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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’.

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Making Maintenance Visible: The Opportunity for Strata Professionals

Insights from the CHU 2026 Strata Index CHU’s 2026 Strata Index highlights a significant opportunity for strata professionals to make their value more visible to owners, and maintenance could be the key. Much of the work that of strata professionals, from maintenance planning and risk management to guiding complex decisions, happens behind the scenes, making it easy for owners to overlook the role professional expertise plays in protecting their property These activities are becoming increasingly important as Australia’s strata buildings age and the expectations placed on strata professionals continue to grow. Yet many owners still struggle to see the connection […]

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SCA (NSW) joins the call to scrap the insurance tax

Strata Community Association (NSW) has joined a coalition of business, consumer, community and industry organisations calling on every party in the New South Wales Parliament to commit to scrapping the Emergency Services Levy (ESL) before the March 2027 state election. SCA (NSW) is supporting the Insurance Council of Australia’s “Why are we waiting?” campaign, which calls for the levy to be replaced with a fairer funding model for emergency services. The campaign highlights a key issue for strata communities: owners corporations are required by law to maintain building insurance, meaning strata schemes have disproportionately funded emergency services through the ESL […]

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President’s Message – July 26

As a long-suffering Wests Tigers fan, I know a thing or two about loyalty and trust. I know that loyalty and trust are not the same thing. Loyalty can keep you coming back season after season. Trust, on the other hand, must be earned through actions, transparency and accountability. As a strata manager, I’ve seen firsthand how trust can be built at the micro level. It’s strengthened one interaction at a time, through conversations with owners and communities, in the advice we provide, and in the way we navigate all the challenges that come our way. Now, as President of […]