qualities will be familiar. She is someone who puts her hand up, shares her experience and steps forward time and time again to support […]