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Vertical village “Strata Hub”
The NSW Government is introducing “Strata Hub” which aims to consolidate core information about strata schemes – but who will it really benefit?
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Micromobility infrastructure in vertical villages
Many vertical villages are investigating electric vehicle recharging options, but e-cars are not the only vehicles that need these facilities.
Read MorePilot projects in vertical villages
Vertical villages need improvements tailored to our way of living – but how will pilot projects help?
Read MoreVertical village “volunteers”
Australia is a nation of volunteers and in 2020, Volunteering Victoria claims that 42.1 per cent of Victorians aged over 15 volunteered in our state.
Read MorePublicly accessible common property: Contested vertical spaces
Contested vertical spaces
Read More“Live Melbourne Campaign” for vertical villages … or short-stays
December is traditionally move-out-month in our vertical villages
Read MoreVertical homework
Staying home has meant learning new work-ways – but what now might be expected of our apartment buildings?
Read MoreVertical village strategic futures
As from December 1, 2021, owners’ corporations (OCs) with 50 or more lots must have an approved and funded maintenance plan – but is this sufficient for vertical village planning?
Read MoreModern slavery and vertical villages
The nature of modern slavery is that it hides in our plain sight. When speaking of slavery, often images of chained labour-gangs or back street sweatshops come to mind – images with little apparent relevance to our nice vertical villages
Read MoreThe Wild West of OC elections
The Wild West of OC elections
Read MoreLooking back to look forward
While our high-rise precincts are new, Melbourne has a long history of apartment living.
Read MoreVertical village energy consumption
The Victorian Government has announced $797 million for energy improvements – how much of this might our energy-hungry vertical villages access? Our vertical villages are considered “expensive energy guzzlers”.
Read MoreSkilling owners’ corporations
It was precisely six years ago in the 2014 November edition of Docklands News that an article appeared on “Owners’ corporation groups sprouting”
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Making residential living a council election priority
The City of Melbourne elections are fast approaching but how prominent is residential living in candidate priorities?
Read MoreDo COVID-19 clouds have a silver or red lining for vertical villages?
During the past four months Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) has registered nearly 26,000 reduced rent agreements.
Read MoreFinally, vertical villages are on government’s radar – but is the focus right?
Finally, vertical villages are on government’s radar – but is the focus right?
Read MoreComing out of COVID-19 with a silver lining
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions there may be a greater recognition of vertical living challenges!
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A concierge’s perspective on vertical living
Many vertical villages count their concierge as among their most valued feature, but how do these “keepers of the keys” view our vertical lifestyle?
Read MoreVertical villages - an owners’ corporation manager’s view
Our vertical villages employ a host of workers – concierges, window washers, gardeners – but when it comes to the owners’ corporation (OC) manager, some of us are less clear about their role, often asking “what’s the difference between an OC manager and a building manager?”
Read MoreVertical living views – an agent’s perspective
“What we see depends mainly on what we look for” - John Lubbock. And what we look for in vertical villages is largely related to the role we play in the vertical living sector
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