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    No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake Cookie Lasagna

    I do find that too many recipes online are American based. I just give them a miss. A lot involve a lot of sugar and fat.
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    Get the Inside Scoop on the Government's Mega $4.8 Million Strategy to Combat Elder Abuse! Protect Your Loved Ones Now!

    If you are receiving Home Help, one can ring the Provider, and they should be able to give you advise, come and talk to you, or help you getting intouch with the authorities who deal with Elder Abuse. When, working in the Age Care Community, we were told to always look out for our...
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    NZ's Mt Tasman from Fox Track...

    Napier and Hastings are great places. There seems a lot of confusion on this thread about who lives` where. I live in Australia now, but born and bred in Auckland, lived in the far North, Some Family in NZ, some in Australia. But have travelled extensively in both North and...
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    Discover the Secret Behind How an Aussie Mum Shockingly Lost 56kg in Just 11 Months!

    If able to walk, walking is a great all rounder. Otherwise if affordable, a treadmill, exercycle,(stationary) Tai Chi, Yoga.
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    Latest speeding camera updates to target more road violations

    Its about time that ALL States insure that cars etc go over the pits, to get checked before getting their Rego. I see so many cars, headlights aren`t working, only parking lights, or 1 is. Also doing lots of walking, see so many unroad worthy tyres. This is just in QLD. But...
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    NZ's Mt Tasman from Fox Track...

    A great walk around the water front, and also at Mt Taranaki
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    This $50 fish and chips order detail ignites firestorm among customers: ‘Horrible lot it was’

    I live in QLD, and we went to the fish & chip shop at the Harbour. Overcooked, overcharged, underfed. Never go back. There is a Family owned shop closer to the town center, which have yet to try.
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    Golly Wogs

    Golly Wogs Every thing is too politically Correct. Golly Wogs have been around for years Noone ever thought anything of them. Kids loved them. I knitted one for my Daughter. She is now in her 50`s I have seen them in Craft shops. Kids still love them. No different to...
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    ALDI shopper shares gripe towards one supermarket item: 'Why?'

    I use the bags to store shoes in that I only wear on a periodically basis, also can throw in my suitcase when travelling. Also, anything is better than plastic. Goes into landfill, which eventually ends up in the ocean, and kills fish.
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    Survey finds millions of Aussies struggling to afford these essential products: ‘It’s heartbreaking’

    Soap is fairly cheap, and vinegar, home brand is cheap for cleaning. Also some home brand laundry detergents are cheap. Just shop around. I haven`t used home brand shampoos etc, but they are fairly cheap as well. Also instead of drinking soft drinks, etc, water is always...
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    AIBU 15.07.2024

    Well if your kids wouldn`t decipher your Wife`s recipe, well done for the Bakery to do it for you. And why shouldn`t the Bakery benefit from it. You will get your cake now whenever you want or need it.
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    Choice and control: the NDIS was designed to give participants choice, but mandatory registration could threaten this

    With the amount of both NDIS and Age Care Providers out there ripping the system off, also employing untrained staff, unfortunately this Registration system is going towards sorting the good and the bad. And BruseC, this is why it takes so long to get support, as both NDIS and Age...
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    Australian government pushes for federal sugar tax amid health concerns

    Aany soft drink isn`t that healthy. Also artificial sweeteners, even stevia, which in its natural form as a plant, is not made from the said plant. So all sweeteners are artificial additives, which is probably worse than sugar is. Its okay to have a soft drink occasionally but...
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    Traffic terrors: Disability pensioner's identity crisis turns roadways into ‘fine’ mess!

    We are asking about why, why, of Government Departments. Because they are Government Departments, noone has to think. Oh, cancel said Licence and issue new one. Easy. Common sense. Which does not apply to any Government Departmens.
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    Dramatic landing in Brisbane: Find out why this plane was forced down immediately!

    Had a similar experience with a Virgin flight from Brisbane to Mackay. A problem with landing gear. we had to return to Brisbane, due to Mackay not having the necessary procedures. A longer flight than normal, but safe landing in Brisbane, and return and safe landing in Mackay
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    Shopper spots flaw in this $18 Kmart item: ‘Vastly different fits’

    Thats the problem when a number of years ago, all the making of clothing went of shore. Because people were buying the cheaper brands. And guess. China. At the start there was quality control. Now there isn`t. Buy a T shirt. Always check that from the armhole, to the...
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    Senior Citizen’s David vs Goliath Fight Against the Council – You Won't Believe What They're Arguing Over!

    The councils are just another Political group who do not like people, especially Pensioners, and children who are just trying to get a bit more pocket money.
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    See what this McDonald's did with a mop that has the internet outraged—Tradies involved!

    So totally agree. Good for a proper coffee when on the road, but their food is 90% additives, (even flies don`t touch it in the heat of summer (Mackay) and it still looked as if it was bought that day) and stopped at Childers, and could smell Mcdonalds from where I parked up by the Peanut van.
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