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 Hello friends, When you are moving to a new home, decluttering is crucial to get rid of everything you don’t want at your new home. It also helps reduce your packing and moving load. But what most people don’t know is that a lot of things we throw away end up in landfill. Therefore, you must discard everything responsibly and you can do so by donating personal and household items. Make sure the things are in good condition, legal and suitable for all ages. To know where to donate in Gold Coast, here is a list of places you must explore. Have a look. https://www.betterremovalistsgoldcoast.com.au/where-can-you-donate-in-gold-coast-furniture-clothes-more/

 Efforts to remove the controversial Yatala lights installation along the M1 motorway on the Gold Coast have been renewed just days after the lights were switched off to disrupt what police have called hoon driving. City of Gold Coast councillor Mark Hammel, whose division takes in the area, today moved a motion seeking the council "commence the removal of the Yatala lights installation" at a cost of $250,000. He received unanimous support from councillors on the Transport and Infrastructure Committee. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-14/city-of-gold-coast-contentious-yatala-lights-hoon-driver-burnout/102093606

 The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has revealed draft electricity price increases of between 20 and 22 per cent over the coming financial year, while Victorian consumers can expect a 30 per cent price surge. However, the AER's chair, Clare Savage, said the default market offer for electricity would likely have risen between 40 to 50 per cent without government intervention to cap prices in the domestic gas and coal markets late last year.  "Since [the government] started talking about interventions in October last year, the prices seem to have stabilised in the last couple of months," she told RN Breakfast. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-15/australian-energy-regulator-default-market-offer/102094290

 Jenny Heath was a dental nurse until her builder partner Dylan convinced her to help him build their dream home together. "It is not what I thought I would do at all," she said. "I actually ended up loving it." She enjoyed the work so much she signed up for a carpentry certificate and in November, the couple finished construction of their five-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Palm Beach on the Gold Coast. Beaming with pride, she said they built the house "from the ground up": Digging holes and pouring concrete; putting in the footings, frames and support beams; building the deck; putting on plasterboard and cladding; laying the flooring and installing the windows and doors. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-15/construction-and-building-industry-reports-rise-female-tradies/102067802