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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%.