Investigative Journalism and Learning Hub - SP52948 - silent for 307 Lane Cove Road development

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Primary audience on the website are owners (current and previous), tenants, investors, and potential buyers in large strata complex SP52948. Attempts to get Waratah Strata Management to keep all parties informed has been ignored since 1 February 2017.

Number of SP52948 owners, tenants, and investors expressed gratitude towards this website as that was the only way to gain access to lot of critical information, which is not available in minutes and notices of meetings, or on Waratah Strata website.

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Selected Examples of Major Financial Concerns in SP52948
Graph of effects by Waratah Strata Management on SP52948 Admin Fund since 1 February 2017 when they took office
Animation of effects of Waratah Strata Management on SP52948 Admin Fund since 1 February 2017 when they took office
Animation of effects of Waratah Strata Management on SP52948 insurance premiums
Irresponsible growth of levies (with example for Lot with entitlement 47.00) in period 1998 to 2022, with emphasis on effects of Waratah Strata Management since 1 February 2017
Waratah Strata Management silent about irresponsible 10-Year Capital Works Fund plans in 2017 and 2021, further delaying overdue upgrades and repairs due to lack of funds

SP52948 Lack of Responses about proposal LDA2021/0095 to City of Ryde Council in April 2021

  1. Waratah Strata Management was asked to provide response to LDA proposal to City of Ryde Council in April 2021 and they never responded to Lot 158:

    Waratah Strata Management ignored SP52948 inquiry about development proposal LDA2021-0095 on 19 April 2021

    Instead of replying, Waratah Strata Management deleted the email without reading

    There is no evidence if committee members and Waratah Strata Management acted to protect interests and investments of 218 owners in the complex.

    Lot 158 alone took it onto themselves to try to help owners and tenants in Ryde area:

    Owner's personal response to LDA proposal to City of Ryde Council in May 2021

  2. Very different approach was taken by then strata manager and committee members on 28 November 2002 for the original development proposal, where Lot 158 was authorized (who successfully completed the duties) to attend council meetings and respond on behalf of owners corporation:

    SP52948-Motion-7-about-development-proposal-committee-meeting-28Nov2002-page-1

    SP52948-Motion-7-about-development-proposal-committee-meeting-28Nov2002-page-2

  3. On 30 November 2022, notice of public meeting was sent and it and there was no reliable information that Waratah Strata Management and committee members responded.

    It does not appear Waratah Strata Management and committee members took any actions to voice concerns about such development in the neighbourhood.

  4. On 15 February 2023, notice was received about Land and Environment Court Section 34 Conciliation Conference regarding development proposal at Eden Gardens in the Land and Environment Court was scheduled for on 22 March 2023

    Owner's personal response to LDA proposal to City of Ryde Council in dated 17 February 2023

  5. Owner's personal response to LDA proposal to City of Ryde Council on 19 March 2023

  6. Waratah Strata Management attempted to force Council to approve illegal use of public land for parking - City of Ryde meeting in June 2021 finally closed the case:

    20220223-COUNCIL-RESOLUTION-Future-Use-of-Land-Adjoining-SP52948-1-15-Fontenoy-Road.

    Local copy of Council resolution on page 8 for unnamed park on Lane Cove Road.

    SP52948-Council-prevented-use-of-land-for-parking-29Jun2021.webp

    Waratah Strata Management and committee members failed to inform owners about this positive news for the environment

    Strata-Plan-SP52948-repeated-offences-with-undisclosed-use-of-Ryde-Council-land-for-parking

  7. Over many years BCS Strata Management and Waratah Strata Management attempted to force Council to approve illegal use of public land for parking

    Waratah Strata Management and committee members failed to inform the owners that audit of car spaces for parking was partially affected by owners using their properties in way not designed by builder (on 19 April 2017 unfinancial committee member Mr. Moses Levitt confirmed that 21 out of 26 townhosues owners converted garages into rooms, and 13 owners our of 192 converted their garages in buildings into storage areas)

    SP52948-Waratah-Strata-Management-and-committee-members-plan-how-to-influence-Ryde-Council-staff-to-rezone-public-land-forcefully-21Apr2017

    SP52948-Waratah-Strata-Management-planning-to-reopen-access-to-public-land-in-spite-of-clear-knowledge-of-illegal-parking-9Aug2018