LYD 802CA 2.4Ghz Wireless IR Camera /Receiver W/Audio

Bought this at the local market for $49

Infrared Day/Night
2.4Ghz Band Wireless
See at Dark as well

Swann SecuraView - Home & Business CCTV Security Monitoring Kit $50

• Everything you need in 1 box!
• Camera has clear B&W image resolution
• 9ft (3m) infra-red night vision
• Connect to your existing VCR for recording
• Camera with 60ft (18m) AV cable for easy connection to monitor
• Easy do-it-yourself installation
• Monitor your home or business

Purchased two of these online at Officeworks as clearance items for $50 plus a extra 18M AV cable for $8 bucks – free delivery. This was my first online purchase with Officeworks and they screwed up my order – more about this later.

Toxic food imports - Today Tonight - Yahoo!7 News

A loophole in international trade agreements is allowing China to get vegetables into Australian supermarkets while avoiding chemical testing.  Toxic food imports - Today Tonight - Yahoo!7 News

We checked the freezer…

Sure enough - Birds Eye frozen vegies in there.

ALDI: Logitech Harmony 300i universal remote $19.99

Strolling through ALDI with the trolley and came across this for 20 bucks so I picked one up and threw it in on top of the usual groceries without much thought – something to play with.

Supports 5000+ brands

Replaces 4 remotes
Easy online setup
Online support and updates
Watch TV button - Turn on your TV and cable/satellite box with just one button press
Programmable buttons - Jump right to your favourite channels or perform functions like switching screen sizes or accessing video on demand content with a single click
Frustration-free volume - The volume controls can stay assigned to whichever of your devices you prefer
DVR controls - You have the commands you need for recorded TV

Door-to-door power hawkers face $1m fines

Door-to-door power hawkers face $1m fines

Brian Robins - September 14, 2011 - 9:16AM

A crackdown on electricity door-to-door marketers has been launched by the competition watchdog, the ACCC, which is concerned that the elderly and those with only a limited understanding of English are being targeted by some companies.

The newly appointed head of the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission, Rod Sims, said criminal and civil penalties will be sought, with fines of up to $1.1 million for each company for each transgression.

"The ACCC will not hesitate to take swift action to enforce compliance," he said at a conference held yesterday in Canberra.

AGL punishes low energy users

Thursday, 01 September 2011 11:32

JUST when you thought your electricity bill had gone up far enough, gas prices too have increased. This increase would have been somewhat easier to swallow at around four per cent, were it not for AGL changing their pricing structure for its retail customers.
AGL has decided that it’s more than reasonable to charge low consumption at a much higher rate than any of the higher consumption tiers. They’ve increased the charge for the first 41.096 megajoules (MJ) per day by a staggering 41% while reducing the daily service charge by 17%.

Retiree costs jump $1000 a year | Herald Sun

• Couples need up to $55k a year for retirement
• Annual income needs are up $1000, and rising
• Phone companies told to get real on bills

THE average Australian couple will need between $31,500 and $55,000 a year to maintain their lifestyle in retirement following a jump in living costs of more than $1000 during the past year.

According to the latest superannuation pension and retirement forecasts released yesterday, $31,500 a year will pay for a "modest" lifestyle while $55,000 will provide a "comfortable" retirement.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia report to June 2011 shows increased costs have pushed up annual income requirements by more than $1000 in the past year, with food, transport and health costs continuing to rise.

Association chief executive Pauline Vamos said retiree households spent differently to the wider population, with a greater outlay on food, health, transport and recreation.

"Between the March and June quarters retirees faced a 1.4 per cent increase in the cost of food and over the year to June the increase was 6.1 per cent," Ms Vamos said.

The latest statistics also included estimates on how much of a lump sum or nest egg retirees would need to provide top-up income to boost their age pensions.

For a modest lifestyle, a couple would need a lump sum of only $35,000 to provide enough extra income on top of the full $29,400 government age pension.

For a comfortable lifestyle, however, a couple would need a lump sum of $510,000, as they would only qualify for a part-age pension.

Yesterday, the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority reported that the nation's superannuation pool had increased 10.9 per cent to $1.34 trillion during the year.

Retiree costs jump $1000 a year | Herald Sun