Comments on: Newspoll: 50-50 in NSW

By: Politically correct

Politically correct — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:36:11 +0000

Well, the Libs are in self-destruct mode again.

Latest gossip in my part of the woods is that an unnamed person called for a Local Government Area meeting to determine that Philip Ruddock’s electorate should have a Local Government Conference. eg. endorsed Liberals running for Hornsby Shire Council which is already in the biggest mess with a majority of “Liberal ” councillors embroiled in a controversy locals like to call “QuarryGate.”

It would appear that certain persons want endorsement as part of their push to take over council and perhaps mount a right-based challenge (yet again) on very popular sitting State Member Judy Hopwood, or indeed at semi-retired Ruddock. These certain persons would (naturally) be backed by people with large land holdings in Galston/Dural who have been waiting a LONG TIME for somebody to push through permission to rezone their land for subdivision.

Anyway, the clever person in the Liberal secretariat (the second-highest office holder I believe) who sent out the official notices of this meeting managed to omit two whole branches from the agenda. The notices also did not make it clear to average punter branch members of the implications of the meeting, or indeed, who had called the meeting, or who even would have the right to vote. All very fishy. I understand a complaint to head office has resulted in the meeting being cancelled just the night before it was to go ahead…..

And these people want to be seen as a viable alternative to Iemma’s team of thugs/mafia etc??????

By: onimod

onimod — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:13:43 +0000

119 – because obviously the disabled are generally rorters of the system……and their need are all the same, so we can lump them in the same boat.
Ah – it’s could be worse.
same problems run throughout the entire welfare system – treat people like idiots and they’ll live up to their end of the bargain, or in the case of Centrelink, treat em like dogs…..
Enough of this negativity…well I tried- there’s just no good news stories out there.
What the hell is happening in Antarctica – that’s just crazy!!!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/07/2183690.htm
Fast Eddie is all but gone from ABC too
http://business.theage.com.au/eddy-groves-abc-stake-all-but-erased/20080307-1xrl.html
(with the storie I’ve hear, I’m not surprised)
Seems like the value of the moral high ground is increasing and pricing more than JWH out of the market.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:53:57 +0000

I should add that the “Preferred Supplier” in this case is PQ Lifestyles, a divison of the Qld Paraplegic-Quadriplegic Associiation.

Previously the contract was allocated to different disability groups in each state, in WA it was initially the MS Society and then Silver Chain.

Oh and you’re only allowed 5 free deliveries per year, any over and you have to pay frieght.

By: onimod

onimod — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:33:41 +0000

Thanks Frank
The ‘preferred supplier’ garbage would irk me – who is that helping?

I heard classic last night, sort of, but not really, related.
A ‘young’ architect got thoroughly involved in delivering a house design to a client – action well above and beyond the norm. and far beyond the fee paid, but hey, you do what makes you happy. He became good friends with the client and as they were going travelling, they rented the brand new house to him.
So he worked for reduced fees, and then helped them to pay of their mortgage, while they were on holiday!
Classic stuff. He is definitely a much ‘richer’ person for the experience.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 07:00:24 +0000

Too much info Frank. I’ll believe you

It was provided for the benefit of the non disabled members of this blog

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:59:25 +0000

I forgot to add the URL for the CAAS Scheme

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/continence-caas.htm

and info on the CURRENT Carers Payments.

http://myaccount.centrelink.gov.au/wps/portal/payments

By: ruawake

ruawake — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:57:30 +0000

Too much info Frank. I’ll believe you

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:54:28 +0000

hmm, that should be KY Jelly (and yes, there is a legitimate medical use for the lubrication and condoms besides the obvious – lets just say the lubrication is for my ablutions, and the condoms is for the leg bag.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:51:49 +0000

I forgot to add I also get $70 per year on the Continence Assistance Scheme which is meant to last me for 12 months, yet I used mine all up in less than 6 months – $60 alone was spent on an adhesive bond for my leg bag because there was a period where the usual product I was using wasn’t being produced and they were trying to source a cheaper alternative.

The Leg Bag alone is $120, plus add condoms for the baf, plus KT Jelly, Latex Gloves etc and it all adds up., oh and if you have any money left over it doesn’t carry over to the next financial year, and you can only use the funds to et stuff from a preferred supplier as well.

By: Frank Calabrese

Frank Calabrese — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:43:41 +0000

The carers stuff is the biggest beat up this year. First of all they seem to be fixated on a $1600 figure - bull butter.

See my post in the other thread.

I totally agree, this is a beat up by the Opposition Organ no less. My mother who get’s the carer’s allowance for me gets $90 per fortnight PLUS the $600 Annually.

Plus the Utilities Allowance now includes the Internet as well as your phone, before that was only for people on the Aged pension.