Friday, August 30, 2013

Driver nabbed almost six times the legal alcohol limit while asleep behind the wheel in his parked car

POLICE have nabbed a driver at almost six times the legal alcohol limit after he was found unconscious behind the wheel of his parked car in Melbourne's east tonight.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Templestowe man buys power tool from Doncaster East Aldi, finds two bricks in box

Neville Hathaway bought what he thought was an electric screwdriver from Aldi in Doncaster East on Monday, but got home and opened it up to find two bricks. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Doncaster East family plans to return a supermarket to Jackson Court

A DONCASTER East family has revealed their multi-million dollar plan to return a supermarket to the Jackson Court shopping centre.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Manningham FEASTival bargains on 23rd of August.

I saw the promotion of the Manningham FEASTival online and thought I'd check out the specials. Some aren't particularly good but some do offer good value. The following are the offers I thought may be worth considering.

Cocoa Moon Cafe Warrandyte – Buy one get one free coffee.
Eastern Court Restaurant – 50% of the total bill when you mention the FEASTival.
Yarra Valley Country Club – specials look interesting but I don't know their regular prices.

Be careful however with the offers. I could not find an end date for the FEASTival and that could catch some people out.

Kelvin Eldridge
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Alert: Postal Vote Application delivered to your mail box may not be from the Australian Electoral Commission. Beware of material from Kevin Andrews MP.

I must admit this one shocked me. A couple of days ago I had a Postal Vote Application Form, which I was going to pass on to friends of the family to use, since they could use them and I had no purpose for them. The forms had arrived in the mail. I was gutted when I read the following.

People who intend to vote this way have been urged by the Australian Electoral Commission to take extra care when filling in forms, as postal voting applications sent to the household may be a vehicle for political parties to collect the most personal details of the voting public.... Read More

These forms reportedly aren’t from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and in fact are from the political parties. In my case I suspect the Liberal Party because it has on the back “With the compliments of Kevin Andrews MP”. When you fill out the forms according to the newspaper article they apparently go to the party where the information is collected and the form then passed on. It is illegal not to pass the form on.

This is all totally legal. I personally see this as a straight out scam. We expect it on the internet but when our own politicians do it what hope is there for this country. I’m both shocked and disappointed.

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Friday, August 9, 2013

Doncaster East house at 45 Beverley Street sells for 40% above price guide.

I found this sale to be particularly interesting, not because of the 40% figure, but the other information provided in the article.


Doncaster East house sells for 40% above price guide... Read More

The first is the reserve was set at $900,000, but the published price guide was $800,000 to $880,000. It doesn’t really make sense how the property was advertised for $800,000-$880,000 if the reserve was $900,000. If the reserve is the lowest price the house is expected to sell for then the house sold for around 22% above the reserve. Given if a house sells, and if people get above the reserve, then the premium for this sale isn’t quite as good as the catchy headline catching would have us believe.

The second is the article includes a list of property sales the area which could be handy for buyers and sellers who wish to get an idea of what houses are selling for in the area.

In the end, if the seller and buyer are happy, that’s really all that matters.

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Doncaster East's Greg Hollyman, with son, Liam, 13, with the scratches on his car.

Doncaster East man says verbal stoush at Donburn shops led to car vandalism... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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