Monthly Archives: March 2013

The NSW State Government has announced its plans for the delivery of up to an additional 172,000 new homes. The strategy includes the North West Rail Link corridor and eight urban activation precincts such as Epping Town Centre, North Ryde Station, Herring Road, Macquarie Park, Randwick, Anzac Parade from Maroubra to Phillip Bay, Carter Street Homebush, Wentworth Point and Mascot Station.

Read the Strata Community Australia (NSW) press release here
Read the Urban Development Institute (NSW) overview of the strategy here

We have now released our Autumn E-Newsletter. This edition covers the following topics:

- The Executive Committee
- Pets – in Strata
- National Broadband Network

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According to the NSW Government around 50 children fall from windows and balconies each year. The importance of children’s safety around windows and balconies could not be more pressing in light of recent events where-by a three-year old girl fell through a fly screen from the first floor of her home.

From 1 May 2013 the amendments to the National Building Code will mean that all new buildings will have to comply with strict codes to improve the safety of children around windows and balconies.

The Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the NSW Government have worked together on the ‘Kids Don’t Fly’ publication which outlines ways to prevent children from falling from windows and balconies. The publication includes a checklist which can help to improve the safety of your home. These documents can be found in many languages from here