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6 years6 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Apparently Costco has announced they'll open late August. Info display in Epping Plaza.

7 years7 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Yes mine is always atrocious at peak times. I'm on the old Vicurban fibre network. It's never been fixed properly. On iiNet (aka TPG).

7 years7 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

In December I asked Lendlease what was up with the Edgars Rd extension (from Harvest home Rd to Craigieburn Rd east) as it seemd to be built but fenced off.
Lendlease…

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8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

http://www.starweekly.com.au/news/costc ... at-epping/
Construction of Epping’s long-awaited Costco store has finally begun.
Locals have been eagerly awaiting the start of construction of the discount supermarket, amid reports plans…

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8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Places Victoria will sell off the FTTH network...
"The Victorian government's property development agency is seeking to sell off its controversial fibre-to-the-home network after deciding it no longer wants to manage…

8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Does anyone have any updates on when Edgars Rd will be connected through from Craigieburn Road to where it ends now just north of Harvest Home?

8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
Inner pane of double glazing unit randomly shatters

We have a Burbank built house that was completed in early 2013. The windows were supplied by EcoClassic (who appear to be no longer trading). They are aluminium framed windows.
A…

Inner pane of double glazing unit randomly shatters
8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Regarding the Aurora private fibre slowness, I followed up yesterday with the ticket and got this response:
I had a chat with the network admins, and initial investigation suggests that all…

8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Don't like your chances, Sportsbet currently has Coalition to win 1.08:8.05
Who knows, it might be an upset.

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8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

I leave Epping (near Edgars Rd and Lyndarum Drive) at 0645 and arrive at between 0750 and 0800 in Port Melbourne (near Williamstown Road/Ingles St), going via Reservoir, Preston, Northcote,…

8 years8 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Yes, Vicurban is the problem.
Ref my post here: viewtopic.php?p=1555999#p1555999
Also an interesting post here: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 41&p=2#r25
Iinet had offered a solution to…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Yep a block I looked at in a new Stage 6 will have NBN fibre to the premises.
The maps in the last link of my last post show the areas…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Hi Guys,
Further to my earlier posts regarding evening internet slowdowns on the Places Victoria Network (i.e. the private fibre, not the NBN), iiNet is aware of the problem and is…

LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria
9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

North to Cragieburn Road East. This is funded by the developers hence why it is proceeding.
South to Cooper st is funded by the government hence why it is not…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Was in the sales centre on the weekend and Kristian read to me an email that said:
- Coles will start to build in northern town centre soon (within months)
- Aldi…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

We can only choose from iPrimus and iiNet. iiNet used to be good until TPG bought them. iPrimus locks up the router so you can't create static NAT…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

No, I expect that wherever the fiber network peers with iiNet's backhaul that they increase the backhaul to meet the network requirements. I don't expect to win in the…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Anyone else on iiNet getting slowdowns in the evening. Between 6PM and 10PM it gets so bad sometimes that even DNS requests time out.
Here is my speedtest graph over…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Yep, it's the same bucket of money from last year rolled over into this year so nothing new there.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/news/victorian-state-budget-2016-schools-the-big-winners/news-story/5de3517118c4be5e67cb37d71e0d41d9
O’Herns Rd upgrade (Epping) $77m (subject to matching Commonwealth government funding). A…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

State govt budget released, including:
Key arterial roads will be upgraded with $589 million invested in upgrades to O’Herns
Road, Thompsons Road, Yan Yean Road, Doherty’s Road, Hallam Road and Plenty
Road. This…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Soo, it's a news.com.au story which generally means low editorial standards and made up news, however:
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/costco-australia-reveals-now-store-locations-as-it-records-strong-profits-and-low-prices/news-story/3c57b2ea5a71125534470d17420fc8ae?pg=1#comments
COSTCO Australia’s boss has revealed where some of its future stores will be built as…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Can highly recommend "New Home Inspections", we had 3 inspections with them and they produced very detailed reports that the builder then addressed.

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

Great news pwu, I hadn't heard anything for a long time.

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
LYNDARUM/AURORA/SUMMERHILL ESTATES: Epping, Victoria

I know most here won't agree, however I"m going to rant about it anyway... I do admit that there is only a tenacious link between this road and Aurora…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
Solar power in Victoria

Don't forget that you can over-provision most inverters by an amount too. They will limit to their max output but as there is more available power they will produce…

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
Panel lift or roller garage door?

A panel door is easier to insulate, we stuffed foilboard into ours and it made a huge difference in summer (west facing).

9 years9 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights

I prefer wide angle and used 140 degree GU10 units. Narrow ones make a spot on the floor and don't light up the walls, making rooms feel dark and…

10 years10 yearswokwonwokwon posted:
Building a wooden sleeper garden bed

A spirit level works on gravity, as long as you've paid your rates the council will leave the gravity switched on and your spirit level will work.
A cheap corner level…

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