AURORA
NEWSLETTER WINTER / SPRING 2011
Welcome to the Winter / Spring issue of the Aurora Newsletter letting
you, both residents and or owners, know what is happening or about to
happen in and around Aurora.
HOT WATER SERVICE
Over the last months there had been several outages to the hot water
service in the building and the water temperature has been inconsistent.
It was found that one of the pumps had a faulty controller and that
the other pump, a burnt out motor. Appropriate service measures have
now rectified this fault and we can now look forward to a constant hot
water supply. We will attempt to communicate the cause of similar outages
more promptly in the future.
On another water note, residents may have noticed two new rain water
tanks installed at the city end of the visitors car park area collecting
rain water. Now the gardens of Aurora will continue to benefit and the
water feature will continue to run using recycled water.It is also planned
these tanks will supply to a proposed high pressure hosing system that
will replace the stolen Karcher machine in the car wash bay.
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
It has been noted by a number of residents that the gym, pool area
and sauna are in need of some repairs. This is being looked into by
the Owners Corporation Committee. A review and improvement of Aurora's
power usage has seen the upgrading of exterior lighting to LED lamps.Further
cost savings are expected with similar solutions being applied to the
lighting of all common areas.
Shortly owners of apartments on those floors with the 'teal' coloured
carpet will be asked to choose a replacement carpet. A ballot will be
conducted and the costs and repayment levies will be advised. The other
floors had their carpet replaced several years ago.
A building wash down is to be actioned soon. This wash down cleans the
exterior hard surfaces of the building (not windows). The next window
clean is planned for early Sept.
OWNERS CORP. RULES
Residents are to be reminded that the area in and around their own car
parking bay is their responsibility for maintaining and keeping tidy.
This includes cleaning up oil spills, cigarette butts, household items
and any other litter.Cigarette butts are also a continuing problem particularly
being dropped from the southern side of the building. Please ensure
appropriate ashtrays are used for the butts disposal.
Also a reminder to all residents to be mindful of where they put their
rubbish. Recyclables go into the recycle bins at each car park floor
level. Larger items and cardboard boxes go into their respective bins
on Ground Level behind the south water tanks. Only household garbage
is to be put down the garbage chute. Your garbage for the chute should
be wrapped, containing no glass or liquids and not in a large boxes.
Pizza boxes block the chute creating costly rectification.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE
A dry cleaning service picks up from and delivers to Aurora. Contact
the Concierge for details and don't forget other useful information
can be found at "aurora.org.au"