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With the recent heavy rainfall and flooding in parts of Queensland, many of us are washed over with memories of the 2011 floods which left thousands of residents with damaged properties, a mammoth clean-up and in dire need of compensation from their insurers. This event stands as a strong reminder of the importance of strata…
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Also known as Infection Control Cleaning or Cold & Flu Infection Cleaning, Outbreak Cleaning focuses on preventing the spread of germs, such as common colds and the flu. This is done by containing, controlling and eliminating pathogens (a bacterium, virus or other microorganism that can cause disease). Do I need Outbreak Cleaning? While general cleaning is important for maintaining the…
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Seneca (one of those famous Roman philosophers) wrote: ‘It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it.’ That applies as much to strata disputes as it does to anything else. Everyone has seen big ticket litigation in the Supreme Court on the news, with teams of…
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Judge McGill famously said “contributions and levies are the lifeblood of bodies corporate in much the same way as taxes are the lifeblood of the state“.[1] What His Honour sought to emphasize is how important contributions and levies are to the successful maintenance and administration of a Body Corporate But what happens if lot owners…
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