Netstrata was very proud to be associated with the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s Awards for Excellence. Netstrata were proud to sponsor the Award for Medium Density Development.

This award recognises medium density development projects of all sizes and configurations with special attention given to innovative design solutions on urban infill and renewal sites.

Congratulations to Pierre Abrahamse and the team at Australand for winning this prestigious award for their Pavilions on the Park project in St Leonards. Pavilions is a boutique residential development featuring a modern and contemporary design being designed by acclaimed architects Allen Jack + Cottier, providing a design reinforcing the existing special form of the area.

Netstrata is pleased to support quality developments like the winners Pavilions on the Park, through the provision of professional strata management services. Our vision is to ensure that the quality handed over to the new owners is maintained long after completion. This is achieved by the strata manager working with and providing effective and proactive residential strata management solutions.

The strata managers at Netstrata attended a short seminar this morning presented by Enlighten Australia a company specialising in the installation of LED lighting to enable strata schemes to reduce their energy consumptions. Some of the benefits of LED (Light Emitting Diodes) lighting include:

1. Reduced Electrical Consumption – Savings of up to 76% have been achieved in retrofitting fluorescent tubes with LED tubes.
2. Reduced Maintenance – LED’s last much longer than traditional lighting.
3. No toxic Chemicals
4. Reduced load on Air Conditioning – LED Lighting produces 65% less heat

The strata managers will be offering their client schemes with the opportunity of auditing their energy requirements to see how much energy can be saved and the total reduction of CO2 Emmissions that can be achieved. For more information contact your strata manager.

Congratulations to Sydney Wharf, the winners of the Netstrata Award for Residential Development at the 2010 Property Council of Australia National Awards.

Netstrata is passionate about high quality strata developments and was pleased to be associated with such a prestigious award.

Sydney Wharf is, a luxury waterfront residential development consisting of 104 apartments, basement residential parking and a 54 berth marina facility that includes a marina office and a café. Sydney Wharf is the last finger wharf development on Sydney Harbour. The development will include an indoor pool and gym and reserved visitor parking for 20 vehicles. An on-site concierge service will be provided for the convenience of residents.

Sydney Wharf embraces its magnificent harbour location. The 45 east-facing apartments in Wharf 8 enjoy magnificent views of Sydney Harbour and the city and 59 apartments in Wharf 9 have a peaceful westerly perspective over Sydney Wharf’s private marina and adjoining parkland.

• Act as Chairperson, secretary, treasurer and public office of the scheme
• Arrange for day to day routine maintenance, repair or replacement of common property and personal property of the scheme
• Arrange an attend annual general meetings and  other meetings of the scheme.
• Effect and renew insurance required by the Acts
• Issue notice to comply with by-laws.
• Keep and maintain the schemes records required by the Acts
• Prepare budgets and financial reports required by the Acts
• Keep and attest the affixation of the common seal
• Pay all due accounts of the schemes as and when they become due
• Implement the decisions of the scheme.

Last Friday Netstrata celebrated the  anniversary’s of Sandie Garcia, Michelle Zrno and Samantha Antipas having been with the company for 10 years. Netstrata knows they are only as great as the people they employ, and are proud to have 3 of their team reach the milestone of a decade with the organisation.

Our social club arranged a fantastic surprise celebration at the Blakehurst Bowling Club where a fantastic dinner was enjoyed by all. Sandie, Michelle and Samantha were presented with awards for long service and some gifts from Swarovski.

Netstrata are proud to announce that they have been appointed as strata managers to the prestigious Advanx Apartments developed by Lindsay Bennelong Developments and built by renown builders Kell & Rigby.

At one of Sydney’s last major development opportunities, the former Advanx Tyre & Rubber site in Rushcutters Bay, has been developed into an exclusive residential precinct that will represent the epitome of luxurious, inner city living. Strata Manager Emily Goodreid said “It is fantastic to be involved with such a fantastic project with such an enthusiastic group of owners and executive committee, I look forward to working with them to provide a premium service strata management service”.

For more information regarding this great project contact strata manager Emily Goodreid on 02 8567 6407 or see the project website at www.advanxeast.com.au

A new two-year research project, being undertaken with the assistance of the NSW strata industry, the NSW State Government and the Federal Government, will chart the key issues facing the governance and management of strata buildings. The research will be undertaken by the City Futures Research Centre at the University of NSW.

The project is the first major study of the strata sector undertaken in Australia. Win 1 of 4 $250 Coles Myer Gift Cards (Authorised under NSW permit number LTPS/10/00291).

The research has three main aims:

1. To explore the role, capacity & effectiveness of owners’ corporations as agencies of property governance and management.
2. To explore the capacity & effectiveness of strata managers as mediators of outcomes for owners and residents in strata & their role within the overall structure of management & governance.
3. To assess how well residential strata works from strata owners’ points of view.

The project, which focuses on NSW, will deliver systematic information about the operation of the strata system. The findings will assist residents, owners and those involved in strata management and policy development to better understand the nature and scale of issues facing the strata sector and its capacity to self-manage these issues. It will provide an informed evidence base to support improved best practice and policy development across the sector. While it focuses on NSW, the results will inform policy and practice in the strata sector across Australia.

This survey is intended to gauge individual committee members’ opinions and experiences, rather than a collective Strata Committee view. We therefore encourage all individual Strata Committee members to participate. We would be pleased if multiple committee members in the one strata scheme complete the survey.

Go to the their website to see the report.