00:02Hundreds of residents were evacuated from Opal Tower on Christmas Eve in 2018.
00:08It's been a battle for eight years.
00:10The Western Sydney local spent 11 months away from her home after structural defects were found with the building.
00:17You're out of your comfort zone, so you don't have the things that you're used to.
00:21When something goes wrong in your home, it completely upends you.
00:25Your trip to school is from a different location.
00:27A state parliamentary inquiry was established in the wake of the incident to look at construction regulations,
00:33and a building commissioner was appointed in New South Wales in 2019.
00:39Shady Ascander led much of the charge to have residents compensated.
00:43We persisted and we ensured that the building was rectified
00:47and also that there was compensation for the owners throughout this process.
00:51It took an incredible toll on so many people. It was such a shock to so many people.
00:56And today, the cutting of a ribbon marking a new era for the embattled building.
01:02Opal Towers now officially declared defect free after years of rectification works.
01:09While residents of this apartment tower managed to recoup their losses and move back in,
01:14it was a less rosy outcome for those caught up in the mascot towers saga in 2019.
01:19These apartments were also evacuated in a separate incident due to severe structural cracking.
01:26The building was also deemed uninhabitable and many say they were left with huge losses.
01:32We have seen so many people impacted over many years from poor construction practices.
01:39Quality needs to be there so that defects aren't.
01:43A need for focus on foundations as Sydney reaches new heights.
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