The Advertiser reports this week that Sydney-based company SOLASTOR Australia will build a one megawatt demonstration plant at Port Augusta by the end of this year and connect it to the existing grid as a first step to its proposed $1.2 billion solar thermal project. The company, owned by Momentum Energy & Resources and Solastor, is chaired by former Liberal leader John Hewson. The pr... read more>

As the argument continues as to whose fault it is that million dollar properties are teetering on the brink of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, in the long term, it will cost us all. According to David Issa, former CEO NRMA Insurance and FiftyUp Club CEO  "this event will mean higher home & contents insurance premiums for all of us in the coming years." So far, more tha... read more>

  It’s a fair bet many of the households who pay an estimated 40% premium* for their telecommunications from Telstra, are older Australians who have been loyal for many a year. Perhaps they don’t like or understand the offerings of the competitors, large and small, and of which few are known for their simplicity.  The onward march of technology can leave older Australians bewildered or... read more>

Most people have heard of meal planners and some use them to save money on their grocery bill. My elderly mum lives with me and helps run my life and care for 3 teenagers. I started using a meal planner about 2 years ago when mum kept asking me every morning “what do you want me to do for dinner tonight?” Apart from the fact that I’m extremely lucky to have my mum at home to d... read more>

An article caught our eye this week from financial commentator Nick Bruining from Western Australia. Nick writes in the West Australian  “Every now and then the tedium of being a financial planner is broken by a client’s jaw dropping and their adopting a wide-eyed look of wonder.” What brings on these reactions is the client being told they might well be financially... read more>