News & Updates
It’s Electrified - An apartment building success story
An upgrade success story. From an old, energy hungry gas hot water system to a solar system and heat pump solution that’s cutting bills and emissions.
SCA Free Committee Training: October 2025
The training covers essential guidance on effective governance for committee members, focusing on compliance with strata legislation and meeting stakeholder expectations.
Apartments Research: Race for 2030
In the move to Net Zero in Australia, apartments have been largely left behind. The unique difficulties of retrofitting apartments means that they have ended up in the ‘too hard’ basket when it comes to both policy and practice. This project is one step in cracking the code!
Conference: OCN STRATA MATTERS 2025: Smarter strata
Including an online livestream. This year’s conference explores how technology, good governance and community collaboration can strengthen apartment living and strata management.
Electrify Wolli Creek
Anyone that lives in or owns in an apartment understands that it’s complex to upgrade from gas too all-electric. BUT that doesn’t mean we don’t do it. It means we work together to find solutions AND advocate for government support.
Victorian Government announces Owners Corporation Act review
Independent panel to review the Owners Corporations Act and provide a report to the Minister for Consumer Affairs by December 2025.
Participate in research on apartment building retrofits
This research through the University of Melbourne is looking for apartment owners to share their stories of making their building more sustainable.
Watch: Efficient electric apartments and townhouses success stories
In this recorded webinar, you’ll hear successes, challenges and insights from local residents who improved energy efficiency, installed solar and switched to electric appliances in apartments and townhouses.
Have your say: New building regulations for apartments
Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) is proposing two key changes targeted at new apartment buildings and other residential buildings.
Efficient Electric Apartments and Townhouses: Success Stories
Webinar - 14 May 2025. Hear successes, challenges and insights from local residents who improved energy efficiency, installed solar and switched to electric appliances in apartments and townhouses.
The EVs (and eBikes, eScooters…) are coming: How should your building prepare?
Insights and strategies to help strata schemes proactively prepare for the increasing demand for EV charging
EEC Building Electrification Roadmap project
The roadmap will identify the practical actions necessary to rapidly scale up the effort to retrofit commercial buildings and apartments to be both efficient and all-electric, with a focus on identifying the barriers and opportunities in particular commercial building types.
strata sector Stats
Dig into Victorian and national data about how many people live in and work in apartments and other strata titled buildings.
CSIRO is recruiting 430 Apartment households for an Energy Study
Owner-occupied apartments and renters are welcome to register and may be eligible for $1500 of energy monitoring devices, air quality and temperature sensors
VIC rules to ban short stay accommodation
From 1 January 2025, owners corporations can make rules to ban the use of lot within their developments for short stay accommodation.
Webinar: An EV roadmap for strata
Hosted by the City of Sydney. This webinar will touch on EV readiness, energy loads, charging options, strata legislation, and funding opportunities. And it also provides an opportunity to learn from buildings that took on the challenge and are now reaping the rewards!
Watch: Life Between Apartments & what it means for resilience
Life Between Apartments is an output from Merrick Morley’s PhD. It’s a much watch for anyone interested in community building, resilience, or living well in apartment buildings.
Watch: A Sustainable Building Officer’s DIY Renovation of His Melbourne Apartment
2024 High Life Expo presenter Shaun Tompkins is featured in a new Never Too Small video about his DIY apartment renovation.
Watch: A Fair Future For Strata: Navigating the Crossroads of Strata Management Fees
If you're curious, furious or confused about strata management fees, you might like to join this LookUpStrata webinar on 21 November.
Watch: Affordable and Sustainable Strata Living
Principal consultant at Sky High Energy Control, Norman Koslowski, shares his on-ground insights about how Strata communities can benefit from future proofing their buildings. Presented by Renew.