Over the past 12 months we have been focusing on client feedback. Yes the good, the bad and what can we do to improve the way we do things. We have listened to your thoughts and we appreciate the time taken in participating in our surveys as we completely understand the value of your time. We have looked at the way we currently do things and over the coming months we will continue to make improvements on our services and listen to what your needs are first and foremost. Firstly from your feedback we have created a Facebook page that you can like CLICK HERE This has useful tips and tricks, knowledge sharing on various property related topics and updated legislation information to keep you up to date with whats happening now. If you have any feedback you would like to share please feel free to contact Amanda O'Shea in our office on 07 4030 0234 she has a great listening ear. Finally our winner for this months trivia question with their correct answer of 25th June 1891 was Andrew, from Killarney Gardens. Congratulations we will be in touch. Yours in property, Kelly Roberts 
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ENERGY BILLS... This is an area that we are working extremely hard on with our communities. We want to see your complexes save on energy bills. Especially with rising costs its time to take action!. We have been working with Energy Guru here in Cairns with building audits for body corporate's that are wanting to combat rising electricity bills. We are finding that there are a number of ways that your building can start saving today! Energy Guru is a dedicated team of Energy Management and Cost Reduction professionals that have been instrumental in capturing energy savings for buildings across Australia. Their transparent structured processes and strategic plan helped correctly identify and implement the changes required to reduce waste and expensive overheads. STEP ONE: Make Contact today to start saving! 
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Whats On in FNQ?
14th Sept - Fogarty Park Sound Shell - FREE concert to promote R U Ok day. Have you asked someone if they are ok TODAY?
16th - 18th Sept - Cardiac Challenge Cairns to Cooktown Bike Ride. You can still support by donating at CLICK HERE
6th - 8th October - Reef Feast at Palm Cove. Head on down for gourmet food, live music and fun atmosphere.
7th October & 14th October - Oktoberfest festivities will be held at the Cairns German Club.
Smartblocks - TCM Strata are always looking for smarter ways for our buildings to become savvy with rising energy costs. Smartblocks is a national program helping apartment owners and their managers to improve the energy efficiency in apartment buildings and save money. Want to know more?
UDIA - Cairns Regional Report AUGUST 2017 - Exclusive new research, powered by leading property consultancy CoreLogic, reveals the region's latest sales and rent figures, as well as affordability indexing. Check it out below.
Abandoned Vehicles.... We receive this query on a number of occasions throughout the year and the legalities surrounding removal of an abandoned vehicle can be a minefield. Hope this article helps with how you can approach this situation. You can always call your Body Corporate Manager for advice, that's what we are here for.
How many proxies can one person hold at the Annual General Meeting for a small block of less than 20 units? This is an interesting question that has a couple of answers which Frank Higginson from Hynes Legal explains in laymen's terms.
We recently sent out a survey to all owners in some of our buildings we support with their management. We received some interesting feedback around fees and levies and what is the difference between them. We thought this would be a great opportunity to share with you how it all works to clarify there is a huge difference...
Out and About - The TCM Strata team have been busy raising much-needed funds for the RSPCA. The team had a bake off with loads of yummy delights to sell not just in our office we got to share them with our building community. This was a great opportunity to meet some of our local business colleagues and share the sugar rush whilst raising over $800 for our furry friends. This will provide food, shelter and any other necessities to help assist the RSPCA with all the amazing work that they do in our community. Thank you to all who contributed by eating and baking.
Amanda & Lucy were lucky enough to take a couple of our special clients to the Cairns Ladies Race Day at Cannon Park on Friday. Amanda was picking her horses by colour and names and managed to win a number of the races. Not enough to retire on though!
Brian attended the Sunshine Towers grand opening, he was able to check out the newly refurbished rooms and enjoyed chatting with our owners in the complex about how good the complex is looking.
