When newspaper reports presented the story about the defects in the Lachlan's Line apartment block in Macquarie Park, as if it was another Mascot Towers, Building Commissioner scolded journalists, assuring everyone that there was no need to panic.
There would be no evacuations, he said, but admitted his department might need to consider the language it uses when alerting the public to problems in apartment blocks.
Meanwhile a fire that gutted a unit in Bondi has alarm bells ringing over eBike batteries.  Should we panic over this? Or is just the combination of flats shared by delivery riders that need closer scrutiny.  
A webinar hosted by the OCN in a couple of weeks promises to get to the bottom of it (and provide a model by-law for members). 
And finally, our Lock Up and Leave this week features the foodie tour with celebrity chefs that you have without the celebrity chefs ... or the eye-watering price tag.  That's all in the Flat Chat Wrap.

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Recorded by Jimmy Thomson & Sue Williams; Transcribed by Otter.ai; Transcription tidied up and sensified by Raphie.
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