My poison of choice these days is white wine, in fact, I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming out of the 90’s with my bottle of chardonnay. I never did get the whole Sav Blanc thing.  Trouble is, if I want to stay awake for more than 2 drinks, I need to water it down. I’ve been doing this for about 10-15 years now and it makes a big difference in how you feel. I use a ratio of a third wine,... read more>

I had the absolute pleasure this week of speaking to Marjorie Pagani. Marjorie is the CEO of an organisation called Angel Flight that coordinates non-emergency flights to help country people trying to deal with the triple trouble of bad health, poor finances and daunting distances.  Angel Flight started in 2003 when Businessman and Pilot Bill Bristow and some of his pilot buddies heard about... read more>

It’s not a permanent solution to the problem of high power bills, but it’s better than nothing: pensioners are set to get a $75 cheque for the Government.  The House of Representatives has adjourned until the May Budget but the Federal government has been continuing to negotiate with the Senate over company tax cuts. Senator Nick Xenophon had supported a tax cut for companies with a turno... read more>

In June last year, Camden south-west of Sydney was inundated by flood water. While businesses struggled to clean up and get going again, insurers argued over the difference between stormwater or creek flooding. Insurance Australia Group (IAG) determined it would cover businesses for only centimetres of the loss.  One affected business owner, Ted Rixon of Alted Printing said at the time “I’ve... read more>

How many loyalty cards do you have in your wallet? If you’re like me you probably have so many your wallet won’t close. I tried switching to the StoCard app to store the information in my iPhone but I’ve even had enough of this as well.  There are more than three times as many loyalty cards as there are credit cards in Australia, analysis from comparison website Finder.com.au suggests. There... read more>