Not sure whether to bare the cost of hiring a Security Company or whether a simple Sound Alarm is security enough?
For many homeowners having a standard sound alarm is all the security that they need for their home. This may be because they have a friend or a neighbor to look after their home when they are not there or because they live in a close knit neighborhood that watches out for each other and will take action and call the relevant authorities if a sound alarm is activated. Continue reading Security Company vs Sound Alarm→
The report predicts the Mid-Western Region’s population could grow to 30,875 by 2020 and 33,160 by 2030 if 65 per cent of the mines’ workforce is based in the region.
The Mid-Western Region will need more than 5000 new houses by 2021 to cope with predicted population growth resulting from the expansion of coal mining, according to a study on local services commissioned for the State Government. Continue reading 10 years, 5000 houses→
Bigger and better, that’s how Aussies like their kitchens and bathrooms.
Just to give you an idea of what people are prepared to spend on their kitchens and bathrooms, here is a quote from the HIA report: they predict that the amount spent on renovations and installations of kitchens and bathrooms will hit a record $12 billion by 2012. Continue reading How Aussies like their kitchens and bathrooms→
Here’s the link to a handy tool which uses the 2011 census data to provide you with a snapshot of your local suburb, or any suburb that you may be interested in buying or renting a home.
It’s not easy being green when world leaders are grappling with the issues surrounding climate change.
While we use green bags at the supermarket, recycle our rubbish, maybe do a little vintage shopping and even try to grow some vegies in the backyard or on the balcony – is that really enough? Is green fatigue affecting campaigns to reduce our carbon footprint? Continue reading It’s not easy being green: Why environmental campaigns are dying→
The mere word is enough to strike fear into the heart of any renovator, but the good news is that it’s not all bad. Like the sleeping dragon, asbestos is only dangerous when disturbed or approached without due care. Continue reading DIY: Asbestos→
It is the classic quandary for many empty, or soon-to-be empty nesters across the country: what to do with the big family home once the adult children have finally flown the coop?
With flood waters bearing down on your home, would you stay to defend it, or would you go?
In the wake of the tragic loss of life in Queensland’s flash foods last year, it is, for many, difficult to grasp why this week 90 per cent of the population of a tiny town called Hay, a mere dot on a vast, flat floodplain in the Riverina of NSW, are defying desperate pleas from the State Emergency Service to evacuate their homes. Continue reading Homes under threat→
Not sure whether to bare the cost of hiring a Security Company or whether a simple Sound Alarm is security enough?
