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23.01.2022 https://www.change.org/p/the-act-legislative-as/u/23365726

22.01.2022 Thought this may be of interest http://iview.abc.net.au//airbnb-dream-or-nig/ZW0845A001S00

21.01.2022 http://www.canberratimes.com.au//could-the-act-be-struck-d

21.01.2022 Want to join OCN or renew your 2017 membership. If you haven't already done so, please pay your $20 annual fee or $20 plus $2 per unit for corporate members either by cheque sent to: The Treasurer OCN (ACT) 15/81 Crozier Circuit Kambah ACT 2902... Or direct deposit to OCN's account BSB 082-980 Acc No 829382063 Please then email the Treasurer at [email protected] that you have paid your fee. See more

20.01.2022 You are invited to the OCN Public Forum 6pm Monday 3 December 2018

20.01.2022 The Owners Corporation Network (ACT) OCN for short - is an association of unit owners and owners corporations (colloquially known as body corporates) that has been established to further the interests of persons living in medium density housing in the ACT, and to address their concerns as and when necessary. Want to know more? Go to the OCN website http://web.ocnact.org.au/

19.01.2022 Dear OCN EC Members I have included below an email extract that can be copied and pasted into a communication to your friends and acquaintances to seek their participation (signing and possibly comment on impact of rises on them). If you require further detail or if this material and link because of some unforeseen technical glitch is not easily usable please call me on 0414 627080. We are aware Strata dwellings are continuing to expand in number in all suburbs as part of Go...vernment Policy to increase housing density near town centres and along transport corridors. Already we can see signs of these developments as residential buildings in excess of 6 stories and as high as 20+ stories are becoming evident in areas such as Belconnen, Kingston/Barton, Woden, Gungahlin, Dickson, Braddon, Tuggeranong and the new suburbs in Molonglo. The stated Government objective is to have 60% of Canberras dwellings as strata as a means of reducing government infrastructure costs and as seen recently to increase their revenue in Rates and Land Taxes. The cost decreases and the revenue increases are debatably contradictory. The Barr/Greens government have also highlighted they currently intend to continue with these aggressive rates and taxes increases on the strata sector for the next 2 years. The Owners Corporation Network (OCN) of which I am President has joined with several other organisations and individual citizens to promote and lodge a Petition to the Legislative Assembly to address this issue. This Petition can be seen on and signed on the following link: Reverse the ACT Strata Rates Calculation by right clicking on the link and opening hyperlink. Yours sincerely Gary Petherbridge President Owners Corporation Network Representing Owners in the Strata Sector Gary Petherbridge M: 0414 627 080 For information on how ACT Rates are calculated go to https://www.revenue.act.gov.au/rates/calculating-rates

18.01.2022 Petition update Submissions Acknowledged and Next Steps Gary Petherbridge... Australia Mar 31, 2018 After checking with some of our group that made submissions, I understand the Public Accounts Committee did send acknowledgements of receipt. If you made a submission and you did not receive an acknowledgement please let me know and I will follow up for you. The next steps involve the Committee Vicki Dunne (Chair), Alistair Coe, Bec Cody and Michael Pettersson meeting and working on a report with recommendations. This should involve interviews with some of the submission providers. I intend to follow up with Alistair and Vicki relative to these next steps. The report is due by the end of May. Gary 0414 627080.

17.01.2022 Want to join OCN or renew your 2017 membership. If you havent already done so, please pay your $20 annual fee or $20 plus $2 per unit for corporate members either by cheque sent to: The Treasurer OCN (ACT) 15/81 Crozier Circuit Kambah ACT 2902... Or direct deposit to OCNs account BSB 082-980 Acc No 829382063 Please then email the Treasurer at [email protected] that you have paid your fee. See more

15.01.2022 IGPA CANBERRA CONVERSATION PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES PROSPECTS FOR THE ACTS ECONOMY AND ITS FINANCES DATE: 26 July 2018 TIME: 12.30pm - 1.30pm VENUE: Function Room, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, North Building, 180 London Circuit, CANBERRA CITY. ABOUT: With the ACT Budget returning to surplus, it is important to analyse how the surplus was achieved; what are the drivers of the improvement in the operating budget; and what notable accounting practices affect the budget ...outcome. It will also be of interest to discuss the economic and financial outlook for the Territory. This Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) Canberra Conversation Public Lecture will examine the prospects for the ACTs economy, budget and finances. The event is jointly convened by Professorial Fellow Jon Stanhope AO and Adjunct Professor Dr Khalid Ahmed PSM. ADRIAN MAKEHAM-KIRCHNER is an economist with more than 20 years experience in in the government, private and non-government sectors working as a consultant, researcher, political adviser, senior executive, board member, and as a business owner. Adrian formed Economic Intelligence in 2012 to help decision makers with complex resource allocation problems, drawing on skills in applied economics, data analysis, strategic thinking and complex policy and system design, in order to build robust evidence-based options for tough and sensitive resourcing choices. DR KHALID AHMED served in the ACT Public Service for 19 years, with around 10 years as Executive Director of the Policy Coordination and Development Division in Treasury. Over that period, he had been involved with the analysis of medium to long term fiscal policy issues, and development and implementation of major policy initiatives in the Territory. He had been involved with the preparation of the Territorys budget in a senior capacity for over a decade. He has also led expenditure reviews and the review of the ACTs taxation system including the development of the Taxation Reform Plan. Khalid was on the Affordable Housing Taskforce established by the ACT Government, and had the oversight and responsibility for the implementation of a range of initiatives of the Government to improve housing affordability. Khalid now works in the private sector as an economic advisor and is involved in public policy and public sector reform. THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND. PLEASE VISIT EVENTBRITE TO CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION. WWW.GOVERNANCEINSTITUTE.EDU.AU

