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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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Someone
Someone from QLD commented:

We need this here in Qld , infact the whole of Australia there our thousands of people 50 + who could benifit from this 

Max
Max from VIC commented:

A better deal on insurance, utilities and phone/net. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Discounts at gyms or more over 50s gyms at reasonable rates 

john
john from NT commented:

more money in my pocket 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

cheaper glasses and dental services 

Judith
Judith from VIC commented:

I really hope that we can achieve a number of discounts on medical services, land rates, and utility bills, discount on YMCA leisure and swimming centers so that I can go swimming again at an affordable price.... 

kevin
kevin from QLD commented:

1 A discount card with a participating oil company giving X amount discount pr. litre [no grocery sales needed to apply] 2 Free government transport [train and bus] out of peek period times ei. 9am to 3pm. 3 More support from the government to Home Support ...enableing our older people to repair and secure their home where needed. There are many sections that can assist us by lowering thier costs...... council rates, petrol prices, insurances, electricity etc. and any thing you can do to help is much appreciated... 

JOHN
JOHN from SA commented:

REDUCED COSTS FOR ELECTRICITY 

Ian
Ian from VIC commented:

To stand as one, protecting the income and welfare of people over 50. Our governments have known for 50 years that when the baby boomers reach retirement age that this country would need to plan for the ever increasing costs of senior's health, income support and wellbeing. Successive governments have not adequately planned for this and are now panicking. With growing numbers of younger politicians, seniors will not be looked after. Viewed as a burden rather than an asset to society. 

lillian
lillian from QLD commented:

What I find most frustrating is lack of service, I want the service my generation was taught to give, not waiting on hold for hours to talk to someone in another country. 

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