Vodcasts
Committee Conversations
The Committee Vodcasts are conversations with strata committee members and strata experts about how to build effective committees and contemporary issues facing committees. The focus of our conversations will be around the human factors rather than the legal requirements.
Facilitator
+ Julie McLean, President of SCA (Vic)
Guest Speakers
+ Nicholas Abbey, Strata Activist & Advocate
+ Catherine Lezer, President of SCA (WA)
+ David Hamilton
Catherine, Nicholas and David serve on committees and have very different views, almost opposites, just like every committee. But to get on they will need to find common ground to build a relationship so we can work together. So, let’s start by discussing some controversial topics from a list that continues to grow.
Series 3 - Episode 1 - February 2023
Stakeholder Engagement, Preloved Buildings Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine in David share how their owners networking activities are growing through 2022 and where to for 2023.
Series 2 - Episode 8 - December 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine & David as they discuss the increasing pressures on existing OC’s around Australia from this week’s headlines – National Construction Code for new buildings, Electric vehicles prioritised in government fleet purchasing and increased incentives for EV purchasing.
Series 2 - Episode 7 - November 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine & David as David shares some the most commonly asked questions by committees when considering retrofitting for EV’s in their building.
Series 2 - Episode 6 - October 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine & David discuss the next steps for a committee once they have a Feasibility report
Series 2 - Episode 5 - September 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine & David discuss the importance of getting a Feasibility Report before you start any sustainable measure.
Series 2 - Episode 4 - August 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine, David and Special Guest, Brent Clarke from WattBlock, discuss the role of the "expert" and the value they bring to the process, avoiding silly and costly mistakes etc.
Series 2 - Episode 3 - July 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine & David discuss the right way and the wrong to go about preparing your building for EV’s.
Series 2 - Episode 2 - June 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Nicholas & David discuss Due Care & Diligence for committees and David shares what it means for his EV project.
Series 2 - Episode 1 - May 2022
Sustainability Challenges & Committee Operations
Join Catherine, Nicholas and special guest, David Hamilton, sharing his experience on serving on his committee when considering EV readiness of a building focusing on the starting with community engagement and the opportunity to create a new owners group Southbank 3006.
Series 1 - Episode 7 - April 2022
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss the power of community survey’s.
Series 1 - Episode 6 - March 2022
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss the value of welcoming committee members with an Induction pack.
Series 1 - Episode 5 - February 2022
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss the importance of keeping communication open and transparent, managing disputes and community spirit.
Series 1 - Episode 4 - December 2021
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss community events.
Series 1 - Episode 3 - November 2021
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss creating a work plan for year – action list to be achieved
Series 1 - Episode 2 - October 2021
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss why building relationships Manager & the committee is important and how to go about it.
Series 1 - Episode 1 - August 2021
Committee Operations
Join Catherine & Nicholas discuss why people volunteer to be on a committee – any committee, not just a strata committee and did a bit of research to confirm the “why” and how that might influence how effective a committee will be.
13 Reasons why Voluntary Committee Chairs Struggle
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/13-reasons-why-chairs-voluntary-committees-struggle-matthew-broomhead
Why People Volunteer The Top Three Reasons People Volunteer By Thomas W. McKee
ttps://files.asme.org/events/ltc11/25029.pdf