14.01.2022 This article came out of the OCN Public Forum, well done OCN good way to start the much needed conversations http://www.canberratimes.com.au//how-mixedused-development

13.01.2022 Access to the Corporate Register Is your manager telling your executive committee that it cannot have access to owners names, addresses, phone numbers and emails because the Privacy Act does not allow it? Their argument is totally wrong. See the OCN website at web.ocnact.org.au. But now you can also draw your managers attention to a recent ACAT case UT 1/2017. Presidential Member Elizabeth Symons ordered... 1. Pursuant to s. 129(2) of the "Unit Titles Management ACT 2011" and by close of business 13 March 2017, the First Respondent , Ian McNamee and Partners Pty Ltd provide to the Applicant in the amended Application, the Executive Committee of the Owners Corporation of Units Plan 930 an electronic copy of the Corporate Register, including e-mail addresses and telephone numbers, to enable the Executive Committee to notify unit owners of this litigation. It is obvious Presidential Member Symons could not have made that order if the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 precludes executive committees obtaining all the contact information that managers collect from owners. But some managers are still arguing that they are unable to give executive committees ready access to the members of the owners corporation. Other managers that want to work co-operatively with owners and residents make this information available without argument. You should make this one of the questions you ask when interviewing new managers. If they use the false argument that they cannot give the owners corporation its own information, you should not hire them. They have to give you the information when you sack them. So why cant you have it when they are your employee? Maybe the managers lobby group Strata Community Australia could finally reach a general policy position on this issue and all members agree to abide by it. This problem has persisted for many years.

13.01.2022 Approval of Owners to Transfer Management Contract - NEW see the link http://web.ocnact.org.au/announcements

09.01.2022 https://www.actgreens.org.au/tax_system The ACT Greens are seeking the community’s feedback on a proposal to reform the rates systemnamely, changing how rates are assessed, from land value to property market values.

08.01.2022 Owners Corporation Network ACT Find out all the political parties policies for units and apartments Come to a forum conducted by unit and townhouse owners for owners and buyers to get information from our politicians and ask questions of them. ... Minister Gentleman, the Liberal spokesperson and the Greens will all be present. Monday 15 August at 6pm . at The Federal Golf Club, Gowrie Drive, Red Hill. This forum will be preceded by the AGM of the OCN at 5pm. Renew your membership or become a member. Purchase drinks at the bar and complimentary hot snacks OCN is the the consumers voice for all owners and buyers of apartments, town houses or other multi-unit developments. For more information [email protected]

06.01.2022 http://www.canberratimes.com.au//flexible-braided-pipes-re

04.01.2022 https://www.cmtedd.act.gov.au//2/managing-buildings-better

03.01.2022 You may wish to support this petition to reverse the ACT Strata Rates Calculation

02.01.2022 https://www.actgreens.org.au/tax_system The ACT Greens are seeking the communitys feedback on a proposal to reform the rates systemnamely, changing how rates are assessed, from land value to property market values.

01.01.2022 Have you had a look at the new website? Here is a link https://www.ocnact.org.au/

01.01.2022 ACAT Decisions When Disputes Arise - looking for more information about ACAT decisions? Have a look at the OCN website here is the link http://web.ocnact.org.au/decisions-by-acat-test

01.01.2022 IGPA CANBERRA CONVERSATION PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES PROSPECTS FOR THE ACT’S ECONOMY AND ITS FINANCES DATE: 26 July 2018 TIME: 12.30pm - 1.30pm VENUE: Function Room, Theo Notaras Multicultural Centre, North Building, 180 London Circuit, CANBERRA CITY. ABOUT: With the ACT Budget returning to surplus, it is important to analyse how the surplus was achieved; what are the drivers of the improvement in the operating budget; and what notable accounting practices affect the budget ...outcome. It will also be of interest to discuss the economic and financial outlook for the Territory. This Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis (IGPA) Canberra Conversation Public Lecture will examine the prospects for the ACT’s economy, budget and finances. The event is jointly convened by Professorial Fellow Jon Stanhope AO and Adjunct Professor Dr Khalid Ahmed PSM. ADRIAN MAKEHAM-KIRCHNER is an economist with more than 20 years’ experience in in the government, private and non-government sectors working as a consultant, researcher, political adviser, senior executive, board member, and as a business owner. Adrian formed Economic Intelligence in 2012 to help decision makers with complex resource allocation problems, drawing on skills in applied economics, data analysis, strategic thinking and complex policy and system design, in order to build robust evidence-based options for tough and sensitive resourcing choices. DR KHALID AHMED served in the ACT Public Service for 19 years, with around 10 years as Executive Director of the Policy Coordination and Development Division in Treasury. Over that period, he had been involved with the analysis of medium to long term fiscal policy issues, and development and implementation of major policy initiatives in the Territory. He had been involved with the preparation of the Territory’s budget in a senior capacity for over a decade. He has also led expenditure reviews and the review of the ACT’s taxation system including the development of the Taxation Reform Plan. Khalid was on the Affordable Housing Taskforce established by the ACT Government, and had the oversight and responsibility for the implementation of a range of initiatives of the Government to improve housing affordability. Khalid now works in the private sector as an economic advisor and is involved in public policy and public sector reform. THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND. PLEASE VISIT EVENTBRITE TO CONFIRM YOUR REGISTRATION. WWW.GOVERNANCEINSTITUTE.EDU.AU