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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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justin
justin from ACT commented:

affordable, rational and clearly written insurance policies 

kara
kara from NSW commented:

I may be 50 but I have as much energy as a 30 year old probably do a hell of a lot more, and I think I have earned the privilege to be offered some sort of deal in life like everyone else who is celebrating being 50 years young 

Jean
Jean from NSW commented:

Along with car insurance, competitive prices on car services, restaurants, movies, theatre, events, travel, meeting people 

Michael
Michael from NSW commented:

More power to the older generation so we can save on essential items through an increased number of potential consumers. 

Timathiwos
Timathiwos from NSW commented:

I implore the people who run this country to do something about the prices of Electricity, People are really struggling how to pay their bills especially when it comes to Electricity bill, thanks. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

Electricity 

Edward
Edward from NSW commented:

I commented a few days ago on the lack of communication by Coles Insurance when going through the claims process. Over 4 mths and car still not repaired. Well 2 days after i posted comment and contacted One Big Switch i received a phone message from Coles however my return call took 18 mins before i was connected. Today i was requested to ring Coles again and would you believe i have been on the phone for 35 mins. so far and still no contact,except " Thank you for waiting etc. etc. Hello someone just answered the phone after 40 mins. and was most apologetic about the delay. Make up your own mind. 

jennine
jennine from NSW replied to Edward:

Big private company's care only about profit so customer service costs $$$ to run so we loose they are cheaper for a reason, try some one else next time. 

Edward
Edward from NSW replied to jennine:

I have learnt my lesson and i hope others take notice. 

Someone
Someone from NSW commented:

The price of phone and internet charges are worse than electricity. I am with Telstra, 2 mobiles and to x 4 gig internet services $184 a month! When we had a home phone and Foxtel it was close to $500 a month. What a rip off. And you have to talk to people overseas with bad accents. 

Catherine
Catherine from QLD commented:

Just to get discounts on the major household bills, ie water, electricity, car insurance and home & contents insurance. 

Gregory
Gregory from QLD commented:

Like Phillip below commented, I also live in Hervey Bay and have seen the reports on the incident he mentions. My father passed away this time last year and was driving up until his illness struck him down a month prior to his death. I had been a passenger with him on a couple of occasions with him driving through the year and was totally horrified by his driving. He was 87 when he passed away and has always been a very competent, efficient and capable driver with a racing career in his younger days. It is fair enough for a doctor to pass elderly drivers since they do not have to drive with them or contact them on the roads as they work all day. I know of a case where a person was given a medical certificate to drive but was totally deaf and could only see what was straight in front of her eyes, but was refused a license by her optometrist, which made the person really narky The person was 93 years of age. I think elderly persons from the age of 80 should undergo a driving test with a qualified testing agent before retaining or renewing their license.in order to keep our roads and carparks safer 

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