Toowoomba Strata

What is Strata Insurance?
CHU Underwriting Agency have prepared a short video to explain what strata insurance covers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdzNWuEyro

What is strata insurance? It is mandatory for strata title properties to hold residential strata insurance across Australia.While each state and territory has different legislative re...

Toowoomba STRATA wish you all a safe and happy Easter long weekend.
Our office will be closed for the weekend and will reopen on Tuesday 19th April 2022.
If you are in need of any maintenance over the weekend please head to our website for a list of contractors

⚠️ As at 10:45am, our Local Disaster Management group has moved to STAND UP status.

This means a team of emergency services, Council and other stakeholders has formed to assist in emergency response activities as required.

To stay up to date with current weather alerts and road closures, visit our Disaster Dashboard https://fal.cn/3msja

Take care if out on the roads and reconsider unnecessary travel.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Fact Sheet Friday!!!

Thinking of giving buying a puppy for Christmas! Here's what you need to know before bringing your furbaby home into your complex 🐕🐈🐓🐠

Fact Sheet Friday!!!

🛠️Thinking of doing some outside improvements this weekend...you might want to think again 🛠️

Fact Sheet Friday!!!

Trees 🌳

Fact Sheet Friday!!!

Garden & Lawn Maintenance - What garden type do you want???
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Fact Sheet Friday!!
What does it mean when your Buying into a Body Corporate or a Community Titles Scheme
Also check out the link to read more from the Qld Government.
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Fact Sheet Friday!!!
Smoke Alarms...click link for more information
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Incoming changes to your DEFT Levy payments....If you wish to set up a Direct Debt before the March 2022 deadline, please contact our office or DEFT on 1800 672 162!!

Fact Sheet Friday!!!
Decks...Patios...Balconies
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How to avoid 6 common claims in residential strata complexes

Fact Sheet Friday!!!
Levies...Your contribution to your community
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Fact Sheet Friday!!!
AirBnb
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Storm Season is officially here...what can you do to prepare your Body Corporate!!!
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Smoking in Bodies Corporates...There’s No Easy Solution!!

Toowoomba Strata updated their info in the about section.

Spring is here, and it is the perfect time to cut down costs on energy. Without the generally high heating costs of winter or the constant need for air conditioning and fans in summer brings, spring presents an opportunity to reduce energy costs and save on your bill.

We’ve put together some tips and tricks to help you cut back on your energy usage and save money on your energy bill this Spring.

USE NATURAL VENTILATION AND SUNLIGHT
Just because it’s free, doesn’t mean you don’t need to value it. Especially for those of you living in areas with cool nights, it totally makes sense to leave the windows open in the evening and let the breeze cool your home naturally. Same goes for using sunlight instead of light globes during the day.

MAKE YOUR WINDOWS ENERGY EFFICIENT
Many windows lead to heat loss and heat gain. You can easily fix this by adding awnings, blinds, draperies or reflective films to limit the heat.

USE FANS
Fans use less energy than air-con. It’s good for air circulation and your energy bill.

If you own your apartment, consider installing ceiling fans and if you’re a renter pedestal one are a cost-effective alternative.

Turn off ceiling fans when you leave the room. Remember that fans create a wind chill effect to cool people, not rooms.

SERVICE YOUR AIRCON
There’s nothing worse for your spring and summer energy bills than an ageing and poorly maintained air conditioner. You should regularly clean or replace air filters to keep the cooling system at its most efficient. Also remember to check the aircon’s evaporator coil, which generally needs a cleaning every year.

Need help changing your filter?

Watch this video that demonstrates how you can easily make the tune-up on your own:

SET YOUR THERMOSTAT
If you do use the air-con, don’t be careless with the temperatures. every 1 degree higher for heating and 1 degree lower for cooling adds 10% to the running costs of your appliance

Temperature set at 24C is comfortable enough to relieve you from heat and won’t impact on your energy bill greatly.

WASH YOUR CLOTHES IN COLD WATER
An easy way to reduce energy bills is by washing your clothes in cold water. Hot water doesn’t clean your clothes that much better but it will lead to more energy being used at your home. Unless you are specifically asked to wash a particular piece of clothing in warm water by the manufacturer’s instructions there’s really no need to do that.

LINE DRY YOUR LAUNDRY
With the bright sunshine and warm weather making a comeback, make use of it to dry your clohes as it is pointless to feed into the dryer’s high energy costs.

Make sure you check your Body corporate’s rules on hanging washing.

CLEAN OUT YOUR FRIDGE
Can’t wait to stock up the fridge with ice creams and cold drinks? First of all, clean out your fridge and throw away all those old things that your fridge is cooling unnecessarily and wasting its energy.

Make sure the condenser coils are clean and there’s no dust reducing the motor’s efficiency. The recommended temperatures for an energy efficient fridge is between 3 degree Celsius and 5 degree Celsius and for a freezer it is between -15 degree Celsius and -18 degree Celsius.

DON’T USE THE OVEN ON HOT DAYS
Using heating appliances can actually heat up your home as well. Things like the oven and even incandescent lights can turn a percentage of the electricity they use into heat. Stick to the stove or microwave on warmer days instead.

Aubrey, S. (2021). Energy Saving Tips for Spring. [online] Stratacare Australia. Available at: https://www.stratacare.com.au/energy-saving-tips-for-spring/ [Accessed 23 Sep. 2021].

We will be closed Friday, 16th April 2021 for The Royal Toowoomba Show holiday. We will reopen on Monday 19th April 2021.
If you need any maintenance attended to over the weekend please head to our website for a list of contact
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Happy Easter!!!
We hope you have a safe and happy long weekend.
Our office will be closed for the weekend and will reopen on Tuesday 6th April 2021. If you are in need of any maintenance over the weekend please head to our website for a list of contacts http://ow.ly/Kpr350E5NgY

We are hiring!

If you are interested please email your resume to [email protected]