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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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Barbara
Barbara from NSW commented:

Hopefully better electricity prices. Better recognition of older Australians and what they have contributed in the their lifetime to this country. 

Robert
Robert from NSW commented:

To know what discounts are available to 50up 

William
William from ACT commented:

We may get some consideration from the Federal Government !! 

Lyn
Lyn from NSW commented:

To get some recognition for the older generation and some of the benefits given to other Australians 

Kevin
Kevin from NSW commented:

Better deals for us normal people. We, who don't complain or jump up and down, to get our own way in life. 

Elaine
Elaine from NSW commented:

May be I will get recognition for all the years I have worked 

Lynette
Lynette from NSW commented:

To get some of the consideration that is thrown at the younger generation, we have worked all our lives, raised our family and paid our taxes to get very little when we retire. 

Gwayne
Gwayne from NSW commented:

Fair and reasonable pricing on all products and facilities that are available. 

Arthur
Arthur from ACT commented:

Better recognition of seniors by Government and Retailers 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

I hope the FiftyUP Club wil lforce the Federal Abbott Government to recognise that seniors are a large voting block and we need more recognition or three years might be his full term. 

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