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$700k worth of savings tips from the government

$700k worth of savings tips from the government

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you would have noticed all the talk about energy prices. If you have been off the grid (pun intended), there’s no hiding from your energy bill, which will find you eventually. 

And so will the Federal Government’s latest $700,000 ad campaign!

Launched this month, the Powering Forward Campaign reportedly cost tax-payers $300,000 for 60 seconds of airtime during the AFL & NRL Grand Finals, and as much as $700,000 in fees to a Melbourne ad agency.

There's some useful information buried in there, but it's hidden behind propaganda pushing the government's energy policy credentials.

What do you think of the campaign?

Our take? The website contains some useful info for people wanting to save on power bills, for example it links to the Energy Made Easy comparison site and the Victorian Switchon site to compare offers.

It also contains energy efficiency tips for households, which can be handy.

But all that useful stuff is buried behind the silly “powering forward” slogan and some bumph about the Government’s Snowy Hydro 2.0 and gas reservation policies.

They’re important, but we’d like to see the moneysaving info up front and centre!

Here’s something else you can do to save.

A couple of months back, the Fiftyup Club started our Power-Up Campaign,  which now boasts a staggering 50,000 registrations nationally That tells us that you do want to do something about energy prices even if it’s just to send a message to power companies that enough is enough.

While Australia may rank second in the world for quality-of-life, we rate first in the world for the highest energy prices. Data from the Carbon + Energy Markets' MarkIntell service says we’re ahead of Germany, Denmark and Italy with 4 Australian states in the top ten (click here to see the list).

This despite Australia having every energy resource available in the world including coal, wind, solar, nuclear and sea-water hydro power.

What can you do? It’s as easy as picking up the phone, calling your energy retailer and asking for a better deal. Don’t take no for an answer. The energy market has never been so competitive and you can get results, with many members reporting savings in the hundreds of dollars.

Click here to see the latest Fiftyup Club energy offers, extended for a limited time only


 

 

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Bruce
Bruce from NT commented:

Some political pressure to convince state and federal Governments to further fund lifes basics, health education and what used to be Government policy, power generation and road network improvements. As i am employed in the power generation industry there has been a definate dropping of the ball by Government corporations in plant renewal and upgrades to keep with growing demand. 

John
John from VIC commented:

I hope we can get lower utility, insurance, registration, health insurance and higher rent assistance, all these would be a great help. 

Vladislav
Vladislav from VIC commented:

this is abusing are humab rights 

HELEN
HELEN from NSW commented:

I would like a reduced electricity bill. 

Christine
Christine from NSW commented:

I'd like quality cheaper Home and Content Insurance, discounts on electricity, telephone, petrol and groceries. Maybe discounts on clothing would be good as items of clothing in cotton are so hard to find for 50+ as we like to dress nice, have cool cotton clothing, look respectfull and feel good, but all the stores cater for the young and forget about us mature people. I would like companies to notice us 50+'s as we have contributed a lot to society and have worked very hard and struggled to raise our families. Good luck to the FiftyUpClub and all its members, what a great idea. Here's to us all, cheers. 

Allan
Allan from WA commented:

get government utilities costs down, help us get life changing facilities cheaper to install, get pressure on oil companies and gas companies to get vehicle fuel much cheaper. Get international flights and holiday destination attractive packages including and like YMCA Salisbury Hotel, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Thankyou for this oportunity 

Orlando
Orlando from WA commented:

Whilst registering I was unable to put in the dollar value of premium for Car Insurance as INCORRECT DECIMAL VALUE crept up each time I put in the dollar value. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Hope to enjoy some bargains 

Tracey
Tracey from SA commented:

Excellent about time I just turned 50 and I'll make service military army and it'll be great to see this happen thank you 

Janne
Janne from SA commented:

I hope to learn about discounts for us over 50's 

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