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SCAQ Updates
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SCAQ UPDATES


General Manager Update - January
2023 – This Will Be Our Year! As the new year came in with all its standard bluster and excitement before quickly dissipating into the...
Jan 19, 20233 min read


General Manager Update - December
I find December a time of the year when I feel quite reflective. As I am getting older that reflection starts more from a place of 'gee,...
Dec 9, 20224 min read


Forward Focus, Future Thinking – Program Overview
The SCA (QLD) 2023 Annual Conference: Forward Focus, Future Thinking will provide participants with tips on how to develop a future...
Dec 9, 20223 min read


Peak Property Body Urges Action on Northern Insurance
28 November 2022 Peak property body Strata Community Association (Qld) (“SCA (Qld)”) has welcomed the bipartisan determination to improve...
Nov 28, 20222 min read


General Manager Update - November
This week was a momentous one for the strata sector as we welcomed the passage of the most significant reforms to Queensland body...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


Negotiating a Price Increase
As an industry, we are all facing cost pressures. Quality staff are asking for wage rises to keep up with cost of living, premises rents...
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Warning: Electric Scooter Charging in Progress
The benefits of electric scooters are obvious. They are compact, fast, and reduce road congestion and pollution. However, the Australian...
Nov 9, 20224 min read


Don't be a victim of a cyber attack!
As you would have heard reported in the news, a Strata Management firm has been reported to have been the victim of a cyber incident....
Oct 31, 20221 min read


General Manager Update - October
This month has been a whirlwind of activity at SCA (QLD). Across all portfolios, the team have been incredibly busy delivering on quarter...
Oct 24, 20222 min read


The hidden costs of housing
One of the most significant barriers to entry for would-be home buyers in the additional cost imposed on them in the form of body...
Oct 18, 20221 min read


Managing Energy Prices in Strata
Australia still generates two-thirds of its electricity from coal, and the boom in coal prices of course has made a material difference...
Oct 17, 20221 min read


Proactively managing energy services helps Strata to beat rising costs and uncertainty
After almost a decade of stable inflation and extremely low interest rates, things in Australia and across the globe, have begun to...
Oct 14, 20224 min read


Data breaches – how safe is your customer data?
Odds on, you know someone whose data has been caught up in the recent hack of Optus’ systems. Over 10 million people – clients old and...
Sep 30, 20223 min read


Inflation doesn’t have to be a dirty word
There is a saying attributed to the Ancient Chinese which states “may you live in interesting times.” Certainly, we have all felt the...
Sep 26, 20224 min read


September Advocacy Update
Welcome to our first ever video update. We are experimenting with new ways to communicate with members and video is not something we...
Sep 22, 20221 min read


General Manager Update - September
The housing crisis in Queensland has been dominating the headlines this month and is emerging as a major political football at both the...
Sep 8, 20222 min read


Management Rights Submission
In our recent Member Update we advised members that we recently made a submission on the issue of management rights to Government. This...
Aug 19, 20223 min read


General Manager Update - August
It's been a huge month for SCA (Qld) across all areas of the organisation and I have been very proud of the SCA team and our volunteers...
Aug 11, 20222 min read


Cash Rate Increase to be Felt Across the Economy
This afternoon, the Reserve Bank of Australia raised the official Cash Rate by 0.5%. The Cash Rate is now 1.85%. This has a whole lot of...
Aug 2, 20222 min read


General Manager Update - July
G’day! This week marks my fifth week at the helm of SCA (Qld) and at the outset I’d like to say ‘thank you’ to everyone in the strata...
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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