Apartment Living Services

When you live in the city, everything is at your doorstep and your local is the best the country has to offer. Your local shops are the Queen Victoria Market, your local park is the Royal Botanic Gardens and your local footy ground is the MCG.

We`ve recently launched a new campaign to encourage people to buy a property in the city. The campaign will draw on the idea that when you live in the city, your local is the best the country has to offer.

Designed to drive demand for residential apartments and reduce available properties for sale across the city, the campaign is one of many ways we`re reigniting Melbourne. Greater demand for city properties will also increase footfall, boost local businesses and bolster the sense of community and vibrancy – trademarks of Melbourne.      

Adding to the drawcard, buyers can take advantage of great stamp duty savings when buying eligible properties in the city between now and 30 June 2022 (terms and conditions apply).

You get so much more when you buy property in the city. Enjoy extraordinary everyday living.

Visit This is Your Local to learn more.

• Sustainable apartments: Learn more about making your home and apartment building more efficient and sustainable. 
• Waste and recycling in apartment buildings: Find out about waste services for apartment buildings including garbage, recycling, hard waste and e-waste collections, and educational signs and stickers.
• Building safety and planning: Our building surveyors and inspectors ensure compliance with building and related legislation and regulations. Find out more about fire safety in apartments, annual essential safety measures and more.
• Supporting our communities: We provide a wide range of services, advice and support for our communities including international students, older people, children and families. See Health and support services for more information on our community services.

• Consumer Affairs Victoria outlines roles and responsibilities for owners corporations and property maintenance considerations.

There are a range of organisations that provide support, advocacy, training and events:

• Strata Community Association represents members working in the owners corporation sector. The Victoria chapter regularly runs events and training sessions and advocacy on a wide range of issues facing the sector.
• Facility Management Association of Australia is the peak national industry body for facilities management. 
• Tenants Victoria provides information, advice and legal representation for renters 
• Local resident groups can be a great way to connect to other owners corporations and people living in apartments, as well as We Live Here who represent residents living in high-rise and low-rise apartment buildings in Victoria.

• The Department of Health and Human Services has produced detailed guidelines to support people living in apartments, building managers and owners corporations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.