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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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manuel
manuel from NSW commented:

When will these discounts come about, and how we will go about it 

Henry
Henry from NSW replied to manuel:

Manuel: I believe that this Club will use sheer group pressure to achieve said discounts to us. I also believe this is but just one way of achieving something for us, the other one is (like I did) to become a member of The Seniors Party (www.seniorsparty.org): we will then have this group on one side continuously talking to businesses on our behalf and on the other hand The Seniors Party talking to MP's in Canberra: not a bad combination. 

james
james from NSW commented:

discounted goods 

Kay
Kay from NSW commented:

I pay $35 a year to subscribe to National Seniors Australia, there are other cos as we'll and get a card to get discounts. 

Peter
Peter from NSW commented:

My wife would also like to join, how does she join with the same email address. 

Felicity
Felicity from NSW commented:

I have three cats and my vet bills are far too high, especially with a diabetic cat. I would like to see vet. bills looked at as well. 

neville
neville from NSW commented:

I have a dog and cat and along with all other expenses ,the vet bills are way too high for pensioners,they only give a 5 or 10 %discount on consultation and medical bills.Some people can't afford to keep their pets.I feel this is something else that should be looked into. 

Colin
Colin from NSW commented:

Sorry shaky start. 

Colin
Colin from NSW commented:

How about some good advice on the medical problems of aging. Most of my compatriots seem to be spending much of their time going to busy specialists and imaging surgeries. How can we practice preventative maintenance? 

Colin
Colin from NSW commented:

Can we have some advice on preventative medicine and treatments too many of my compatriots seem to be going to a busy specialist or in assembly line surgeries or imaging centres. Surely we can minimise or prevent many of the problems of aging? 

Colin
Colin from NSW commented:

Col from the Hunter Valley. How about some advice about preventative medicine or treatments. So many of us seem to be on a round of too busy specialists and assembly line surgeries. Prevention is best? 

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