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$700k worth of savings tips from the government

$700k worth of savings tips from the government

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Last updated by Kayley Harris on

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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Neil
Neil from NSW commented:

I hope all our FiftyUp Clucb members are conscious of the poor way that our Parliamentary Members are addressing our needs. Most only pay lip-service to giving us a fair go. Our politicians, from all Parties, need to be prodded to change legislation to fit the needs of the "over-fifties" particularly the elderly i need of care. Those who would kile to should have a look at www.seniorsunited-nsw.com to see what else can be done. 

jeffrey
jeffrey from NSW commented:

Increased focus on reducing the cost of car & house insurance for retired customers who have not made any significant claim 

MARTIN
MARTIN from NSW replied to jeffrey:

Yep fine except Insurance Companies have copped a hiding with claims over the past 4 years. Sure they make profits but at least they pay the claims You could join the 40+% who dont bother and see what happens like in Victoria and recently in the Blue Mountains?? It unfortunately a fact of life Jeffrey. m 

John
John from NSW commented:

Better deal on insurances and services 

michael
michael from NSW commented:

help me financially with general bills and daily living so i dont have to worry how long i live and if my money will last 

Pam
Pam from NSW commented:

Maybe just a small saving to us - hard to find satisfactory discounts when one lives in the contry. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Some unity in price control. Great concept. Thank you ! 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Mac nsw about time 

Eric
Eric from NSW commented:

Better service and consideration for pensioners on fixed income. 

Shirleen
Shirleen from QLD commented:

Hopefully get lower prices for food and fuel 

Deirdre
Deirdre from NSW commented:

Genuine incentives for cost of living products and higher interest rates/incentives for superannuation savings which will enable us to remain self-sufficient into retirement years. 

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