RACV is calling on Victorian motorists to take the risks of fatigue seriously while driving over the Easter weekend. According to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), around 30 people die each year (five-year average) in Victoria and up to 200 people suffer serious injuries in crashes caused by fatigue. The TAC said driving when tired…
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Battle of the Hot Cross Buns
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Coles has released egg-citing new data that reveals which state is buying the most hot cross buns this Easter, with the spiced staple expected to hop out supermarket doors in record numbers having already sold more than 49 million since Boxing Day. With 61 percent of Coles customers planning to eat hot cross buns…
Savvy Releases Easter Spending Survey
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According to a nationally representative survey released by Savvy of Australian’s spending habits around Easter 2023, 31% of Australians say they’ll be spending between $51 and $150 on Easter this year, while 22% say they will spend between $251 and $500. A further 27% said they would spend $50 or less this year. Finance expert…
Capital City Holidays can be Costly
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In the year to June 2015, almost 12 million Australians aged 14+ took at least one domestic holiday, with the average cost per head/per night of their last domestic trip being $150. Without exception, this figure was higher for people whose last holiday was spent in a capital city — but with some striking differences…
When was your last Holiday?
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Australia’s full-time workforce has a grand total of 123,510,000 days of annual leave accrued, or an average of just under 21 days leave each. “It’s almost impossible to fathom: Australia’s six million full-time workers have no less than 123,510,000 days’ annual leave accrued between them! Even when…
Hot Cross Buns in January ……… seriously?
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Woolworths and Coles I completely understand that your primary objective is to make money, especially around the holidays. But Hot Cross Buns in January. Seriously? Nevertheless, in January with us just getting over the madness surrounding Christmas, we find hot cross buns for sale in your supermarkets a full three months before Easter. Now I…
Remember your pets during the holidays
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Dog and cat owners should remember to make suitable plans for their pets during the Christmas and New Year period. “By taking a few simple precautions you reduce the risk of your beloved pet getting lost, hit by a car, impounded at the Mugga Lane facility, involved in a dog attack, or harassing neighbours.” Peter…
Hank and Mike
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Directed by Matthiew Klinck Staring Thomas Michael, Paolo Mancini and Chris Klein Rated MA Score 6/6 Two blue-collar Easter Bunnies get fired and try their hand at an assortment of odd jobs, failing at each. Fighting depression, debt and eventually each other, their lives start to unravel until they realize that without their job they…