Aussies held to ransom by nasty software

"Ransomware" has been customised to scare Australians. Photo: Botnets.fr

If your computer appears to be taken hostage by local police who demand the payment of a fine to grant you access to your data, would you pay the fee, yank the power cord or recognise a scam and figure out how to neutralise it?

New alliance in bid to curb power prices

A national alliance of business, community and consumer groups has been formed to back new policies to curb the rise in electricity prices.

'Absolutely incredible': homes threatened as water pipe erupts over suburb

Maintenance - The work of keeping something in proper condition; upkeep.



Glen Waverley residents scrambled to save their homes from flooding today after a burst water pipe sent water shooting up to 50 metres in the sky.

Vapour trails…

Vapour trails...left behind by some sort of twin jet engine aircraft. By the time I grabbed my Kodak Z730 camera to take snaps the vapour trails had already started to merge together.

Chicken coop spring clean

The girls (Misty, Speckles and Ruby) checking things out after a clean-up. Note the food selection including mashed potato and pumpkin. Poor Lily is gone – RIP.

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Gazebo area clean-up

Pressure cleaned the paving and tidy up...