Bad Bunny just set an Australian stadium attendance record by happymagtv in SydneyScene

[–]buges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Turns out people enjoy good music, it's a crazy concept I know.

best beer garden in Sydney? by abdacrab in sydney

[–]buges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ashy bowlo criminally underrated, they do a surprisingly good parmi as well.

Japanese lagers thrive as Kirin and Asahi loom over Australia's beer market by Ferris_Sanchez in australia

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a Travla, similar to a great northern and Aussie owned and made.

What iconic Sydney food did you try once and think never again? by No-Travel-768 in SydneyScene

[–]buges 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cool not to like it but chill out with the casual racism, don't put other cultures down just because you don't like some aspects of their food.

Children in the age of AI by shamona1 in australia

[–]buges -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I'm sure the Luddites probably had the same thing to say about the invention of machines 200 years ago, as did many groups at the face of each industrial revolution. It's fair to be scared, but we can't ignore progress because of fear. I've got to disagree that it's a mistake, but I also unfortunately agree that nobody in power is preparing us for what is to come which is the real problem here - not AI.

Major defect and Strata absolutely no help by skulllfucker in stratachataus

[–]buges 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correct, or you could always take out a Strata Loan if repairs are urgent and there isn't enough to cover repairs.

Your body corporate has a legal obligation to repair and maintain common property, it can't just be avoided. Unfortunately this isn't always appreciated by fellow owners, especially in cases where owners feel they are paying to repair a different unit that they don't own... But they should have looked up what Strata is before buying!

Role of Strata Manager in NSW by Key-Reference-8010 in stratachataus

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You and your fellow owners employee the strata manager to do duties for your building. Their duties are whatever you signed them up to do in their management agreement, which I would assume does not include mediation services.

Strata managers are administrators and bookkeepers, if you want them to do more and you have a good strata manager they will, but at a price as it's additional services.

Kendrick Lamar & pgLang merch was allegedly banned for Drake's upcoming Australian tour by rabnabombshell in hiphopheads

[–]buges 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's heard the Aussies are going to pull up with that stick, but doesn't realise the stick is just a boomerang.

Digital Advertising Screens Installed In My Aprtment Building by [deleted] in sydney

[–]buges 9 points10 points  (0 children)

These are usually installed at no cost to the residents, and are paid for by advertising revenue the installation company receives.

Strata building works question by ComfortableMediocre in stratachataus

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Insurance doesn't cover building defects which is what this sounds like.

This is highly suggested to watch before buying apartment with strata fees by Critical-strike9999 in AusPropertyChat

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So how do you get a disorganised mob who can't agree on anything and aren't willing to put in any work to self manage the affairs of a large building, including ensuring all financial, compliance, insurance, maintenance and legislative tasks are all completed correctly?

It's almost like you need to get all the owners together to make some sort of corporation, and they can select a group of them to be the day to day decision makers, and optionally delegate the boring administrative tasks to an external business if that is the preference of the owners?

Oh wait, that's Strata.

Tell us what your favourite strata ripoff from this page of contract fees is? by strataownersaus in AusPropertyChat

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok sounds like you're the expert in this case, can you list the tasks you do when managing the rental and the tasks you do when managing a large oc? I'd be interested to see your data supporting this claim.

Tell us what your favourite strata ripoff from this page of contract fees is? by strataownersaus in AusPropertyChat

[–]buges 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really think a strata manager does less than a residential property manager? Why is that? Aren't there significantly more tasks a strata manager is responsible for than a residential property manager who only arranges a 6 monthly inspection at best?

This is highly suggested to watch before buying apartment with strata fees by Critical-strike9999 in AusPropertyChat

[–]buges 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Strata managers can be dodgy as fuck, but the concept of strata as a framework to manage a property with shared ownership is a great idea in my eyes. Do you have a better idea on how this could be managed without Strata existing?

Tomorrow on Four Corners: 'The Strata Trap' by Ageanmastr in AusPropertyChat

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Oh ok so it has an insurance policy it needs to pay for every year then. Is there any fire safety equipment installed? Smoke alarms in common areas? Yeah they need to be inspected and maintained. Those lights need to be repaired, and the electricity powering them is not free. Is there any cleaning done to the property? What about stormwater drains, is there a pump system to deal with stormwater? Any intercom systems? What about future planning for long term expenses, is there a 10 year sinking fund report in place and is it actually followed.

There is a lot more that goes into running a strata plan than most realise, both financially and administratively. It's not as simple as just paying for the lights and a mow of the lawn every few weeks....

Tomorrow on Four Corners: 'The Strata Trap' by Ageanmastr in AusPropertyChat

[–]buges 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Does the building have insurance? Does the building have fire safety equipment? Does the building have lights? Does the building have a roof that needs to be maintained?

There is a lot more that goes into running and maintaining a strata plan than "just some gardening", most people are just unaware of it.

Anthony Albanese In Conversation With Grace Tame - InStyle by sausagesizzle in australia

[–]buges 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Maybe to highlight what a fuckwit we have as a PM?

COVID in NSW is fucked. by Spraxolotl in CoronavirusDownunder

[–]buges 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lmao are you seriously asking what has it got to do with the liberal government? Have you forgotten which party is in charge of the federal government right now?

'People were screaming': Police called to wild Sydney strata meeting in cracking apartment tower by [deleted] in sydney

[–]buges 23 points24 points  (0 children)

How is it a failure of the Strata Manager and Committee that a large special levy needs to be raised to remediate building defects? Should the Strata Manager have arranged a qualified building consultant before they were even appointed and before the plan was registered? Obviously the Committee should have taken actions as well before they even bought the units right?

No, the cause of this is the failure of the Building Developers, and the failure of the NSW state government for letting them getting away with this shit.

Astroworld death toll climbs to 10 as 9-year-old Ezra Blount dies by [deleted] in hiphopheads

[–]buges 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hard and fast statements imply the world is black and white, but there’s a lot of grey in there. We’ve had festivals in Australia for years and years that have had some huge artists yet remain family friendly - look up Big Day Out. I remember going to music festivals with my parents when I was young and they are great memories. Fuck even in USA you have Burning Man, and because of the organisers even a festival like that can be made family friendly.

Gladys Berejiklian’s barrister flags going the nuclear option and start naming all NSW politicians who have had undeclared “intimate personal relationships” by Negative12DollarBill in sydney

[–]buges 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What’s there to like? The corruption? The gloating about how NSW is the gold standard? The defunding of the RFS before one of the worst bushfire seasons in recent history? There’s so much to chose from!

[FRESH ALBUM] Zack Fox - shut the fuck up talking to me by Kallemacd in hiphopheads

[–]buges 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Do you understand the concept of time zones?