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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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Russell
Russell from WA commented:

I see that I am normal, ah average. 

john
john from QLD commented:

generally caring about over 50s 

arliss
arliss from WA commented:

give us the ability to save for holidays or to help subsidise our spending on this . main recommendation to all is to watch credit card spending and to always pay CREDIT CARD account so as not to incurr high interest rates . avoid being conned into buying unecessary products by media advertising 

Someone
Someone from WA commented:

We need something like this in WA the cost of living is ridiculous, after watching ACA I decided to join can't wait to see what is offered. 

David - FiftyUp Club
David - FiftyUp Club from NSW commented:

We hope to be in WA in the near future. 

Michael
Michael from WA commented:

Joined tonight after watching ACA. I hope this really takes off and eventually has enough numbers to influence political thinking. 

Steven
Steven from WA commented:

I hope to be able to make this available to people in Western Australia 

Diana
Diana from WA commented:

we need your organisation in WA 

Lynne
Lynne from WA commented:

Help in Wa 

Dorothy
Dorothy from WA commented:

If enough people in Western Australia join you may be able to negotiate some good deals here for us 

Ros
Ros from WA commented:

Special offers & discounts for over fifties especially women on "women's" wages. Better customer service for us instead of being made to feel invisible. 

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