Managing director of Ebono Institute and major sponsor of The Generator, Geoff Ebbs, is running against Kevin Rudd in the seat of Griffith at the next Federal election. By the expression on their faces in this candid shot it looks like a pretty dull campaign. Read on
Marcia’s on Montague has spread its wings beyond the wide and wonderful range of homewares, kitchen appliances and decorations for which it is famous. Marcia’s Organics is well established in groceries, herbs, spices and organic fresh food but the cafe that joins the two stores has expanded its coffee and cake offering to serve salads, Continue Reading →
According to a recent industry benchmark report, responsible Australian equities funds have outperformed the ASX 300 index over the last 10 years. They’ve also outperformed the average Australian equities fund in the same period. The same is true for international share funds and multi-sector growth funds. This proves once again that you don’t have to Continue Reading →
MARK BOURIS There’s something of a home loan ‘rate war’ going on at the moment, which can be great for borrowers. However, it can also creates pitfalls for the unwary. Take some mortgage advertising I saw this week: it promoted a variable mortgage rate of 4.65 per cent, but beside it was a ‘5.21% comparison Continue Reading →
The recall this week of thousands of kilometres of dodgy electrical cable across Australia underines the absolute madness of buying cheap products to save money. Local electrician, business owner and Westender columnist had just written a piece for us called Total Recall, which was rolling off the presses when the recall was announced. The announcement Continue Reading →
Commissioner for Fair Trading in NSW Rod Stowe today announced a voluntary recall on faulty cables used for household electrical wiring.The recall is for three batches of ‘Infinity’ brand insulated electrical cables. The cables are Thermoplastic Sheathed electric cable – commonly known as ‘TPS’. The batch numbers being recalled are INFH 190311, INFH 210912 and Continue Reading →
Recently I read an article in one of my electrical trade magazines and was shocked by a new trend developing called Recall Insurance. It seems tradesmen are now responsible for the dodgy products available on the market. I accept the logic. If I purchase products online from overseas and they are not approved for the Continue Reading →