Links
Australia wide links
Each member operates autonomously, offering slightly different services and products to its own registered and represented members. All 6 POA's are not-for-profit organisations, run by voluntary Executive Committees of elected members. (contact your local association for more).
The Property Owners Association of Australia (POAA) has six members, being the six Australian State and Territory Property Owners' Associations.
- Property Owners' Association of ACT Inc.
- Property Owners' Association of Queensland Inc. (including the Northern Territory)
- Also see Unit Owners Association of Queensland Inc
- Landlords' Association of SA Inc
- Property Owners' Association of Victoria Inc (including Tasmania).
- Property Owners' Association of WA Inc
The Australian body, or Federal Council, was formed in the early 1990s with the primary aim of supporting and protecting the interests of residential rental property owners throughout Australia on national issues.
More information is available from the National Site:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Secretariat
Property Owners Association of Australia
PO Box 1730
West Perth WA 6872
- Phone: 0407 011 552
- Fax: (08) 9324 3479
- Email: aust@poaa.asn.au
- Website: www.poaa.asn.au
Other useful links to help you
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- Real Estate Agents
- Real Estate Information
- Real Estate Organisations
- Banks & Finance
- Government Departments
- Specialist Services
- Other Links
Real Estate Agents
- Century 21
- Elders
- Global Property International
- Just Rent Sydney
- L J Hooker
- First National
- Raine and Horne
- Ray White
Real Estate Information
- Domain.com.au
An easy way to find properties and property information - Realestate.com.au
A major source of residential properties and property information - Homehound
An extensive site to search for properties for sale or rental. Also other useful information - Stickybeek
An online site for houses cars boats and other goods and services - RPData
A good source for property price reports and land title searches - Commercial Real estate
A guide to Australian Commercial and Industrial Real Estate - Rent.com.au
Search rental properties, apartments, houses, units, holiday accommodation and shared property online
Real Estate Organisations
- Real Estate Institute of NSW
An association for real estate agents and property management businesses - Property Council of Australia
Advocacy, networking, communications, information and professional development for property professionals
Banks & Finance
Government Departments (NSW)
- Department of Fair Trading
Administers the Residential Tenancies Act - Office of State Revenue
Administers Land Tax - Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal
The CTTT conducts hearings throughout NSW and deals with matters under the following eight divisions: Tenancy, Home Building, Strata & Community Schemes, Retirement Villages, Residential Parks, Motor Vehicles, General and Commercial - Department of Lands
Determines the value of your property for taxation and rating purposes - Department of Housing
Manages public housing. A very good source of information about sales and rental prices and bonds - Department of Planning
Information about planning issues and major developments. Also has Smoke Alarm information - NSW Fire Brigade
Information about fire regulations and smoke alarms
Other state government departments
- ACT Government
- New South Wales Government
- Northern Territory Government
- Queensland Government
- South Australia Government
- Tasmania Government
- Victoria Government
- Western Australia Government
Other useful government departments
- AusIndustry
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Australian Business Register
- Australian Commonwealth Government
- Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Trade Commission
- Business Entry Point (BEP)
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Department of Treasury
- NSW Small Business
- Privacy Commissioner
- Residential Tenancies Act
- Residential Tenancies Tribunal (RTT), NSW
Specialist Services
- Strataman
All you need to know about Strata - Owners Corporation Network
Representing strata title residential developments; lobbying and sharing information to improve apartment living - BMT Tax Depreciation
Other Links
- The Income Tax Professionals
Provides all the accounting and bookkeeping services - The TICA Group
Provides Tenancy Database services and property Insurance - Property Look
Linking property and business - The Reno Kings
Investment information and renovation details
Also has a good bulletin board with useful information - The Landlord
Includes information and tenant database
If you find other links that you think would be useful to our members please send an email.