Dec 13, 2013

Body Corporate Committee Member Oversteps the Line!

Body Corporate Committee Member with Master Keys to the building at Beachcomber Resort, are you serious this is #Bullshit check out the Gold Coast Bulletin link below it is very clear a certain member has overstepped the mark as a committee member of the Body Corporate and should step down.

Not only was he trespassing, Beachcomber management have a letter of complaint from the Security company that this gentleman was also inviting schoolies staying in the building to his Apartment.

I went to Wikepedia and found the description of the extent of a committee members responsibilities

Committee

Every body corporate has a committee. The committee is like the board of directors of a company. It has specified powers, although generally speaking, it shares power with the general meeting of the body corporate. The committee's powers are not as extensive as the powers of the average company board of directors. It is responsible for formulating policy for consideration by the body corporate in general meeting. Once the policy is set the committee is responsible for ensuring that its office bearers implement that policy.The office bearers of the committee comprise a chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer. Each office bearer has a range of duties. They are answerable to the committee. Because they are volunteers they are usually assisted by a professional administrative officer.

So the questions and actions are here:

1.   Why has this member given himself powers over what his duties as a committee member   
       are?
2.   Why did this member enter an Owners unit and portray himself as the Owner?
3.   Why does this member have a a Master Key to the building giving him access to every 
      Owners Apartment?  
      (as an Owner I would be asking the Body Corporate this question.)
4.   Why does this member believe he is above the law? The Owners of the Apartment he 
      entered should have him charged with trespass!
5.   The Schoolies who were in the unit should be suing his butt off for the cost of their 
      holiday and the stress!
6.   Other committee members should not be leasing their apartments to prostitutes!
7.   This member has destroyed the hard work of the Management who have worked hard to 
      instill in the schoolies that balcony hopping is dangerous and can be fatal!
8.   Why was this member inviting schoolies to his Apartment. This member should be stood 
      down and forced to sell out and be removed from the Resort.
9.   The Owners should be holiday letting their Apartments not leasing them long term, 
      Beachcomber is a Holiday Resort.
10. The Body Corporate Committee should be Proactive in assisting the Management rather 
      than deciding they are the law, if there is a problem in an Apartment the Management 
      have procedures in place!

Beachcomber Resort Management have worked hard to bring the Resort back to a good reputable standard - that being a nice Resort for families to enjoy their holidays right in the heart of Surfers Paradise only metres from the beach. 

Jul 14, 2013

Latest Expansions for Mantra

The internal restructuring of the Mantra Group continues as the hotel firm confirmed the appointment of an executive director of sales, marketing and distribution.

 Former group director of sales and revenue, Kent Davidson, takes on the role which will centralise Mantra's sales, marketing and revenue streams with the aim of creating a "cohesive approach" as it continues to expand within Asia Pacific.

The move follows the redundancies of director of marketing, Ken Minnikin, and Luke Jamieson, general manager distribution last month - both long-serving with the company.

The aim of the reshuffle is to ensure the business is in the "best position" to accommodate growth and to continue to deliver results in a competitive market, according to chief executive Bob East.
"We work in a highly competitive market and our ability to bring strong returns to our owners is because we have a structure and business model in place that is performing very well in current conditions," he said. "

The Group will benefit from the expertise of Kent Davidson to oversee the new structure as his overall knowledge of the business - including his involvement with the Mantra brand concept and his early relationship with the Peppers portfolio - is invaluable as we undertake strategic expansion over the next 12 months." Meanwhile, Davidson insisted that centralisation of key revenue functions would ensure the "best utilisation" of Mantra's financial and human resources.

"We have an outstanding quality of people across our revenue platforms," he said. "We are at that place in the lifecycle of Mantra Group where it's appropriate to bring them together to realise benefits for all stakeholders."

The Group plans to grow its 114-property portfolio with a further seven properties in Indonesia and 10 in Australia and New Zealand over the next 12 months.

Story courtesy of Travel Weekly.