Good Morning!

I have just applied to all my utilities companies for $650 utilities grant. (water, gas and electricity $650 for each) You have to ring your utilities company this time to take advantage of the offer in Victoria, not through compare the market as previously. The $650 covers you for roughly 2 years for each individual bill. Its a different arrangement to compare the market, you don't apply online but have to ring your utilities provider instead. Its a new grant that came into being the start of the financial year. Thought I'd let folks know as its worth considering.

@Former-Member @Meowmy @Historylover

@Former-Member, thank you so much for this. I hope it's not too difficult to apply!

.. 4.5hrs after left home first today @Former-Member

done passport application

transferred drivers licence

did shopping

pick up internet order in 'big town'

dropped $20 in someone was going to buy stuff from thru fb's letterbox

Felt guilty for stuffing them around

AGL said they are waiting for more information, @Former-Member, and Yarra Valley Water's site says it is for those in a temporary financial crisis and unable to pay their bill.

Edit: it doesn't seem to be for all concession card holders @Former-Member, just those unable to pay outstanding bills.

How many hours is the 'extension' re work @MDT ?

I was granted it @Historylover on all my utilities. I was told that I could stop my centrepay contributions and allow the bills to accrue and apply for the utility grant of $650 for each of gas, electricity and water to pay for the bill that is normally paid for by my centrepay contributions. I was told the same, that it was for folks unable to pay their bills. But the personnel both indicated to just stop the centrepay contributions and allow the bills to go up and get the government to pay for them. That was their way around it. It was what I was told from both Red Energy and South East Water

@Former-Member thank you so much SG for information

Hello @TAB you've had a busy day! Do you feel as if you have more energy to do the things you gotta do? I wore my weighted exercise vest for walking today this evening, hoping for more exercise resistance and vitality.

Just cooking dinner. I blanched a stack of vegies months ago so will use them all up this week and then go through my commercial pre-packed brands of frozen veg and just throw them in recipes until I use them up. By the end of the month should be back in the black. Baked some low carb bread today. Tomorrow do yoga. Its a full moon tonight, so heightened energy.

I'm planning on doing Bian stone body scraping every other day to build up my body's resilience. It aligns all the meridians and acupuncture points - you don't need to be a TCM doctor to know where they are you just scrape across the body. Its also great for lymphatics. I want my body to be strong over winter

So I have a few goals in mind after having completed the blood irradiation over 3 months (YAY!) - to boost my brain capacity and memory, strengthen the body and exercise with greater weighted resistance. I don't know how I carried around those extra kgs I used to have but am better off for it. So will see how I go.

Well I had more energy today @Former-Member dunno..

well donw w diet and exercising

Interesting, @Former-Member. I'm not familiar with the term 'centrepay'—perhaps that is centrelink paying your utilities before you get the remainder? I will look into it, but I am not hopeful in my circumstances as I pay my bills after receiving my benefit. It just sounds like too many hoops for me to jump through although I will look into it further. Many thanks for thinking of me. It shouldn't be so tricky as everyone on benefits is doing it tough and it seems that it will only get tougher. Everyone is complaining now.