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Get your body corporate G20 ready!

At the Brisbane SSKB Trade Show last year, Brisbane lord mayor Graham Quirk stated his intention to boost the city’s identity to ensure it is universally recognised. The upcoming G20 is a fantastic way to broadcast Brisbane to the world, with global attention fixed on us well throughout November.

Brisbane will become the ‘capital city of the world’ with leaders of Argentina, China, France, India, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America (just to name a few) gathering to outline their visions on international issues. These include stimulating economic growth, building economic resilience and addressing corruption. Events like this help put Brisbane on the map as an ideal destination to live, travel and do business – especially our attractive and well-designed CBD and Southbank areas.

The G20 will also bring an economic boost to Brisbane, with an influx of visitors staying, dining, drinking and shopping over the November period. Many strata complexes in south-east Queensland will benefit, hosting the 4000-strong entourage of delegates and the 3000 members of the global media. Though the G20 is sure to bring many benefits, it is essential that CBD and Southbank strata residents are properly prepared for the inevitable security and logistical impacts that accompany an event of this size and international importance.

And what is the best way to achieve this?
A proactive and cohesive team of community managers, on-site managers and committee members will ensure that the G20 is a positive experience for strata residents in the CBD and Southbank. To assist their communities, SSKB community managers organised for several large strata residences likely to be affected by the G20 to be visited by a member of the Queensland Police Service Engagement Team. These meetings, that commenced in January and are ongoing, allow the management team sufficient time to identify issues to be addressed and suitable time to prepare their strata complexes and inform their residents.

The meetings highlighted a number of general issues that will affect bodies corporate in the CBD and Southbank areas – particularly transport, deliveries, and security. All residents should be aware that transport will be affected in the lead up to, and during the G20 summit. This includes temporary road closures (around the CBD, Southbank and routes to and from the airport), parking restrictions, changed bus routes, and the possible closure of the South Brisbane train station. All residents should allow extra time for their travel or maybe consider taking advantage of the public holiday to get out of town!

Due to affected traffic routes, bodies corporate with hotel letting pools or serviced apartments should be prepared for delays in linen delivery, laundry pick up, food delivery and waste collection. Proactive building managers and committees should start to think of ways to minimise the effect of these inconveniences, such as rescheduling deliveries and waste collection or stockpiling items which will be needed during the summit.

Although there is a focus on minimal disruption to residents during the summit, there will be unavoidable impacts in terms of increased security requirements. These will be most notable in buildings near the restricted areas (a list of these restricted areas is available from www.police.qld.gov.au/G20). The security of body corporate complexes is something on-site managers should be aware of and proactive in addressing in the lead up to the summit. Many concerns exist for buildings in close proximity, such as protest groups trying to gain access in order to display banners or create disruptions.

Committee members and on-site managers should inform their residents to be aware of people:
– Hanging around, asking questions, possibly even posing as police officers
– Piggy backing others through swipe card entries
– Gaining access to buildings through fire escapes
– Gaining access to logged on computers in lobby or reception areas

The best way for on-site managers to mitigate the impact of the G20 on residents is to prepare the strata complex and ensure residents are informed of new security measures from an early stage. This will avoid residents being surprised or inconvenienced by new requirements. Ongoing contractors such as cleaners and gardeners should also be aware of any security requirements and engaged in preventing any security breaches.

If you are unsure of what preparation your strata complex needs, or have particular concerns about impacts to your community, you are encouraged to email [email protected] or contact your strata manager.

Let’s get ready to show Brisbane to the world!

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