Digital TV retune date for Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham area.

I wasn't aware that some digital TV channels will need to be retuned. According to the government's website, the retune date for Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham area is the 7th of February 2014. If you find you're missing any TV channels you'll need to retune your TV set or digital receiver. 

If I read the information correctly the SBS channel may be the channel affected. At the moment we don't receive SBS so it may not affect us at all. Different areas around Melbourne are affected in different ways.

Kelvin Eldridge 
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The preferred Australian English spelling dictionary now available for Apple's MacBook Air and Mac computers using OS X.

If you're not happy with the spelling suggestions made by Apple's built-in Australian dictionary you're not alone. Most people don't like American spelling suggestions (which are secondary spelling variations in Australia).

Previous dictionary products I've supplied for Mac users have only worked with Microsoft Office products Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but not Outlook. Outlook use Apple's built-in dictionary and not Microsoft's dictionary. Now Outlook users on the Mac can have the preferred Australian spelling.

You can find the preferred Australian English spelling dictionary for Mac OS X at http://www.australian-dictionary.com.au/mac/. 

Kelvin Eldridge 
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Welcome to Big Brothers Pizza Bulleen

Looking for an excellent pizza at an excellent price. Check out Big Brothers Pizza in Bulleen. You can now find Big Brother Pizza on the Bulleen page of JustLocal (www.JustLocal.com.au/3105), or view the Big Brothers Pizza menu at http://www.justlocal.com.au/clients/big-brothers-pizza-bulleen/.

Kelvin Eldridge
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Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.

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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Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.

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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Doncaster electorate currently held by Mary Wooldridge to be absorbed into other electorates.

I thought this was interesting.

Two seats have been completely scrapped, one in Doncaster and the other on the state's northern border, and replaced by new seats in the growth corridors in Melbourne's west and north-west.... Read More

For the Bulleen district it appears more of the Doncaster district has been included and a small area of Doncaster East around The Pines has been removed. To me it didn’t seem to make sense the area of Doncaster East was included in the Bulleen district, but in the end the aim of the boundaries is to try to keep numbers fairly even across districts.

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Trio arrested over rabbit theft from Bulleen pet shop in Templestowe Road

THREE women have been arrested for stealing eight rabbits in Melbourne's north to add to their collection of more than 100. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Servicing Templestowe, Doncaster, Eltham and the surrounding area.