New South Wales – 6 May 2013 Changes to the Australian Building Code aimed at making new apartment windows safer for children take effect from this week across Australia. BCS Strata Management welcomes the change but wants to get the message out to all owners and tenants in existing apartments, that they too can easily make [...]
Queensland – 15 April 2013 The recent announcement by the Queensland Government that it will be undertaking a review of the state’s laws governing body corporate management has been welcomed by Body Corporate Services (BCS), which is encouraging a wide ranging review be undertaken similar to that currently underway in New South Wales. “BCS has [...]
Apartment owners are being encouraged to ensure their buildings are registered with a new database established by Strata Community Australia (SCA) specifically to capture details for connection to the National Broadband Network (NBN). BCS’s CEO and Managing Director, Greg Haywood said that in the first initiative of its kind, SCA and NBN Co had joined [...]
Victoria – 8 February 2013 BCS Strata Management has responded to an article in The Age on Wednesday, 6 February 2013 (Rip off body corporate managers stay registered) stating that not all Owners Corporation Managers are created the same. BCS’s CEO and Managing Director, Greg Haywood said that it was a shame that a few [...]
Queensland – 5 February 2013 Reports of damage from apartment owners in Brisbane following the recent storm event are more widespread and higher in overall number than previous events according to leading strata management company Body Corporate Services (BCS). BCS’s Chief Operating Officer, Jason Starr-Thomas said that so far there had been around 120 reports [...]
For the first time ever, apartment owners are being asked whether their building has an evacuation plan and would they know what to do in an emergency? Having an emergency evacuation plan in residential strata is not compulsory but BCS Strata Management is encouraging owners corporations to voluntarily draft a plan and practice evacuations with [...]
BCS Strata Management is reminding apartment owners to stay fire safe this summer especially while barbecuing on their balconies. BCS Group Chief Operating Officer, Jason Starr-Thomas said the festive season is the time most people get their barbecues out to cook up a storm but it’s also when things can go horribly wrong. “Barbecues should [...]
Body Corporate Services (BCS) are currently running an awareness campaign on Work Health & Safety for their Body Corporate committee members. The intention is to provide a better understanding on the risks associated with not complying with the provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act introduced early this year. BCS has been advising its [...]
For the first time ever, PICA & BCS have a finalist in all seven categories of the 2012 Strata Community Awards for Excellence which is awarded annually by Strata Community Australia (NSW). This includes the prestigious award for the category of Strata Management Business of the Year. The finalists were announced yesterday as follows: Greg [...]
The Queensland strata industry is today mourning the loss of long-time champion of the industry, Denis Alfred Broad. Greg Haywood, CEO and Managing Director of PICA Group said “Denis was a good friend and trusted colleague, who was well-respected by all those who knew him”. Left to right : Denis Broad, Michelle Cummins and Greg [...]