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$100 Electricity Asset Dividend and Embedded Networks

The Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy has recently announced that your $50 p.a. electricity asset dividend over 2 years is on its way. The full media statement can be read HERE and a fact sheet is also available HERE. If you receive your electricity bill direct from a retailer, you will receive your…

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Floods – Health and Safety Checklist

Has your property been affected by flooding? There are health and safety steps you should take to ensure that mould and disease cannot thrive. Take a look at the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) flood health and safety checklist: Need more information? Visit www.qbcc.qld.gov.au or call QBCC on 139 333. This article was contributed…

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Smoking as a Nuisance

Cigarette smoking can be more of a nuisance for some people than others. In the QCAT decision of Norbury v Hogan [2010] QCAT 296 the President of the Tribunal had to consider the effect of Ms Norbury’s smoking on her neighbour Mr Hogan. The QCAT decision was an appeal on a question of law from a…

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NBN Lift Phones Revisited

Whether we like it or not, the NBN is being rolled out at an unprecedented rate. What impact will this have on you? Once the NBN is rolled out, conventional lift phones will cease to operate in the event of a power failure. It is a mandatory legislative requirement to have an operating emergency phone…

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