Scumbags! Unfortunately it's fairly common until there are people living nearby.
I noticed two break ins occuring in the older section of Gleedswood earlier this year. Cops arrived in super quick…

If you can find a fencer that will do it less than $100 per meter with 150mm posts take it. Highest quote was $140p/m, a few were sub $100 until…

Built with PD on a 560sqm block with 1200mm fall (approx 900mm across the actual foundation). Site cost was $8879.
Did they give you a breakdown in your tender? Ours was:
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As others have mentioned Internode is well regarded and their service is very good. Getting ADSL in Point Cook is a bit of nightmare with everyone pair gained and no…

Excellent point Djelibeybi, it surprises me that more people are not aware of the benefits of non-Telstra fibre. As you would know University Hill is cabled by Opticomm who wholesale…

@Jas 'n' Rach lack of ports in the CMUX is a permanent problem. Basically it's a business decision by Telstra not to upgrade. I would concede that since they are…

Short answer, if your block is in any of these streets in Hawkstowe you will have extreme difficulty getting fixed line broadband:

There are 0 ports free in the CMUX that…

^ as above
The old style dimmers use a variable resistor thus using the same amount of energy:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/dimmer-switch1.htm
Modern dimmers close the circuit many times per second thus saving energy:
http://home.howstuffworks.com/dimmer-switch2.htm

Do you know how much they are asking for the two 560sqm blocks in the current release?
We bought a 560 in the previous Hawkstowe East release just under 2mths ago…

Had a similar experience to you troubz in the Bellview estate, only took me 3 applications and 7 weeks to get connected though.
The problem is not ports at the exchange…