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Who is Gardening more since Covid?

5th Feb 2021

4 Comments

Have you always gardened? If not what got you started. Has Covid changed your attitude about growing your own food? What are you growing and why?

Home Insurance

14th Feb 2020

73 Comments

With all the recent natural disasters around Australia, will you review your current home insurance coverage? Are you concerned insurance premiums will increase? Are you aware of what you are...

What makes your house a home?

18th Apr 2019

149 Comments

A recent study released by IKEA revealed that homes don't always feel like home, and some people reported feeling more at home in their cars. Does your home feel like home? What makes it like that?...

How good is your insurance company when it comes to making a claim?

23rd Apr 2015

46 Comments

I assume most of us have had to make that dreaded call to the insurance company at some point to let them know we have either had a crash, been burgled, or there has been damage to our property due...

Tips on Green Tomatoes

22nd May 2012

16 Comments

Anyone with ideas on what to do with green tomatoes. Plants recently came up in garden and producing dozens of green tomatoes. Was hoping they would ripen up before the cold wheather sets in but...

How to rid rust marks on outside tiles

1st Apr 2012

19 Comments

I would like to know how to rid rust on outside tiles in our enterteinment area. I am not sure how to go about it. Any suggestins would be most helpful.

Paint or not to Paint

27th Nov 2011

15 Comments

We are going to put our house on the market to sell should we go all out and paint inside and out to get a better price or are we wasting money ? Do we modernise the kitchen and bathrrom ? And...

Which is your favourite flower?

29th Aug 2011

31 Comments

My favourite flower's are , Rose's, Tulip's and Singapore Orchid's they are the best looking flowers to have in your garden.

Mould Removal

21st Jul 2011

14 Comments

Does anyone have any tips for permanent mould removal without using straight bleach? Our roof is leaking like a sieve and its keeping the ceilings very damp and given that we're renting there is...

What's the one thing in your house you wish you could change?

12th Jul 2011

26 Comments

We've just gone through a year of renovations to drag our house into the 21rst century! At the end of it all I'm sure there will be something else that needs attention! If you could do anything to...

lemon tree

17th Aug 2010

58 Comments

I have a lemon tree, won't grow lemons. Anyone have any ideas to get my plant healthier. I have tried a lot of things. baggage

Solar Energy

18th Jun 2010

14 Comments

I am trying to do the research on Solar Energy and I have been totally confused. I believe electricity is going to increase on 1st July and we are being told to go solar panels and be paid for the...

Remove Stains/Marks

14th May 2010

28 Comments

Hi There, I have a rust mark that is on my bathroom basin, I have tried Domestos to try and remove it, but no luck. I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions? Thanks for taking the...