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poll Does Anyone Actually Like Paper Straws and The Flimsy Disposable Wooden Cutlery?

It's Friday lunch time and I'm sitting at my desk trying to eat with a set of flimsy wooden cutlery. The so-called knife barely cuts through the meat, the pointy bits of the spork are too …

Police Officer Charged with Speeding - What's Going on Here?

Victoria Police officer defends decision to speed towards scene of accident on Hume Freeway Does anyone know what's going on here? The officer was responding to a call with lights and sirens. …

How Long before Successful Mortgage Refinance after Default Listings?

About five or six years ago, I had a medical issue and was unable to work for about six months and had no income. My financials took a huge hit and was stubborn about asking for help because I …

Floorboards for Apartment - Noise/Neighbours

I'm looking at replacing the carpets in my apartment with timber floorboards because I think it looks nicer and it's easier to clean. But part of living in an apartment involves being …

Way to Buy and Register a Motorbike under Someone Else's Name?

I am looking at getting a motorbike for my mate as a present, however would like it to be a surprise. The idea is to show up at his house with it and just give him the bike and the keys. The only …

Renting and Damage Liability

I came across this article this morning about a couple who is being chased by their landlord's insurer after a fire started in the kitchen while they cooking at their rented home. Thought this …

poll Driving: Who's right and who's wrong?

Happy Sunday all…. It seems to be a slow day, so I thought I'd try stir up some conversation about this "interesting" dashcam video I came across this …

Discrimination against male applicants - QLD Police

Has anyone else seen the articles about the QLD Police's discriminatory hiring practices? https://7news.com.au/news/qld/queensland-police-union-labels... I work in the private sector in middle …

Ambiguous Registration Details and Insurance?

All this talk about car insurance - After receiving my renewal notice for comprehensive car insurance from RACV yesterday, I was just in the process of doing new quotes with different insurers to …

Receving Income Protection (through Employer) and Annual Leave

I was wondering if anyone knew whether annual leave should be accrued while I receive income protection through my employer. Normally, if a person is on extended sick leave (after all the paid sick …

Apartment Fire - Flammable Cladding (VIC)

The residents in the Neo200 building seem to have had a lucky escape this morning after fire spread up the side of the …

Apartment Front Door Lock - Owners Corporation

I am looking at installing an electronic smart lock onto the front door of my apartment. From my research, the front door is common property, however the ownership of the lock is a bit less clear. …

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VideoPro - Saved Me over $200!

I wasn't sure where else to put this, but I wanted to give credit to VideoPro for helping me out on a particular product. Late last week, I was in the market for the new Bose Soundbar 700 (RRP …

Here we go - 30km/h speed zone Collingwood and Fitzroy (VIC)

30km/h speed zone to be enforced in Melbourne's inner north https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/30km-h-speed-zon... Speeds will drop to 30km/h on residential streets in Collingwood and …

Push for 10km/h Speed Limits - Maribyrnong Council

This was going to come eventually. Maribyrning Council (or at least one idiot councillor in there) wants to reduce some of their streets to 10km/h! "…slow down may not stop there, with …

Duty Free Cigarettes - New limits from 1 July 2017

For smokers like myself who don't already know, there's a new limit on the number of duty-free cigarettes allowed into Australia. I really don't recall hearing any announcements about …

poll Aeroplane Travel - Reclining Seat Issues

I saw another article this morning where some users have written in to call for the banning of reclining seats on an aircraft. I did a quick search and, given that a lot of us would travel on a …

Council Parking Tickets and Refunds

I saw an article headline today on the heraldsun.com.au site on something to do with the timing discrepancies by the underground sensors that Melbourne City Council use. I didn’t get to read the …