Expert says no need to panic about gas price rise
CHANGES in Australia’s gas market are set to send prices skyrocketing, but the author of a Grattan Institute report says the Coast has no reason to panic.
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Shift in those doing it tough as cost of living soars
UNIVERSITY students and welfare recipients aren’t the only Sunshine Coast residents struggling to afford living costs.
Discounted power bills won’t stop them going up
ECONOMIST warns the plan to spend $3.4 billion from state asset leases on reducing electricity prices $5 a week would be “wiped out” within its first year.
Retirement villages to get some water relief
UNITYWATER has announced what it says will be significant savings for senior citizens struggling with increasing costs of living.
Cheapest petrol in the state on Coast
NO, you have not been imagining it.
Joe Hockey defends ‘poor people don’t drive far’ comments
JOE Hockey has brushed aside criticism over comments he made declaring poorer people would not be affected by the fuel tax.
Warwick’s fuel is cheapest in the state again
THE state’s peak motoring body has revealed Warwick motorists have continued to benefit from the cheapest unleaded petrol (ULP) prices in Queensland.
We have the best diesel prices in the state
GYMPIE motorists who fill up with diesel were buying it for an average 153.8cpl last month; the best price in Queensland, according to RACQ.
House prices outpace incomes for past 18 years inquiry hears
THE cost of buying a home has risen by six times its price in the past 18 years.
Electricity bills roll out without carbon price
GLADSTONE residents receiving electricity bills from Ergon Energy this week will pay an amount that doesn’t include the carbon tax.
Pay up or get out: Council’s rates dodger crack-down
SOME Coast property owners will be in for a nasty shock this week.
Expect to get your half-year rates notice this week
SUNSHINE Coast Council half-yearly rates notices will start to arrive in letterboxes and email boxes for 130,000 properties this week.
Warwick’s fuel is the cheapest in the state
WARWICK motorists have benefited from the cheapest unleaded petrol prices in Queensland, according to the state’s peak motoring body.
POLL: What’s hard to save money on when grocery shopping?
MARIE and Leonard Mahon can still remember the days when there was a corner store in every suburb.
Budget shows ratepayers to be hit with 5.87% hike
GLADSTONE ratepayers will cop an average 5.87% rates rise in the Gladstone Regional Council’s $273 million budget, announced this morning.
Low-rent holiday over for social housing tenants
SOCIAL housing tenants earning more than $900 a week but paying just $84 in rent can expect a rent hike.
Family shares secrets to slashing power bill
TOOWOOMBA mum Angela Knee believes cutting a household’s electricity bill can be easy. You’ve just got to be switched on.
Rocky prices reasonable with careful budgeting
Rocky groceries are 7% more expensive than Brisbane but mums say they manage with careful budgeting
Gladstone pensioners set to bear pain from budgets
GLADSTONE pensioners will be living on Struggle Street thanks to the state and federal budgets. That’s the verdict from the city’s older residents.
Gympie on struggle street
DREADING another trip to the grocery store fearing a hole will be burnt into the back pocket?
Rental properties overpriced compared to New South Wales
NEW South Wales woman Suzzie Schibrowski has got the blues over the living costs in Rockhampton.
Retail survey backs up push for residents to shop locally
A SURVEY showing food and clothing is cheaper in Gladstone than in Brisbane or Rockhampton backs up a chamber of commerce push to get people shopping locally.
Mackay, Moranbah some of the most expensive places to live
MORANBAH has ranked second and Mackay has ranked sixth when it comes to most expensive places to live in Queensland.
Cost of living in Gladstone 8% higher than in Brisbane
THE cost of living in Gladstone is 8% higher overall than in Brisbane but food and clothing are cheaper, a report has found.
Loaves and Fishes charity set to open Toowoomba depot
STRUGGLING families will be able to buy $250 grocery hampers for about one-fifth of the price when a new charity sets up shop in Toowoomba.
Tax data not all that it seems
GYMPIE and the Mary Valley paid out $572m in wages and salaries in 2010-11, with an average salary of $35,786 confirming that this is a low socio economic area.
Families struggle as cost of living soars in Gladstone
LOCAL charities say they’ve had to step up support for struggling families, as the cost of living continues to skyrocket in Gladstone.
Regional survey shows cost of living is a major concern
THE biggest hardship facing Hinkler residents is coping with the increased cost of living, a local survey has found.
Power bills spark pledge from MP McArdle to aid needy
ENERGY minister Mark McArdle has pledged to fight to keep electricity prices down, following reports Warwick pensioners are relinquishing food to pay bills.
Electricity prices on the rise
PREPARE to spend winter huddled around the wood fire – electricity prices are on the rise again.
Aussie seniors receive much needed boost to pension
AUSTRALIA’S 3.5 million pensioners will begin noticing a little extra cash in their pockets.
Maryborough man to question rates costs in council meeting
MARYBOROUGH’S Mike Grounds will stand up in today’s Fraser Coast council meeting and question the increase in rates across the region.
Skyrocketing power price to take its toll
TOOWOOMBA relief agencies are preparing for even more demand on their thinly stretched resources as news of electricity price rises of up to 21 per cent come to light.
Residents receive one-off water bill relief
RESIDENTS in Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Somerset and the Lockyer Valley have begun receiving an $80 rebate on their first quarterly Urban Utilities water bill.
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Majority of Queensland motorists battling rising fuel costs
WHILE Warwick steals the stage for having the cheapest fuel in the state, our dear brother Toowoomba is winning at the other end of the scale.
War veterans demand a fairer and better deal
EX-SERVICEMEN and women are struggling to survive on the military pension as consumer price index adjustments remain ill-aligned with the cost of living.
New survey shows winners and losers from mining boom
AUSTRALIANS believe the mining industry saved the economy during the GFC but most want curbs on foreign investment and the use of overseas workers.
Dental costs mean more Aussies are neglecting their teeth
ONE in five people experiencing problems with their teeth either put off seeing a dentist or did not go at all in the past year because of the costs involved.
Toowoomba rates as one of Australia’s most affordable
TOOWOOMBA single mother Amanda Leiper believes the cost of living is far more affordable in Toowoomba compared with other regions across the state.
More families than ever in major struggle to make ends meet
ONE in eight Aussies are living in poverty, a new study has found, and the Southern Downs is no exception.
High price to pay for light in our homes
A PENSIONER struggling to make ends meet sits at the kitchen table in a cold house, lit by the lone flame of a candle to eat his dinner.
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