Strata Chat With Joey
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 14:57:11
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Synopsis
I talk about body corporate in Qld, including what sucks and what should be fixed. Please comment/tweet me.
Episodes
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Ep 211 - Filling a Casual Committee Vacancy
06/06/2021 Duration: 07minToday I discuss the committees option to replace a retired committee member by voting at committee level and appointing a new committee member.
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Ep 210 - Replacing Dektites
06/06/2021 Duration: 05minI recently had to oversee a Dektites replacement project. This episode discusses what Dektites are and why you might need to get them replaced.
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Ep 208 - Water Leak and Where to Start
24/09/2020 Duration: 10minToday I tackle a reported water leak and give an outline of the steps I will take to assist the committee get on with finding and fixing the source of the leak. It starts with more evidence.
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Ep 207 - The Upside of Working from Home
03/09/2020 Duration: 04minToday I talk about how we’ve been able to cure a lot of ongoing maintenance issues by having access to the information and resources provided by occupiers working from home.
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Ep 206 - Amateur Project Management at its Best!
03/09/2020 Duration: 06minAs a body corporate manager we are often forced into the role of project manager and today I highlight the ups and downs of that.
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Ep 205 - NBN and what “NBN Ready” means for your building
20/11/2019 Duration: 12minI’m having fun and games with a building full of tenants who cannot connect to the NBN. Is NBN in the building? Is it on every level? If it’s on every level why does it not work in the units? Why don’t the NBN plans match with what is actually wired into the building? Wait is that cabling for security cameras or does it house NBN infrastructure? This episode is about my attempts to solve this problem for owners.
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Ep 204 - Solar Panels on your Common Property Roof
14/10/2019 Duration: 02minSolar panels can be a great way to defray rising electricity costs for a body corporate but they come with their own issues. For example the committee needs to think about budgeting for ongoing cleaning of the Panels each year. Debris and nesting material left by birds can be a fire hazard so regular maintenance is important.
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Ep 203 - AGM Time for a Very Contentious Scheme
10/09/2019 Duration: 05minIn Episode 198 I talked about a Scheme with a split committee in which no agreement could be reached and the in fighting was preventing the committee with getting on with important decisions that needed to be made. Well with the AGM came a new committee and now we get to press on with more important issues than petty point scoring. Expected fire works at the AGM and was not disappointed.
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Ep 202 - Bin Enclosure and the Inbox Full of Hate #strata
24/08/2019 Duration: 04minDevelopment approvals can be tricky and today I explain problems with a bin enclosure being in each units courtyard.
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Ep 201 - What is a tempering valve? #strata
24/08/2019 Duration: 03minA commonly failing little known piece of infrastructure is the tempering valve. As a body corporate manager I often do not know what is or is not working when it comes to hot water. Today I talk about tempering valves and the purpose they serve.
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Ep 200 - Bush Turkey at my #townhouse #strata
17/08/2019 Duration: 04minFollowing an interesting call from an owner about a bush Turkey that has moved in to her complex I have decided to share my bush turkey secrets. It is not a body corporate issue, bush turkeys are protected.
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Ep 199 - Life Support Equipment at your #apartment? Register with #energex
17/08/2019 Duration: 05minDo you or someone you know have a ventilator, respirator or kidney dialysis machine at their home? Have they registered that life support system with Energex? Today’s chat is about the importance of registering and government concessions available.
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Ep 198 - AGM Agenda and Budget with a split Committee
03/08/2019 Duration: 08minI have a Scheme with a split committee which has made it hard to get agreement on anything really and when it comes to the AGM agreement is kind of critical. So this is how I managed that.
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Ep 197 - Positivity Rules Your Committee #strata
09/06/2019 Duration: 01minI had a 20 minute phone all with a Committee member on Friday who was disappointed other members of the Committee continued to disagree with him and he is wallowing in that disappointment. But that’s not the end of it. If your project is reasonable, if it’s genuinely going to positively impact the scheme then keep putting your point forward. People change, opinions change. Be the positive change you want to see.
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Ep 196 - Minor win getting old documents for #free
06/06/2019 Duration: 01minWe never get all the docs we need for a building and I have a scheme that is getting rendering repaired and we did not have the paint specs. Contacted the original builder and they sent the paint specs right over. I call that a win.
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Ep 195 - A Day in the Life of a BCM #strata
04/06/2019 Duration: 01minI have managed to smash out 4 sets of minutes and got my emails down to 105. I’ve had no major maintenance issues which is great. Have spent quite a bit of time training a new assistant. Would like to be further in front but not there yet.
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Ep 195 - A Day in the Life of a BCM #smashing emails
04/06/2019 Duration: 01minI’ve got one budget done, that fishing water leak resolved itself and I am down to 117 emails. I am getting work done but it’s very slow. The good news is no further meetings today.
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Ep 195 - My Day continues #meetings and #coffee
04/06/2019 Duration: 01minI am down to 127 emails, I I have one gushing water leak, I have 12 agendas to go out this month, 7 sets of minutes. I’ve had one 40 minute meeting already and it’s 10.30. On my way to grab coffee.
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Ep 195 - A Day in the Life of a BCM #gym #wakeup
04/06/2019 Duration: 40sWelcome to an overview of how I spend my days. This is waking up and getting to the gym.
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Ep 194 - Belligerent Committee member #strata
31/05/2019 Duration: 05minI manage a scheme where one Committee member is alleged to be making other owners uncomfortable to the point of bullying. All of those allegations aside, there are options open to the committee members and today I provide a quick overview of those options.