


How A Strata Manager’s Professional Relationships Benefit a Strata Corporation
Our CEO Tony Johnson wrote the following article regarding the relationships formed by a Strata Manager and how they can and do assist your Body Corporate. This Essay was a finalist for the 2021 Essay Award at the SCA Strata Community Association awards in November

Why Communication Is Vital In Strata
Communication within a Strata or Community Corporation is vital to ensure that large decisions are made correctly and with all the required information. Communication is also vital to the day to day running of your Body Corporate. Whether Strata or Community Corporation Committees are communicating

How Do I Call a Strata Meeting in South Australia?
An Extraordinary General Meeting can be called by the Secretary, any two members of the Management Committee or one-fifth of the unit Owners (i.e one-fifth of the number of units in the complex per the Strata Title Act 1988. At least 14 days’ notice needs

How Do I Terminate A Strata Manager
In South Australia, it is standard practice to appoint a manager at a properly convened meeting of a Corporation (either an Annual General Meeting or an Extraordinary General Meeting) and these contracts (management agreement) will usually run for a 12-month term. The Management agreement will

What makes a Good Strata Manager?
Depending on who you ask, there will most likely be varying differing opinions on what constitutes a “good” strata manager. To answer this question, it would first be appropriate to address what your Strata Manager should be doing regardless, whether they are “good” or not. A Strata Manager could be

Who can be a Strata Manager?
Legal requirements for who can practice as a professional Strata Manager differs from state to state. For example, in New South Wales to practise as a Strata Manager, one must be appropriately licensed, However, in South Australia, there are currently no legal restrictions on who

How are Strata Fees (levies) calculated?
A common question put to Strata Managers, sometimes followed up by “Why are the fees higher in this Strata group when the other group I am a part of is much lower?” We will address the first question first. This may be surprising to some,

Can You Manage Your Own Strata?
The short answer is, yes. But any experienced Strata Manager will always recommend that a group be professionally managed. This recommendation will not necessarily come from a place that is seeking your business, but more so from knowing what skills and knowledge are required to

The Coronavirus – COVID-19 and Its Effects on Strata Corporations in South Australia and Australia.
Stratarama was a finalist in the SCA SA 2020 Small strata management business award Tony Johnson won the SCA SA Essay 2020 award recognising an insightful essay surrounding a matter of topical interest to the Strata sector. This particular essay was on the effects of